Elaine Barbour, the Passaic County Agriculture agent will offer an introduction to organic gardening and planning a garden.  This will be free and open to the public.  

The monthly educational series will run from April through October to support both new and experienced gardeners in the community.  Future class topics include nutrition, composting, how to make veggie smoothies, organic pest control and working with mushrooms.  

Returning garden members and those on the waiting list attend a session to organizing the committees and select coordinators, develop a communication strategy between them and exchange contact information.  Garden coordinator, Gary Oppenheimer, will re-review the committee’s responsibilities.   Those who are selected as committee coordinators will get some 2009 seed packets for their effort for free (most will still germinate). (Note... the organic seeds can be used in the community garden.  Any non-organic seeds must be used elsewhere.). Attendance at this meeting is mandatory.