DERBY - The Griffin Community Garden at Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St., is helping individuals learn to grow healthy fruits and vegetables with a free presentation on garden insects July 23 at 5 p.m.
This “Good Bug, Bad Bug” presentation will feature Master Gardener Robin Michalak discussing how to identify beneficial insects vs. insects that are pests and how to incorporate integrated pest management applications to prevent infestations.
The event is part of the Valley Community Gardens’ Basic Gardening Classes, which aims to teach the Lower Naugatuck Valley Community tips for gardening topics such as what to grow and when, soil health, how much to water and common garden pests while promoting the health benefits of eating fresh fruits and vegetables.
Registration is required for this free event. Visit www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DA8AA2FA6FAC07-64496614-valley to sign up or for more information.
Opened in 2018, the Griffin Community Garden is designed to engage its neighbors to actively participate in selecting, planting, maintaining, harvesting, and preserving fresh, nutritious produce.
The garden is part of Griffin's commitment to its Planetree patient-centered care which stresses the importance of nutrition for overall health and well-being, and to help alleviate one of the biggest social obstacles to good health.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
DERBY - The Griffin Community Garden at Griffin Hospital is helping individuals learn to grow healthy fruits and vegetables with a free presentation on garden insects at 5 p.m. July 30.
This “Good Bug, Bad Bug” presentation will feature Master Gardener Robin Michalak discussing how to identify beneficial insects vs. insects that are pests and how to incorporate integrated pest management applications to prevent infestations.
The event is part of the Garden’s Know to Grow Series, which aims to teach the Griffin Health community how to start gardens and to promote the health benefits of eating fresh fruits and vegetables.
Registration is required for this free event. Visit www.griffinhealth.org/good-bug-bad-bug to sign up or for more information.
Opened in 2018, the Griffin Community Garden is designed to engage its neighbors to actively participate in selecting, planting, maintaining, harvesting, and preserving fresh, nutritious produce.
The garden is part of Griffin's commitment to its Planetree patient-centered care which stresses the importance of nutrition for overall health and well-being, and to help alleviate one of the biggest social obstacles to good health.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
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ANSONIA - Come and learn about the Nature Center’s resident animals at this special creature feature celebrating the animals of Halloween.
The staff will talk about the different species of mammals, reptiles, insects, and birds we have on display. You may perhaps get a glimpse at some rarely seen critters that call the Nature Center home.
We will also teach the children how to touch and handle some of these soft, scaly, and slimy creatures.
FREE. Register here.
The Nature Center is at 10 Deerfield Lane.
This is shared from a press release.
There are more insects than fish, plants, birds, mammals, and reptiles combined.
Dive into this dazzling diversity with Nature Center Ranger Evelyn at 11 a.m. July 27 and take a closer look at how our six-legged neighbors live. Paint your mini insect figure to take home.
Families are welcome for this FREE event. Click HERE to register.
This is a press release from the Ansonia Nature Center.
DERBY - Saturday morning programs will start again tomorrow at the Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave.
Join Center staff under the tent at 10 a.m. Saturday to learn about Animal Architects.
Families and individuals will enjoy this short presentation which includes examples of wondrous structures built by wildlife as homes or when short periods of protection were needed.
Various examples of insect homes, bird nests, and mammal creations will be shared from the Center’s collections.
After the presentation, families are encouraged to stay outdoors on a self-guided excursion searching for other animal architect examples in the fields and woods across the street at Osbornedale State Park.
Dress for the weather and remember to follow instructions on the bottles of sunscreen and insect repellant.
Please follow the New Normal Healthy & Safety Guidelines, https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/State-Parks/Connecticut-State-Parks-and-Forests , when participating in CT State Park programs.
Pre-registration is required via the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Calendar of Events https://www.depdata.ct.gov/calendar or by contacting Donna.Kingston@ct.gov for registration assistance.
For more information or directions email donna.kingston@ct.gov or call 203-734-2513.
This is a press release from the Kellogg Environmental Center.
