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COMING EVENTS

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM in the Education Building, D&R Canal State Park Headquarters, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston

Tomia MacQueen, the owner of Wildflower Farm in Pennington, will speak at our annual meeting. The talk is free; all are welcome. For more information, call 609-683-0483.

Mrs. MacQueen is an Educator, Farmer and Master Gardener specializing in culturally relevant food. She grows organically-raised poultry and lamb with a focus on humane animal husbandry.  Her certified organic farm also produces and preserves vegetables and seed varieties from around the world and is host to K-12, university, and adult educational classes and workshops focused on sustainability, homesteading, and small-scale farming, with conservation in mind. 

Her talk will begin further discussions for all interested in community building and possibilities for the preservation and conservation of the former Princeton Nurseries Seed House and adjacent area, such as community gardens, growing seeds and plants, local farmer support systems and local, regional and international impact and partnerships through the preservation of heritage seeds and foods.

Mrs. MacQueen is a Board member for Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) and for Northeast Organic Farming Association- New Jersey, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting organic agriculture in NJ through education, technical assistance and advocacy.  She is also a farmer/mentor for several community and university programs such as the Outdoor Equity Alliance Agri-hood program and the Princeton University Seed Farm. In addition, she is a member of Governance for the Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, which seeks to increase the number of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) growers of culturally meaningful heirloom seeds, increasing diversity of farmers, and equitable practices in the seed industry.   She has been a Master Gardener and an Edible Gardens Consultant for 16 years.

She is also the Founder of Dance for LIFE (Love, Inspiration, Faith and Empowerment) and Gardening for LIFE. In her “copious spare time,” Tomia MacQueen enjoys canning, writing, cooking, and a good book.

Past Events

Winter Sowing Workshop

Saturday, February 1 and Sunday, February 2, 2025

Participants joined Master Gardener Lynn Grillo and Karen Linder for a hands-on workshop on winter sowing, a technique for growing seeds outside in winter, using recycled jugs as mini greenhouses.

Lynn Grillo and Karen Linder

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Work Session

Monday, January 20, 2025

Eighteen volunteers refused to be daunted by the frigid temperature, and performed miracles of “de-vine intervention!” In addition to removing invasive vines from trees, participants collected large litter (too big to be disguised by snow) and giving the Clivus multrum a good cleaning. Thanks to all who came to help!

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