Thursday, January 17, 2013
Project expected to begin in the fall with first plantings in spring 2014.
Not only is Frelinghuysen Middle School going to be a little bigger this fall, it's expected to get a little greener, as well. In collaboration with Grow it Green Morristown, plans have been drawn up to create a 2,000 square foot garden on the sprawling West Hanover Avenue property, which will be used by students as both an outdoor classroom as well as a source of produce. Carolle Huber, one of the co-founders of Grow it Green and a landscape architect by trade donated her design services to the school after her and Shaun Ananko--the farm manager at Grow it Green Morristown's Urban Farm at Lafayette--discussed possible projects with FMS Principal Mark Manning last spring. "2012 was the first year Frelinghuysen students came to the Urban …
Friday, November 30, 2012
Funding for nine open space projects in Morris County approved by freeholders.
Funding for nine Morris County open space projects—including Morristown's Early Street Community Garden—were approved by the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders on Wednesday. Freeholders approved shifting $4.4 million from the county's Preservation Trust Fund to help preserve 84 acres of open space in eight towns. The largest grant award, $2,075,000, will go to the Harding Land Trust for preservation of 43.5 acres in Harding and Morris townships known as "Frelinghuysen Fields 2." A grant of $1,575,000 was awarded to Morristown to acquire nearly an acre of land occupied by Grow it Green Morristown's Early Street Community Garden. For several years, the non-profit organization has maintained the garden on land once slated for …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Sept. 27, from 6 p.m. to dusk, is your last chance this season for inexpensive produce.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
'Tis the season. Now that fall has arrived, sundown is coming sooner, nights are getting chillier, some familiar signs of summer are saying "so long." One of those, the Thursday and Saturday produce sales at Grow it Green Morristown's Urban Farm at Lafayette, takes its last bow for the year on Thursday. Grow it Green Morristown's farmstand has provided low-cost fruits and veggies from the Urban Farm all summer. After Thursday's 6 p.m. to dusk farm stand, said farm manager Shaun Ananko, the remaining product grown at the farm will be shifted to the cafeteria at Morristown High School, which has worked with Grow it Green since last year. For your last opportunity to eat fresh for less, the Urban Farm has bell peppers, hot peppers, eggplant, …
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Dinner event scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 23 at Hyatt Morristown.
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Terry Connolly wants people to know sustainability isn't just about buying from your local farmer. Though that's important, the Community Soup Kitchen and Outreach Center Executive Director wants people to know sustainability is much more than just that. It's her organization, for example. That is why CSK is one of several new participants in the Morris County Sunday Supper Series' fourth edition, to be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at Hyatt Morristown. Sponsored by Hyatt Morristown and the Highlands Dinner Club and benefitting Sustainable Morristown, the tasting event started a year ago will focus its attentions this time on local food sources, from the farmer to the person who prepared what the farmer grows. The event's title, …
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Monday, July 23, 2012
85 volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came out Saturday to lend a hand.
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Monday, July 23, 2012
As Grow it Green Morristown prepares for its Aug. 5 "Alfresco in the Garden" fundraiser event, local groups are coming out to get the Urban Farm at Lafayette in show condition. This included 85 volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Morris Township, who helped out on Saturday as part of their congregation's "Day of Service" events. The press release is below. Approximately 85 volunteers from the Morristown congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints turned out for their annual Day of Service event on Saturday to help prepare The Urban Farm at Lafayette for an upcoming fundraiser for the farm’s parent organization, Grow It Green Morristown. Members wearing the traditional “Mormon Helping …
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The Mud Lady
7:21 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Oh my God, and just when I thought nobody could be more annoying than Clyde. Wholesome community involvement is probably the most important thing that can be taught. However, you wouldn't know that since you sit in your house hairsplitting grammar rules on websites. Furthermore, I don't think students will be working in the garden from 8 to 3 everyday; there will be plenty of time for math and … more ›