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GREEN , from Page 1 June 5 . The Community Garden Committee discussed upcoming Garden Talks scheduled as well as an update on the garden . The Green Committee discussed their upcoming Adopted Road cleanup and the Green Market that will begin on June 15 .
Committee Chair Amy Menzel ordered small signs , brochure holders and two-sided rack cards for the garden . There are three Garden Talks scheduled at the Community Garden : Joe Kiefer of Triple Oaks Farm will discuss pollinator gardens on June 29 , Michael Lazarchick will discuss wellness and mind body connections on July 11 and Susan Hess will discuss Hugelkultur on August 2 . On June 23 , the Atlantic County Utilities Authority ( ACUA ) in partnership with the
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County will make a stop at Hammonton at 6:45 p . m as part of its garden tour .
The Green Committee had Hammonton Heart and Soul Leadership member Tracy Carr speak during the meeting about data that Heart and Soul collected from residents about what they love about Hammonton . Carr then presented each member a sheet that contained ten statements about what residents love about the town with the goal to have more voices in regards to town projects .
“ The goal from here is to have projects that help preserve these statements and hopefully drive future decision making . In some towns that have been through this
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Updates from the Hammonton Green & Garden Committees
Heart and Soul process , it ’ s actually posted in the chambers for town council so they can refer to it and ask ‘ does this project meet our goals ?’ If it doesn ’ t , they don ’ t do that project ,” Carr said .
The committee did not submit their second recertification for Sustainable Jersey , with Menzel stating that they have no plans to submit for the 2023 recertification and will continue to work and stay active with the certification . The committee hasn ’ t had a lot of requests for the seed library but will be bringing it to Third Thursday and other events .
The Adopted Road Cleanup was scheduled for June 10 at 10 a . m . on Egg Harbor Road near the Atlantic County Library Hammonton Branch . Members of the committee were also in attendance at the Clean Communities Dinner on June 20 at 6 p . m . at the Carriage House in Galloway Twp . The Sustainable Jersey Hub was scheduled to hold an event on June 7 at the Egg Harbor Twp . Community Center , with sustainable landscaping as the topic for the event . The Green Market took place on June 15 on Horton Street and will continue every Third Thursday through September .
The Green Committee was scheduled to hold a workshop at Kramer Hall on June 7 for municipalities and green teams that are interested in accepting SNAP Benefits at their farmers markets , according to Mica McCullough . Registration is required and it is an information and Q & A session for committees and municipalities to learn from each other . The committee was also invited to participate in Allies in Caring ’ s community picnic on June 17 at Hammonton Lake Park .
For the Green Business Program , postcards with feedback are created for the committee to distribute to businesses to see what their businesses are doing . The committee is looking to spread out throughout town and approach about 10 to 12 businesses .
To conclude the meeting , the committee discussed the Arbor Day Poster Contest with the Hammonton Environmental Commission . The winners have been selected and were announced on June 17 at the Atlantic County Library . The posters were presented in an exhibit on June 14 .
“ It ’ s been a nice experience and we ’ re going to have the library exhibit the posters in the meeting room for just under a month so people will be able to come into the library and take a look at the Arbor Day posters about why trees are important ,” Menzel said .
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