Upland students mark Earth Day with organic garden, compost program

Upland Country Day School students work on the school’s new garden on Earth Day. EAST MARLBROUGH —  Students at Upland Country Day School celebrated Earth Day with the opening of a newly plowed 40′ x 80′ organic campus garden and a school-wide composting project.  Students participated in breaking ground and fencing the large garden, which is located near the school’s ice...

Cultivating taste for optimal organic gardening

Library to present free horticultural how-to workshop Deborah Kates will present a program on organic gardening at the Chester County Library on April 6. Longtime organic gardener Deborah Kates promises to unearth her best horticultural tips in a program at the Chester County Library in Exton entitled “Let’s Get Dirty!  Learn To Love Organic Gardening.” It will be held Saturday, April 6, from...