Edible Garden AG Inc

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )

Edible Garden AG Incorporated

(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

EDIBLE GARDEN AG INCORPORATED

283 County Road 519

Belvidere, New Jersey 07823

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AUGUST 21, 2024

To the Stockholders of Edible Garden AG Incorporated:

We would like to invite you to attend an annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Edible Garden AG Incorporated (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), which will be held on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting of stockholders via a live webcast. We believe that hosting a virtual meeting will enable greater stockholder participation from any location. Our Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on June 27, 2024 as the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting.

The Annual Meeting is being held for the following purposes, as more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement:

We will also consider and act upon such other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

To participate in the Annual Meeting virtually via the Internet, please visitwww.proxydocs.com/EDBL. In order to attend via live webcast, you must register in advance atwww.proxydocs.com/EDBL prior to the deadline of August 20, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. After you register, you will receive an email with instructions about attending the Annual Meeting, including a unique link to access the Annual Meeting.You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.

Whether or not you expect to attend via live webcast, your vote is important. The Board of Directors respectfully requests that you vote your stock, regardless of the number of shares you own, in the manner described in the proxy statement. You may revoke your proxy in the manner described in the proxy statement at any time before it has been voted at the Annual Meeting.

Our Board of Directors recommends a voteFOR each of the director nominees included in Proposal One and a voteFOR Proposals Two, Three and Four. For ten days prior to the meeting, a complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting will be available for examination by any stockholder, for any purpose relating to the meeting, during ordinary business hours at our principal offices located at 283 County Road 519, Belvidere, New Jersey 07823.

By Order of the Board of Directors:

/s/ James E. Kras

James E. Kras

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President

Belvidere, New Jersey

July 2, 2024

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 21, 2024

We are following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s “e-proxy” rules that allow public companies to furnish proxy materials to shareholders over the Internet. Instead of a physical copy, you have received a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, which provides instructions on how to view our proxy materials for the Annual Meeting over the Internet, how to vote, and how to request a printed copy of the proxy materials. www.proxydocs.com/EDBL

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