Unfortunately, this event is canceled. Stay tuned for more children’s programming to come.

Hydrangeas - Relishing and Raising with Master Gardener Diane Lattazio

Get cozy (meet us in The Bethel) for a Totoro & Tree Festival. Celebrate the spirits of trees, watch the animated film Totoro while making crafts and bringing goo spirits to our trees!

Our very own neighbor, Master Gardener, and (soon to be) Nature Steward, Christina Wu will share her “lazy gardener” hacks for winter seed starting.

Annual Wreath Sale Fundraiser: Work bay next to the Post Office.

Holiday Gathering - Table top Mugs for Meals on Wheels and Final prep for Wreath Sale - meet in work bay by Post Office.

Join us for this presentation by Dorothy Smullen. Participants will also have the opportunity to make their own tea bags with beneficial herbs with guest Tess Muvvoe.

Dorothy Smullen is a retired high school science teacher with a Masters in Biology. She is the past president of the New Jersey Mycological Association and a former board member of Friends of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Dorothy is also a teacher/naturalist for the New Jersey Audubon, and is a much sought-after speaker on many aspects of the natural world, including fungi, botany, insects, birds, and frogs.

Join us at the gazebo in the big park for gathering seeds and making leaf crowns!

Our Kids & Family Events & Activities will be held the 1st Sunday of each month. Please meet at the Gazebo. October 5th we will be building a cold frame for spring starts and making way for the garden’s winter nap!

Bring the beauty and spirit of nature indoors. Meet at The Bethel.

Join us in the garden behind the History House.

Learn about our wild neighbors - how to help and how to observe the wild animals near us. Meet at the Pond Pavillion. 1 pm - 3 pm

Dog walkers, fishing buddies, nature strollers, and stewards of Mount Tabor: Here’s a chance to give back to the pond and trail area you enjoy! Join with your neighbors to care for our community park by with hands-on learning about trail maintenance, plants identification, native wildflower planting, and invasive species removal. Bring gloves and clipper if you have them.

Plant flowers and build a bug house! Help get the kids’ pollinator garden ready for summer!

Location & Time: Meet at the Main Park Gazebo at 1 pm

Seed starting lesson with make-and-take popt of greens and herbs. Information on rain barrels and other gardening hacks.

Location: Trinity Park, meet at the Bethel in case of rain

Meet at the gazebo to get the pollinator garden ready with flowers and building buy houses. 1 pm - 3 pm

Hubert Ling presents Native Shade Gardens at The Bethel

Youth and family event! Celebrate and decorate the ond Pavillion. Try a nature craft and learn who’s waking up for spring. Meet at the pond. 1 pm - 3 pm

Dorothy Smullen presents Edible Wild Plants at The Bethel.

Mike Van Clef of the New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team presents on Invasive Species.

Join us for this youth/family activity! Dig in with ouur earliet plantings for the children’s garden. Meet at the Bethel. 1 pm - 3 pm

Jean Epiphan presents on Ferns at The Bethel.

Shop for your winter wreaths with the Garden Club at the firehouse next to the Post Office. Cash, Check, and Venmo

Help to create a gift arrangement for meals on wheels holiday deliveries. Materials and refreshments supplied.

Diane Lattanzio presents Gardening In The Shade at the Bethel.

Presented by Master Gardener Ilona Ontscherenki at The Bethel

Our communal land in Mt Tabor requires our stewardship. We are focusing, in part, on our pond and woodland trail areas which are facing several serious threats. Restoring this area to health is no small task and requires both a long-term commitment as well as knowledge. We are fortunate to have Jean Epiphan, Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent and Assistant Professor, as well as ISA Certified Arborist NJ-1247A and Licensed Tree Expert #692  from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County guide us through some preliminary information, strategy, and tactics as well as offer her support.

Please join us in a casual walk around the pond and trail area to assess the current state of this area.

Please stay tuned to Facebook, signs posted around town, this site, and your email for more information and for the exact time of this walk-through which remains TBD.

Meet at the Bethel for another in a series of summer evening community garden walks. Destination TBD.

As we continue to gather knowledge and inspiration for better stewardship of our own community land, we endeavor to learn from those who’ve had success with similar projects. Susan and John Landau have been kind enough to offer a guided walk around their Foote’s Pond project in Morristown. If you are not familiar with this local project, please find more here: https://www.fofpw.org/

Susan and John will also be joining us for our July 8th pond and trail walk with Jean Epiphan.