The Camden County Certified Gardeners invite you to spend your summer helping and hunting for our garden friends, the fireflies and ladybugs! Learn why each are so important of our ecology and how you can help susustain them. On Saturday, June 21st, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. participants will go on a bug hunt, paint a garden rock to indicate a firefly or ladybug home area and take a pledge to help our summer garden friends. Lady beetles, also known as ladybugs, are distinct, varied and abundant, with approximately 500

On Saturday, April 26th at 10 a.m. help us plant Merchantville's Tiny Forest in honor of 2025 Arbor Day. In September of 2024 the NJ Shade Tree Federation Board of Directors, informed Merchantville's Shade Tree Commission that they had been selected as the recipient of the 2024 William J. Porter Community Tree Project Award, in the amount of $2,500 for their exceptionally creative example of transforming a public space into productive and valuable green space for the enjoyment of our community. Merchantville's "Tiny Forest" project

Join us at the Community Center on Saturday, February 1st, for a Maple Syrup Workshop & Adopt A Tree Tapping Event. Learn from Stockton Maple Project lead, Lindsey Brown, how to identify and tap a maple tree, how to store sap before boiling it into a syrup and how to bottle your syrup. Volunteer to help Merchantville become a hub for maple sap in South Jersey. Incredible Edible Merchantville is partnering with Stockton University to nurture environmental stewardship and become a hub

Want to grow your own herbs but feeling lost? Join the Camden County Certified Gardeners at our beginner-friendly workshop and learn how to cultivate your own herb garden, no matter the size of your space! Plus, discover how to brew delicious & healthy herbal teas from your homegrown bounty. This event will take place on Friday, May 30th from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the South County Regional Branch, Winslow Township, 35 Cooper Folly Road in Atco, NJ.  Register online. You don't need a library card to sign up for this event. However,

Chris Mattern at Eclipse Brewing is hosting the first seed exchange of the season on March 8th upstairs at 25 E. Park Avenue beginning at 12 noon. Swap seeds, seedlings and network with members of your and neighboring communities. Participants are encouraged to bring seeds - both vegetable and ornamental - and divided plant parts (tubers and bulbs) to share and exchange. Seed and plant exchanges allow gardeners in the community to come together and share seeds, cuttings, and transplants

Join us for a day of gardening connections and celebrations. On Saturday, January 25th at 10 a.m., the Camden County Certified Gardeners and the Camden County Office of Sustainability will host a free networking event for garden leaders and enthusiasts. Connect, share best practices, and discuss key issues facing community gardens. Later that day, celebrate National Seed Swap Day at 12 noon! Exchange seeds, explore new varieties, and learn about the Camden County Seed Saving Library.