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Juan Pablo Duarte School No. 28

Elizabeth

Once again, Juan Pablo Duarte School No. 28 have amazed us with their garden.

Not only do they have a variety of vegetables, fruits, and flowers growing, they have also incorporated a story walk.

What is a story walk?

A story walk is a trail with pages from a children’s book displayed for people to read as they walk.

School No.28 has incorporated this idea by placing a story walk along their growing garden!

Thank you to all the staff and students who are involved in maintaining this amazing garden.

Winfield Scott School No. 2

Winfield School No.2 is growing their very own cucumbers!

Not only can a single vine produce 25-125 cucumbers, cucumbers were thought to be poisonous when they first originated!

Thank you to all the staff and students who are involved in maintaining this beautiful garden.

Winfield Scott School No. 52

Staff and students at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School No.52 in Elizabeth have welcomed us to their garden!

We want to thank all who were part of this but also all who will be maintaining the garden during the summer times so that the kids can see the fruition of their hard work.

Union Community Garden

Union County Commissioner Sergio Granados and Union County Commissioner Michèle Delisfort toured the Eleanor R. Erickson Park Community Garden in Union!

Eleanor R. Erickson Park Community Garden is one of the few gardens to have insect hotels. These are manmade structures created to provide shelter for insects. These insect houses can be helpful to insects during the winter as a means of a safe nesting place or hibernation but also in the hot summer days to cool off. Because these “hotels” attract insects, many gardeners include them in their garden as a way to increase insect pollination. Who knew?!

Toussaint L’ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6

Did you know that there are hot banana peppers being grown in Elizabeth?

Well we’re here to tell you that they are being grown at none other than Toussaint L-overture- Marquis de Lafayette School No.6!

Fun Fact: Hot banana peppers are also known as Hungarian wax peppers. They are medium hot peppers that are hotter than jalapeños and can have a Scoville scale of 1,000 to 15,000 units. That’s really hot!

Sherman Elementary School

Sherman Elementary school has given us a tour of their “Humble & Kind” Garden!

One of the distinguishing aspects of this garden is their introduction of their recycled hanging fence planters.

Not only are there aesthetically pleasing, but they are also a great way to make more room for plants when space is constricted.

Thank you for having us!

Benny’s Blooms are Sprouting in Elizabeth

Elizabeth – Joseph Battin School No. 4 Annex

Students at Battin Annex are busy growing string beans and pumpkins this spring season.

Joanne Hollis- Plainfield

Union County Commissioner Rebecca L. Williams toured the Plainfield Housing Authority – Joann Hollis Garden in Plainfield!

We want to thank their gardeners for their work in maintaining such a diverse group of crops in this garden. 

Abraham Lincoln School No. 14- Elizabeth

Union County Commissioner Sergio Granados attended a Union County Kids Dig in School Garden Tour at School 14 in Elizabeth.

Students participated in making their own flavored drinks by adding plants grown in their garden to their lemonade. Some of the plants added were sage and mint!

Everyone should give it a try.

Thank you for having us and maintaining a beautiful garden!

Emerson School-Plainfield

Union County Commissioner Rebecca L. Williams attended a Union County Kids Dig in School Garden Tour at Emerson Elementary School in Plainfield! 

This garden is used to teach the kids effective methods of planting and sustaining a garden. One way this is done is by planting garlic.On this day we were able to harvest along with students and staff. 

Thank you for letting us join!