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Green Committee’s plans for 2016 WEATHER Page 4 • Wednesday, January 13, 2016 • The Hammonton Gazette GREEN, from Page 1 as wheelbarrows, gardening hoses, shovels, rakes and watering cans. Committee chair Sara Verrillo is thrilled about the continued interest in the garden. “We are hoping to expand that up to 42 plots. This past year, there were 18 gardeners and 18 plots. They already have 32 applications this year, so that’s pretty exciting. There is a whole core group of people, some of who are on the actual Green Committee and then some who just participate in the garden. They’re really active and get a lot done,” Verrillo said. For the past couple of years, the Green Committee has been holding events called the “Eye Opening Film Series.” The group meets and presents short films and documentaries about environmental issues. There is often a guest speaker who follows up the film and expands on the topic being discussed that evening. Films are usually shown right in the downtown area at Stockton’s Kramer Hall. “We’re planning one for some time around March. It’s going to be about permaculture, which is a way of v&FV