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Let’s Celebrate the Monarch Migration
August 15 @ 3:30 pm
The NEEC’s team invites you to our annual Monarch Butterfly event. August 15, from 3:30pm to 6:30pm. A group of Monarch Butterfly enthusiasts will meet at Crane Park to discuss how you can help the Monarch declining population, the importance of pollinators and the Monarch migration. Environmental groups tabling opportunities, live music and dancing. Family […]
Montclair Community Gardens Tour – June 26th, 2021
June 26 @ 9:30 am
Join the Northeast Earth Coalition on Saturday June 26th from 9:30am to noon for a JUNE GARDEN TOUR! Come to learn about the importance of local food, our community work, how to grow your own food, pollinator gardens, and gardening tips. This is a free event. We welcome families with children. Please wear a mask. […]
Nutrition and Cooking Demo – May 15, 2021
May 15 @ 10:30 am
May is the month of both National High Blood Pressure Education and National Stroke Awareness. We will offer a virtual class on nutrition education while doing a cooking demonstration – anyone can join, regardless 0f their culinary skills! Join Armando Cruz in creating a heart healthy dish while he teaches the benefits of making healthier […]
Featured Articles
Spring is around the corner! But so is Coronavirus
by Webmaster
By Jose German Spring: perhaps the most beautiful time of the year. But this year it’s accompanied by the Coronavirus. Our daily social routines are being upended. Cancellations of events and gatherings are necessary measures to stop the spread of the virus. Voluntary isolation is strongly recommended. What to do? In the face of this […]
Gardening for life: wrapping up gardening season
by Webmaster
By Jose German It is not the end of the gardening season but the beginning of a transformation that will guide us through the winter and into the spring. Nature is taking a much-needed break to get stronger and resurrect with vibrant energy and colors in the spring. For those of us who have created […]
Recent Articles
Favorite flowers, season by season
by Jose German-Gomez
By Jose German In my years as a gardener, I have learned the importance of the seasonal gardening cycle. Early on I adopted the approach of working with rather than against nature. Don’t waste time and resources with plants that are not appropriate for your location. Plants, like humans, have differing needs, and requirements for […]
A century and half of Montclair gardening pioneers
by Jose German-Gomez
By Jose German Montclair has a gardening tradition dating back to the early days of its incorporation in 1868. The natural landscape of the town already seemed paradisical to many New York families who chose Montclair as a refuge from the smells, crowds, and noise of Manhattan. Many bucolic late 19th century Montclair scenes are […]