by OEA1216DEV | Mar 8, 2023 | OEA News, Partner Spotlight, Uncategorized
Founded in 1937 by a group of prominent Trenton business owners, the Boys Club of Trenton was formed to provide building-centered recreation programs and services for the children and young people of Trenton. Today the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County provides...
by Kyle Weekley | Jan 13, 2023 | OEA News
The Museum Building at the Grounds For Sculpture was draped in stunning African fabrics as it welcomed guests to the Outdoor Equity Alliance Kwanzaa Celebration. Patterned cloth, with accents of Kente, brightly colored geometrics and ancient patterning were hung and...
by OEA1216DEV | Oct 15, 2022 | OEA News, Program News
This past Saturday (10/5) we kicked off our latest Agrihood Program with a group of great new interns from the Upward Bound Program at MCCC. We played a team-building game where the interns created skits imagining they were farmers living in the year 2522. This is the...
by OEA1216DEV | Aug 30, 2022 | OEA News, Partner Spotlight
This month’s OEA partner is Desmond Hayes, Founder of GeoGreens. Desmond joined us for the Juneteenth Black Farmer’s Market, where he shared the mission and work of his company. GeoGreens is a farm that uses Hydroponics, a process that uses water and nutrients,...
by OEA1216DEV | Aug 24, 2022 | OEA News, Program News
This month has been a choc full of productive and fruitful meetings, tabling events, and other networking opportunities that have allowed us to continue spreading the word of the OEA. Some of the events we attended included the Rainbow Moon Festival, Sourland Mountain...
by OEA1216DEV | Jun 24, 2022 | OEA News, Program News
The OEA celebrated Juneteenth in Mill Hill Park by presenting a Black Farmers Market. Tapping into our farmer network from this past spring’s Agrihood Internship Program, and a few online searches, we were able to bring 7 black farmers and some amazing local vendors...
by OEA1216DEV | Dec 22, 2021 | OEA News, Program News
The OAE and FoHVOS joined partners and friends for a December 2021 Kwanzaa Celebration. Below is a note from Tomia MacQueen and photos from the event. Asante Sana! Thank you so much for coming out to celebrate Kwanzaa Ujamaa with us! We hope that you have been as...
