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Event 

Title:
Native Medicinal Gardening Day
When:
Oct.16.2011 
Where:
Intersection of Warwick Turnpike & Clinton Road - West Milford, NJ 07421
Category:
Robin Rose Bennett

Description

Native (and other Wild Green Medicine) Plants Garden- West Milford, NJ

2010wild_gingerNPG Robin is the lead gardener in the creation of this beautiful educational garden at the intersection of Warwick Turnpike and Clinton Road in West Milford, NJ.. You can learn more about the history of this transformed adopt-a-spot that Robin calls An Educational Center at the Crossroads atwww.sustainablewestmilford.org. This is an all-volunteer effort totn_100_4274
both beautify the community and educate people. Robin gives tours and talks at the garden as part of her series of medicinal plant walks in NYC and NJ, and to help residents better understand and apply the healing benefits of these plants and trees in their daily lives.

In 2011 there is one gardening day a month and the public is welcome to participate and folks are also invited to adopt their own herbal bed in the garden to take care of. This is a wonderful activity for anyone, including mothers and their children. Robin is also offering a free herbal education series as part of Sustainable West Milford’s desire to empower and educate our community on issues of sustainability and earth-connection.

Gardening dates are: Sundays, April 17, May 15, June 12, July 10, August 7, September 11, October 16, November 13, times to be announced.

tn_comm_garden_-_mike_s_bday_dinner_077Herbal Education Series at Hillcrest Community Center gardeners_partyII

1810 Macopin Road, West Milford, NJ 07480. 
Classes can be taken individually. Bring a friend!

Classes are held from 7:30-8:45PM on the following Wednesdays - April 27, May 25, June 8,  July 13, August 24,

NO pre-registration necessary

Venue

Venue:
Intersection of Warwick Turnpike & Clinton Road   -   Website
Street:
Intersection of Warwick Turnpike and Clinton Road
ZIP:
07421
City:
West Milford, NJ 07421
State:
NJ