Good Weeds, Bad Weeds, & LawnsThe Jonah Center for Earth and Art invites the public to meet scientist and author Nancy Gift, assistant professor and acting director of the Rachel Carson Institute at Chatham University. Professor Gift will teach us how to look with greater appreciation on the uninvited plants—weeds—in our yards: who they are, how to control them safely, and why it’s a good idea to love some of them just the way they are.
The program will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 7-8:30 p.m., at First Church of Christ, Congregational, 190 Court Street, in Middletown. Information about the plants in our yards is not only fascinating, but it also helps us avoid the use of lawn chemicals that are harmful to the environment and to human health.
Professor Gift’s new book, Good Weed Bad Weed, is a quick and easy, authoritative weed identification resource, featuring 44 of North America’s most common uninvited guests—the good, the bad, and the not-so-bad weeds, along with some tasty weed recipes (purslane salad, anyone?). Copies of her book and art prints of weed photography will be available for purchase.
The program will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 7-8:30 p.m., at First Church of Christ, Congregational, 190 Court Street, in Middletown. Information about the plants in our yards is not only fascinating, but it also helps us avoid the use of lawn chemicals that are harmful to the environment and to human health.
Professor Gift’s new book, Good Weed Bad Weed, is a quick and easy, authoritative weed identification resource, featuring 44 of North America’s most common uninvited guests—the good, the bad, and the not-so-bad weeds, along with some tasty weed recipes (purslane salad, anyone?). Copies of her book and art prints of weed photography will be available for purchase.For more information about the program or the Jonah Center, contact John Hall at 860-398-3771 or visit http://www.thejonahcenter.org/.
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