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Webinar Series To Help Camden County Residents Get Garden Growing

Camden County Master Gardener Coordinator Rebecca Szkotak and Camden County 4-H Agent Sharon Kinsey will host a new garden series online.

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — A new webinar series is aimed at helping Camden County residents get their gardens growing. Camden County Master Gardener Coordinator Rebecca Szkotak and Camden County 4-H Agent Sharon Kinsey will host the Get Ready to Grow! Family Gardening Series biweekly on Thursdays during June, July, and August.

This six-part webinar series offered via WebEx is free of charge but requires pre-registration to participate. Szkotak will teach topics for the whole family, while Kinsey’s webinars are geared towards youth.

Topics include:

  • June 4, 2020, 6 pm — Planning a Vegetable and Herb Garden with Rebecca
  • June 18, 2020, 3 pm — Making Upcycled Planters and Garden Markers with Sharon
  • July 2, 2020, 6 pm — Keeping Pest Out of the Garden with Rebecca
  • July 16, 2020, 3 pm — Insects: Pests or Pals?
  • August 6, 2020, 6 pm — Harvesting and Food Safety with Rebecca
  • August 20, 2020, 3 pm — Crafting for the Garden with Sharon

“Gardening is a rewarding, outdoor activity that can be shared by the whole family, especially during this period of social distancing,” Freeholder Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Parks Department, said. “With the expertise of these two organizations, and the easy access offered by the online format, your family will be cultivating and caring for your very own garden in no time.”

For questions, contact Rebecca Szkotak at szkotak@njaes.rutgers.edu or Sharon Kinsey at sbkinsey@njaes.rutgers.edu.

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