The Fresh=20
Connection
Brought to you by your friendly =
farmers=20
market team
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Bring Photos, Questions =
and Good=20
Luck Charm to Home Gardening =
Day
We're=20
helping to grow a greener Northbrook at Home Gardening =
Day,=20
Wednesday, June 29.
Sponsored=20
by Ferraro Garden Spot, Northbrook, the day will =
feature=20
a panel of experts on flower, vegetable and =
landscape=20
gardening who will answer questions and provide =
individual=20
advice from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. Bring a =
photo of=20
your yard or garden for our experts to review and =
offer=20
suggestions.
There's more: =
Ferraro's will=20
have the latest in gardening gadgets, including their =
pink=20
Breast Cancer Awareness series, and =
demo container designs =
with annuals=20
and perennials. Finished projects can be purchased, =
and one=20
will be raffled to =
a lucky=20
winner.
Members of=20
the village's Environmental Quality Commission will =
discuss=20
vegetable gardening, and will provide information on =
community=20
gardens, rain barrels and best =
practices.
Northbrook Garden Club will =
offer tips=20
on flower gardening for beginners to seasoned green =
thumbs.=20
Proper composting techniques and the benefits of mulch =
will be=20
discussed. The club will hand out colorful flower seed =
sleeves=20
while supplies last.
And we're going into =
"eeewwww "=20
territory with a hands-on worm farm, courtesy of =
Master=20
Gardeners. Kids and adults can learn how worms make =
all the=20
=
difference!
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![3DP6220002](3D"https://036ad2a5a7-custmedia.vresp.com/d01010ab37/P6220002.JPG"=20) In case you =
you missed=20
it, we had a terrific Opening Day, despite havoc =
caused by=20
overnight storms. Jacob Shulman, 20 mos., gets a little help =
from=20
his grandfather, Rich Spitzer of Northbrook, in exploring a =
tractor.=20
Many enjoyed the watermelon-cutting ceremony which =
officially opened=20
the market for the season. |
Here's a =
Reminder:
The free=20
raffle starts next week. Make sure you get a ticket from =
each vendor=20
you visit. Then fill in your name and phone number and drop =
all=20
tickets off at the Hospitality Booth. Each week one lucky =
person=20
wins a reusable tote bag full of $50 worth of really neat =
market=20
stuff. Plus you get your picture in this newsletter! A =
winner from=20
last season pictured above enjoyed her share of the $1,600 =
in prize=20
goods given away to date!
We're looking for =
volunteers to=20
join our "float" in the NBK 4th of July parade.
If you =
and the=20
family are available, please consider joining us.
Parade =
kicks=20
off at 2:30 p.m. Be sure to dress for the weather.
For =
details,=20
contact us through our website or stop by the Hospitality =
Booth to=20
sign up.
The more the merrier!
Ron Bernardi of Sunset =
Foods and=20
Village President Sandy Frum slice watermelon for all to=20
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enjoy.
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