Digging in the Dirt, a Schoolyard Garden

Surf City, New Jersey

Our "Digging in the Dirt" project's focus is on healthy eating and increased physical activity. Plant-based education is cross-curricular and can easily be utilized in nutrition, science, mathematics, language arts, social studies, instructional technology, physical education, art and music. Our schollyard garden includes a Digital Garden Trail featuring various QR Codes that allow garden visitors to scan 4 different QRC signs that will provide garden info to be displayed on a Smartphone. This interactive addition will potentially educate visitors on the importance and value the CNG Schoolyard Garden has to the students, teachers and community. Many thanks to our supporters: AtlantiCare's Healthy Schools, Healthy Children LBI PTA LBI BOE Visit us at: www.DiggingInTheDirt.org

We have pursued the Certified Naturally Grown inspections because the CNG growing standards are easily incorporated into curriculum ties and CNG growing standards help to ensure a safe product and safe venue for student to consume fruits and veggies in our schoolyard garden.

(This listing was last updated on October 21, 2022)

Applications for CNG Status

• Produce: certified on Jun 16, 2011 | view application | inspection reports

  Inspection Reports

  • 7/15/22 (inspection10115.pdf - 4.5 MB)
  • 6/6/21 (inspection9547.pdf - 543 KB)
  • 7/1/20 (inspection8802.pdf - 37 KB)
  • 5/17/19 (inspection8126.pdf - 367 KB)
  • 5/10/18 (inspection7436.pdf - 398 KB)
  • 6/26/17 (inspection6931.pdf - 136 KB)
  • 7/20/16 (inspection6108.pdf - 112 KB)
  • 5/27/15 (inspection5209.pdf - 406 KB)
  • 9/23/14 (inspection4873.pdf - 408 KB)
  • 6/19/13 (inspection3807.pdf - 251 KB)
  • 3/29/12 (inspection2876.pdf - 263 KB)
  • 3/29/12 (inspection2959.pdf - 250 KB)
  • 6/1/11 (inspection2594.pdf - 238 KB)

• grower declaration (PDF - 455 KB) - last one received on March 04, 2022