Grow Together! UPDATE

Got dirt and water? We’ve got seeds! Come grow with us…

Grow Together! will take place Thursday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hopewell Library and Friday, May 14th at 4pm at the Dinwiddie Library

In celebration of the sprouting of our upcoming adult summer reading program, “Water Your Mind,” the Hopewell Library invites you to “grow together” with us! Librarians will join Master Gardeners to share how to eat healthier by growing your own food. Staff members will talk about their recent experiences using rain barrels, building raised gardening beds, and using free materials to grow vegetables and herbs from seed. We’ll also share easy summertime recipes that incorporate what we’re growing. Master Gardeners will teach about soil preparation, container gardening, and more, as well as answer participants’ questions.

All attendees will have the opportunity to plant their own vegetables (seeds, soil, and containers provided free of charge) and will be invited to participate in a project that will last throughout the summer. Everyone will also receive free seed packets (five types of seeds each) provided by The Dinner Garden, a national nonprofit organization committed to ending hunger by providing seeds and teaching people how to grow their own food. Stay tuned for more information on The Dinner Garden!

Grow Together! will take place Thursday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m. For information or to register for the program, please call the Library Information desk at 458-6329 X 1005.

ARLS thanks the Chester Home Depot for their support of the Grow Together program.

UPDATE On Friday, May 14 from 4-6 p.m., the Dinwiddie Library will host Alisa Strunk from Willows Bend Farm. Ms. Strunk will be giving a demonstration at the Dinwiddie Library on Container Gardening for vegetables and flowers. She will be available to answer questions and offer advice, and she will have a variety of plants and prepared containers available for sale from her farm at 20413 Carson Road in Dinwiddie. Please call the Dinwiddie Library at 804-469-9450 if you have questions about this program.

Find books on gardening on the special display at the library or by searching the catalog here.