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

Did you know that a tablespoon of honey is enough to keep a person alive for 24 hours? Or, that one of the world's first coins featured the symbol of a bee. That honey contains living enzymes. That honey contains a substance that helps the brain function better. Did you know that honey is one of the few foods on Earth that can sustain human life on its own. That bees saved people from starvation in Africa? Did you know that propolis, produced by bees, is one of the most powerful natural antibiotics? Or,

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.

Since 2018, Incredible Edible Merchantville has aimed to create a kind, confident and connected community around land stewardship. This weekend - in partnership with the Borough and our Eagle Scouts - we break ground for a Healing Garden in Wellwood Park. This respite garden will provide veterans and others a tranquil environment to relieve stress or emotional challenges and further beautify our Veteran's Memorial and Walkway. To help fund this project we started a 30-Day SeedMoney Campaign on November 15th.