A 1846 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes New Jersey Healthy Soils Program; establishes grant program for soil testing of urban agriculture sites; establishes Urban Agriculture Site Soil Testing Fund.

This bill establishes the New Jersey Healthy Soils Program to improve soil health, increase carbon sequestration, and promote sustainable farming practices across the state. It creates a grant program to cover soil testing costs for farmers operating urban agriculture sites (including community gardens, rooftop farms, and backyard plots), with testing required to cover pH, nutrients, and contaminants like lead and heavy metals. The program will be funded through the Urban Agriculture Site Soil Testing Fund, which receives two percent of the Global Warming Solutions Fund. This initiative directly supports urban farmers and gardeners in addressing potential soil contamination and improving soil quality for food production.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
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