Union County Commissioner Chairman Sergio Granados attended the garden tour at Battle Hill Elementary School in Union. Produce is being donated to Plainfield pantry for residents to enjoy.
In addition, students are air frying radish and making chips as a healthier meal option. This garden was a garden enhancement recipient for the 2023 Community Garden Grant. Thank you to the staff and students for an amazing day of harvesting!
Union County Commissioner Chairman Sergio Granados joined staff and preschoolers of the Five Points Branch YMCA for a tour of their garden!
Here, students and staff planted a variety of plants including but not limited to sunflowers, squash, and eggplants. Thank you for having us!
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 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.
Kawameeh Middle School’s garden club was joined by Union Township Superintendent Scott Taylor for an educational and fund day of planting!
Kawameeh Middle School is one of the many schools harvesting their vegetables in Earth Boxes.
One of the most important components of these earth boxes are the mulch covers. These covers stop weeds from transplanting in the system, prevent evaporation, conserve water, and keeps rain out of the growing plants to prevent necessary nutrients from being washed away.
