{"id":2314,"date":"2026-05-22T21:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/plant-a-seed-blog\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2026-08-06T21:27:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:27:12","slug":"thomas-edison-career-technical-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/plant-a-seed-blog\/2026\/05\/22\/thomas-edison-career-technical-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Edison Career &amp; Technical School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"color:#06786d\">Elizabeth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Thyme: The Delicious Herb<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome back to Thomas Edison Career &amp; Technical School in Elizabeth, NJ. This year, we learned thyme is being put into the gardens from Groundwork Elizabeth! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only is thyme very delicious in our foods, it is also full of antioxidants and is a great source of beta-carotene (a red-orange plant pigment) and folic acid (Vitamin B). 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