The Seed Was Planted…

From Humble Beginnings

In 2002, after seeing a plea from the Flemington Area FoodPantry requesting that local gardeners donate surplus produce, Chip Paillex and his daughter Kyra, who was four years old at the time, happily gave the excess vegetables they cultivated from their family garden to the food pantry. That year Chip donated 120 pounds of fresh produce from his home garden to the food pantry.

When Chip saw the need for fresh fruits and vegetables at local food pantries, he became inspired to grow more produce to feed the hungry. Today, Grow-a-Row is a thriving 501(c)(3) nonprofit with 423 acres over four farm locations that donates farm fresh produce to feeding organizations across the nation and educates people facing food insecurity by teaching them how to eat healthy. In addition, we are a Volunteer Destination Center with more than 10,000 volunteers harvesting on the farm each year.

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Young Learner on the Farm
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We believe EVERYONE should have access
to fresh food for healthy living.

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Meet the Team.

Board of Trustees

Melody Culton LI

Melody Culton

Chair

Greg Johnson

Gregory Johnson

Vice Chair
Ron Kazel

Ron Kazel

Treasurer
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Josh Decktor

Secretary

Philippe Beekman

Phil Beekman

Trustee
Michael Beneduce

Mike Beneduce

Trustee
Kristin Berlew Final Headshot

Kristin Berlew

Trustee
Juliana Drinane LI

Juliana Drinane

Trustee

Paige Meade Gonzalez

Paige Meade-Gonzales

Trustee
Chip

Chip Paillex

Trustee
Fabian Rojas Valley

Fabian Rojas

Trustee
Crystal Rose LI

Crystal Rose

Trustee
Jerry Walker

Jerry Walker

Trustee
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Meet our Staff.

Staff

President & Founder
Chief Financial Officer
VP of Programming & Operations

Sr. Director of Development & Marketing

Director of Farm Management Operations
Director of Facilities, Crop Production & Distribution

Sr. Manager of Development & Marketing

Manager of CSR Relations
Field Team & Special Projects Manager
Volunteer & Database Manager
Executive Chef & Programming Manager
Corporate Relations Manager
Fruit and Vegetable Technician
Finance & Administrative Manager
Social Media Specialist & Programming Associate

Programming Associate –  Education and Volunteers

Fruit & Vegetable Technician
Equipment Operator & Fruit and Vegetable Technician
Equipment Operator & Fruit & Vegetable Technician
Equipment Operator & Fruit & Vegetable Technician
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Fruit & Vegetable Technician

Programming Associate – Volunteers

Fruit & Vegetable Technician
Custodian

Programming Associate –  Education and Volunteers

Trust & Transparency

America’s Grow-a-Row Awards.

Don’t take our word for it…see the many organizations who have recognized our work.
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