Who We Are:
The Hammonton Green Committee is a group of volunteers who work to make our community more aware, resilient, and more sustainable. We take on projects and plan events that will help reduce our collective carbon footprint and educate citizens about environmental responsibility in South Jersey and beyond.
Get Involved – Make a Difference!
Everyone is welcome to get involved with the Green Committee.
Share your ideas for projects and ways we can strengthen our community and protect our resources.
Students can earn credit for community service hours too!
We meet on the first Monday of every month* in the 3rd floor conference room at Hammonton Town Hall at 7:00 p.m. Please join us – everyone is welcome! Our Community Gardeners meet at 6:30 p.m. on the same date, so come early and find out what’s happening at the Garden.
2026 Meetings Dates:
- Monday, January 5th
- Monday, February 3rd
- Monday, March 2nd
- Monday, April 6th
- Monday, May 4th
- Monday, June 1st
- Monday, July 6th
- Monday, August 3rd
- Tuesday, September 1st *moved due to holiday
- Monday, October 5th
- Monday, November 2nd
- Monday, December 7th
Volunteering
The Hammonton Green Committee offers multiple opportunities each year to volunteer in our community. Please follow our Facebook page to see upcoming events or email us if you have an idea for a service project on which the Green Committee can assist.
If any volunteers are under age 18, please print & fill out this Parental Consent Form, and bring it with you on the day you are scheduled to volunteer.
The Green Committee is happy to give certificates for volunteer service, if given prior notice. Please let us know if you plan to volunteer for an event and need proof of service.
Upcoming Events:
Community Energy Planning Grant
Hammonton has received a grant through the NJ Board of Public Utilities in 2025.
The Green Committee will be helping to administer this grant and will assist with setting up stakeholder meetings so that residents, business owners and other members of the community can discuss ideas about what might help to save money, use energy more efficiently and to prepare for the future. The purpose of this grant is to develop a community energy plan that includes several projects that make sense for our town. With this plan, additional grant money may be available to implement these projects.
Community Energy Planning – Potential Initiatives
Hammonton has the opportunity to select actions that we may be able to get grant funding to help implement. New Jersey Board of Public Utilities created a Community Energy Plan Grant (CEPG) program to help New Jersey municipalities in developing a community energy plan and we need your input!
Come out to a Stakeholder (that’s you!) Meeting on Thursday, April 30th at 6 pm at the Canoe Club (100 Sports Drive, Hammonton Lake Park) to ask questions and share what you think might help our community’s future energy use.
Community energy plans are short-range plans created by municipalities to identify energy initiatives to increase clean energy production, reduce energy use, and cut greenhouse gas emissions across out entire community.
Strategy 1: Transportation
- Adopt supportive zoning and regulations for EV infrastructure
- Train first responders on EV and EV Charging Equipment
- Purchase alternative fuel vehicles
- Improve Municipal fleet efficiency
- Install public EV charging infrastructure
- Community EV outreach
Strategy 2: Solar and Renewables
- Adopt supportive zoning and permitting for private solar
- Post solar permitting checklist
- Train first responders on solar
- Install on-site municipal renewable generation
- Buy renewable energy for municipal facilities
- Implement renewable government energy aggregation (R-GEA)
- Support Community Solar as a project ambassador
- Support Community Solar as an outreach coordinator
- Host a Community Solar project on municipal property
Strategy 3: Maximize Energy Efficiency and Reduce Peak Demand
- Upgrade energy efficiency for municipal and school buildings
- Residential energy outreach campaign
- Commercial energy efficiency campaign
- Conduct energy efficiency outreach to large energy users
Strategy 4: Building Sector and New Construction
- Implement Green Building policy
- Construct new municipal buildings as model green buildings
- Encourage benchmarking and commissioning for existing buildings
- Require developers to complete green development checklist
- Conduct outreach targeting new construction in the community
Strategy 5: Community
- Make community energy planning inclusive
- Conduct energy efficiency outreach to Low & Moderate Income (LMI) residents
- Support shared mobility programs
- Support LMI community solar subscriptions
- Conduct energy efficiency outreach to community serving institutions
Strategy 6: Clean Energy Innovation
- Adopt energy storage policies
- Install an energy storage system
Contact Us
Email: hammontongreencommittee@gmail.com
Follow: Facebook and Instagram
Website: hammontongreencommittee.com
Hammonton Green Committee Members
- Thomas Hatch, Chairperson
- Jeanette DiPiero
- Linda Esposito
- Leslie Infante
- Kathryn McIntosh
- Amy Menzel
- Dudley Prince
- Kathia Ramirez
- Lisa Zeuner
Contact
- Email: hammontongreencommittee@gmail.com
- Follow: Facebook and Instagram
- Website: hammontongreencommittee.com
The Hammonton Community Garden, established in 2015, offers over 50 beds for people in our community to grow fresh vegetables, herbs and flowers. Food is also grown for donation and volunteers are welcomed!
The garden is located at 11th and Washington Streets, by the NJ Transit train station parking lot.
For more information on the Community Garden, visit hammontongreencommittee.com/communitygarden
