Griffin Health Community Garden to Host Free Presentation on Composting

The Griffin Community Garden at Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St., Derby, is helping individuals learn to grow healthy fruits and vegetables with a free presentation on composting Mon., May 18 at 4:30 p.m.

This “Composting Basics” presentation will feature Master Gardener Robin Michalak discussing practical composting techniques, environmental stewardship, and home gardening sustainability practices that increase awareness of healthy living resources and strengthen community engagement around accessible gardening education. The event is part of the Garden’s Know to Grow Series, which aims to teach the Griffin Health community how to start gardens and to promote the health benefits of eating fresh fruits and vegetables.

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Registration is required for this free event. Visit www.griffinhealth.org/composting-basics to sign up or for more information.

Opened in 2018, the Griffin Community Garden is designed to engage its neighbors to actively participate in selecting, planting, maintaining, harvesting, and preserving fresh, nutritious produce. The garden is part of Griffin's commitment to its Planetree patient-centered care which stresses the importance of nutrition for overall health and well-being, and to help alleviate one of the biggest social obstacles to good health.