Caldwell Library To Start Kids Gardening Club

Caldwell, NJ – Are you looking for a chance to teach your kids about gardening, Caldwell?

According to a news release, the Caldwell Public Library is starting a children’s garden club this spring to build a community garden behind the library.

Each session will include hands-on working in the garden, including planting and taking care of vegetables and herbs in planting beds.

Sessions are facilitated by “Master Gardeners” and other professionals, who will teach about how seeds grow, the difference between “good bugs and not-so-good bugs” and composting. Kids will also keep a journal to document what they have learned by participating in the club and sign up for a rotating watering and weeding schedule, a release stated.

A Harvest Festival will be held in the autumn to celebrate the hard work dedicated to building and maintaining the community garden. The club will meet Saturdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the following dates: March 19, April 2, April 23, May 14, May 21, June 4 and June 18.

This program is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Caldwell/West Essex, and will be open to students in grades 4 and 5.

To register, call (973) 226-2837.

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