Worcester County Staff and Master Gardeners
invite you to help harvest produce, plant seeds for fall crops and learn about sustainable gardening at the
Berlin Branch Library Garden on
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 from 4:30 to 5:30 p,m.
“The objective of this project is to demonstrate sustainable gardening techniques to the
public and to provide fresh, healthy, locally grown food for Diakonia, an area homeless shelter,
and other organizations providing food assistance in the community,” said Katherine Munson, the Natural Resources Planner for Worcester County who spearheads the garden project.
public and to provide fresh, healthy, locally grown food for Diakonia, an area homeless shelter,
and other organizations providing food assistance in the community,” said Katherine Munson, the Natural Resources Planner for Worcester County who spearheads the garden project.
All ages are welcome and no experience is necessary and those with garden gloves are asked to bring them. The food harvested will include raspberries, squash, peppers, tomatoes, greens, herbs and cucumbers and will be donated to the Stevenson United Methodist Church’s (SUMC) food assistance program. For more information about the food assistance program, contact SUMC at (410) 641-1137 or http://sumchome.org/.
“Hosting the garden is a natural extension of the library's broader mission to inform and educate, not just with books and words but also with actual, tangible projects, such as the community garden,” Worcester County Library Director Mark Thomas said. “Our hope continues to be that the visibility and success of the Berlin Library community garden would inspire similar efforts throughout the community and county.”
A grant from Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, matched by in-kind donations from the community, has supported the project by providing funding for basic materials.
In the event of inclement weather, the event will be cancelled. For more information about the library garden, visit Berlin Branch Library Garden on Facebook.
Any groups interested in starting up community gardens are invited to contact Ms. Munson at (410) 632-1200, ext. 1302 for information on how to get started.
