Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Seed library opens at Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton



SHELTON - The Olde Ripton Garden Club’s Seed Library at the Plumb Memorial Library is open! 🍅🌱🥒🌻
Perennial, annual, and vegetable seed packs are available to the public this gardening season.
Please limit 3 seed packets per person. All seeds are free to the public.
The Library is at 65 Wooster St.

Ansonia Library posts May event schedules for adults, children

May at the Ansonia Library for the Grownups!

PoundFit
Adult Craft Night
Book Club
Haunted History of the Naugatuck Valley

May at the Ansonia Library for Children!

Littles StoryTime
Bigs StoryTime
Yoga
Baby Prom
smArt: Paint-A-Flower Pot
LEGO Club
Summer Reading 2026: Plant A Seed, Read

Griffin Center in Oxford to host cooking demo on stress-relieving herbs


OXFORD - In recognition of Women’s Health Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen will host a free cooking demonstration about the nutritional and stress-relieving benefits of common garden herbs.

Garden Calm & Herbal Stress Relief will be May 21 at 5 p.m. at The Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.


Former Executive Director of Massaro Farm and sustainable nutrition expert Caty Poole will discuss spring herbs and how they can be combined into teas and tinctures that can lower blood pressure, detox the liver, help control blood sugar, and contribute to overall stress relief and a person’s level of calm. 

Poole will demonstrate how to make a simple tea blend, and all participants will receive an herbal tincture that can help relieve stress and promote calm.

Space is limited for this event, so registration is required. 

Visit www.griffinhealth.org/garden-calm or call The Griffin Center for Healthy Living coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.


The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen is part of Griffin’s commitment to the Planetree person-centered care model, which promotes greater well-being in communities through access to health information and assistance in helping individuals address the social determinants of health such as access to fresh nutritious foods and how to prepare them.


This is a press release from Griffin Health.