The Union County Open Space Trust Fund and Parks staff joined Groundwork Elizabeth Jackie Park Albaum in touring the Richmond Towers Raised-bed and Hydroponic Garden in Plainfield.
This garden community often uses their Tuscan kale and Butterhead lettuce to have community salad parties or chooses to donate the produce to other residents in the Housing Complex.
Today, joined by Superintendent Dr. Scott Taylor students planted their first pollinator garden at Livingston Elementary School in Union.
Fun Fact: Foods and beverages produced with the help of pollinators include blueberries, chocolate,
coffee, melons, peaches, pumpkins, vanilla, and almonds.
Union County Vice Chairwoman Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded visited Jefferson Elementary School in Westfield for another Kids Dig in Planting Event.
Special thanks to Mrs. Halloran and her 3rd Grade Class for participating today!
Today we joined Hillside High School for a tour of their wonderful garden!
Some of the plants in this garden are none other than sunflowers. Did you know that not all sunflowers are yellow? They can be red and purple!
Union County Commissioner Chairman Sergio Granados and Commissioner Kowalski joined students from William F. Halloran School No. 22 for a tour of their garden!
Not only did they receive a tour, they were also present for the school’s petting day. Among these special guests were chickens, bunnies, a goat, a cow, a sheep, and a turkey.
We joined Mrs. Montalvo and her students for a tour of the Juan Pablo Duarte School No. 28 garden!
This garden is full of many surprises. Students are currently help grow blackberries and raspberries as well as watermelons. In addition, they are currently growing calla lilies, milkweed, potatoes, zucchini, carrots, and parsley.
Union County Commissioner Chairman Sergio Granados joined Union Township residents at their community garden for a fun day of planting!
Among our garden favorites planted at this community garden is the milkweed plant. Milkweed is filled with milky sap, which contains latex, alkaloids and cardiac glycosides. However, some species of milkweed produce toxic chemicals to protect themselves against certain herbivores.
Union County Commissioner Rebecca L. Williams attended the Community Garden Grant Planting at Joanne Hollis Gardens in Plainfield.
Various vegetable seeds were planted to give local residents a source for fresh food. Thank you to all who came out to support the event!
Union County Vice Chairwoman Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded attended a Kids Dig In garden tour at the Winfield middle school.
This garden received a garden enhancement check from the 2023 Kids Dig In Garden Grant Program, an annual project of the County Commissioner board.
Thank you to Mary Greeley and Miguel Angel for such a wonderful tour.
Students and faculty from Robert Morris School No.18 have planted their very own fresh vegetables!
One of the most common fruits being planted in these Union County gardens are tomatoes!
Fun Fact: There are more than 10,000 different varieties of tomatoes.
