Learn How to Grow a Community Garden at Union County Workshop

If you are planning a community or school gardening project in Westfield this summer, be sure to catch the “Get Your Youth and Community Garden Growing” workshop on Saturday, Feb. 28.

The workshop will take place at the Trailside Nature and Science Center, 452 New Providence Road in Mountainside. Experienced and beginning gardeners are welcome.

Get Your Youth and Community Garden Growing is presented by experts from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County. Topics include quick container gardening, how to grow strawberries, merging garden activities with lesson plans, and the basics of a successful produce garden.

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A fee of $25 for the daylong workshop includes lunch and all materials. More details and a registration form are available at the Union County website, ucnj.org.

Click here to register for the workshop. Registration is due by Feb. 20. Registrations are also accepted by mail. To request a brochure and registration form by mail, call the Extension office in Westfield at 908-654-9854.

About the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County

The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County is a program of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Supported in part by the Freeholder Board, it is part of a national network organized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to foster youth development and community health.

For more information on 4-H, Master Gardeners, Master Tree Stewards, and many other programs in Union County, click here.

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