{"id":1849,"date":"2026-03-17T14:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/plant-a-seed-blog\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:29:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:29:35","slug":"neighborhood-house-association-school-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/plant-a-seed-blog\/2026\/03\/17\/neighborhood-house-association-school-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighborhood House Association School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bc170c23a79bd5bf33e1d532bbeed6b8\" style=\"color:#06786d\">Plainfield<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The Last of Winter<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long winter has enveloped the landscape in a serene blanket of snow, transforming everything into a glistening wonderland. As the chill deepens, our garlic, planted at the season&#8217;s onset, has been quietly growing beneath the frosty surface. These hardy bulbs thrive in the cold, soaking up moisture from the melting snow, and by the end of winter, they will be ready to harvest. 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