Through the sponsorship of Stony Brook Garden Club of Princeton, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County, Inc. has been granted $5,000 to expand their Boys & Girls Clubs Community Garden on Centre Street in Trenton. By adding the new “outdoor classroom” programming, the Boys & Girls Clubs hopes to feature workshops and demonstrations on topics including: From Garden to Your Plate, Organic Growing, and Composting. The plan is to host six workshops per year targeting approximately 150 Kindergarten to eighth grade youth residing in Trenton. The Boys & Girls Clubs will partner with Stony Brook Garden Club and other local organizations to present gardening and environmental education to these students. Stony Brook Garden club members have already participated in the design phase and assisted with various hands-on projects during the construction/planting phase of the garden. Mercer County Parks, Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space and the United Way of Mercer County have also committed to help the Boys and Girls Club of Mercer, Inc to “Grow Future Gardeners”.
