Tag: Master Gardeners
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Feb. 10
The Master Gardeners of Monmouth County will present the 2021 Howard Bodner Memorial Scholarship. The Master Gardeners are offering several $1,000 scholarships to worthy candidates residing in Monmouth County who have been accepted to matriculate at a college or university for the fall semester of 2021. Previous winners are ineligible, according to a press release.…
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Junior Master Gardener Committee to offer Grow Team Program
Through the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County, the Junior Master Gardener Committee will host the annual Grow Team Program, an eight-week gardening program which will include hands-on experiences in the classroom and garden under the supervision of certified Rutgers Master Gardeners, at the Monmouth County Agriculture Building, 4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. “The Grow…
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EARTH Center holds Garden and Music Festival
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Plant one plant – feed many. The Rows for the Hungry Experimental Garden on the grounds of the EARTH Center inside Davidson’s Mill Pond Park lives and grows by that motto, as the demo garden and teaching area plants produce that is donated to MCFOODS (Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services)…
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Master Gardeners ready to assist residents
Master Gardeners are community volunteers trained in earth-friendly gardening and environmental principles. In Middlesex County, the training portion of the Master Gardener program lasts for one year. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County welcomed 23 new Master Gardener graduates on Feb. 21, according to information provided on April 2. “Since 1984, nearly 8,000 residents…
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Volunteer fair, spring gardening program on tap at Old Bridge Library
The Old Bridge Library will hold a volunteer fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 21 for teens and adults. Organizations expected to attend include Caring Hospice of Central NJ, the Girl Scouts, the Kiwanis Club of Old Bridge, the Old Bridge Animal Shelter, Old Bridge CERT and the Madison-Old Bridge Township Historical…
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Master Gardeners to teach residents about ‘unusual edibles’
The Master Gardeners of Middlesex County will hold a workshop about growing unusual edibles at 6:30 p.m. March 7 at the EARTH Center, located in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The workshop will discuss grains, heirloom fruits and vegetables that can be grown at home, as well as ingredients that can…
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Residents invited to take part in Great Backyard Bird Count on Feb. 17
The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Middlesex County invite resident to take part in the “Great Backyard Bird Count” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 17 at the EARTH Center at Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick, rain or shine. Beginning birders and experts are encouraged to attend. Master Gardeners will offer guided…
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New Master Gardeners join ranks of volunteers
Monmouth County has 22 new Master Gardeners who have completed a course of classroom and hands-on training in plant biology, propagation, soil science, and disease and pest control. The Master Gardener program, which is conducted throughout the United States and Canada, is a two-part educational effort in which avid gardeners are provided many hours of…
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Master gardener applicants sought
The Monmouth County Master Gardener program is a way for county residents to become certified experts in all topics related to home gardening. The deadline to apply for the 2018 program is Jan. 2. “As a Master Gardener trainee you can get in-depth, hands-on training in horticulture from the best in the field – Rutgers…