Looking for fresh apples? Look no further than Jewish Family Services in Elizabeth!
Interestingly enough, did you ever wonder why apples don’t sink in water?
Apples float in water because 25% of their volume is actually air which makes them less dense than water.
Thank you to everyone involved in helping this garden grow so beautifully.
Union County Commissioner Sergio Granados toured and participated in prepping and planting at the Eport Community Center in Elizabeth.
The Eport Community Center has also added raised garden beds for a more inclusive garden!
Thank you to everyone who maintains and cares for this beautiful garden.
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 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.
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.
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!
Elizabeth – Joseph Battin School No. 4 Annex
Students at Battin Annex are busy growing string beans and pumpkins this spring season.
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!
Thomas Edison Career and Technical Annex are on their way to growing tomatoes!
Tomatoes come in different shapes and sizes. But did you know that they can be gold colored? When tomatoes were first introduced to Europe in the 16th century, they were small, golden, and cherry sized. This appearance gave them the name “golden apples”.
Union County Chairwoman Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded was grateful to attend a School Garden Tour at Elmora School No.12 in Elizabeth.
Students at School No. 12 have added fun and colorful decorations to their garden as a means of making it pretty but also to keep animals away from eating produce. Thank you to the staff and students who keep this garden looking amazing.
