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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.
