Monday, November 21, 2016
Community Garden at Doris Duke’s Former NJ Estate Donates Tons of Organic Produce
Duke Farms, the 2,700-acre former estate of globe-trotting philanthropist Doris Duke, is one of the largest preserved properties in the state of New Jersey.
Since 2012, five of those acres have been dedicated as a Community Garden, where the public rents plots in order to grow organic produce.
The gardeners also are expected to give back. A portion of the crops are donated to Somerset County food banks that help feed needy families...