MGPL is Going Green... Literally!

MGPL is excited to announce the start of the Global Garden, a new community edible garden. In keeping with the Summer Library Challenge, “One World , Many Stories,” the garden will reflect some of the cultures represented in Morton Grove. It will consist of “global” plants like kale, jalapeno, and bok choy, as well as universal staples such as tomatoes, broccoli, and cucumbers.

The garden will serve as an educational tool to teach the public about gardening and help promote healthy choices. It will also bring awareness to issues such as the environment, sustainability, obesity, and preventable diseases. We hope that our garden will serve as a model for other organizations to follow suit and develop similar programs promoting green literacy and healthy eating.

Come celebrate the start of the garden on Planting Day, Tuesday, June 21st at 4:00pm. If you are interested in volunteering in the garden, please contact Rosetta Metz, Head of Outreach, PR, and Programming at 847-929-5129 or at rmetz@webrary.org. Many thanks to Avon, MB Financial and Creative Promotional Products for sponsoring the program.

In addition to the garden, the Library has many resources to help you learn about going green and gardening; just few of the titles are listed below. Check out the garden and a book today!

Books

Farm city: the education of an urban farmer by Novella Carpenter 630.9173 CAR

Organic crops in pots: how to grow your own vegetables, fruits, and herbs by Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell 635.986 SCH

Farm to fork: cooking local, cooking fresh by Emeril Lagasse 641.5973 LAG

In the green kitchen: techniques to learn by by Alice Waters 641.563 WAT

DVDs

Food, Inc. : how industrial food is making us sicker, fatter, and poorer-- and what you can do about it 338.47664 FOO

Rebecca’s Garden A 6 volume DVD set devoted to all types of gardening 635 REB

The Meaning of Food 394.12 MEA

Renovation Nation: Gardening, Watch Your Green Garden Grow 635 REN