Seed Collecting Event Captured by Local Journalist in the Making

Recently, a beautifully crafted article about Herrontown Woods appeared in The College Voice--the student newspaper of Mercer County Community College. The article, entitled "The Barden at Herrontown Woods hosts wildflower seed collection for springtime blooming," was written by Jill Weiner for her first big assignment as a new journalism student. She had originally intended to write about the Friends of Herrontown Woods more broadly, but instead captured the spirit of our enterprise in her account of a seed collecting event we hosted as part of October's Sunday morning May's Cafe.

Mathilde Burlion, on the right in the photo, teaches gardening workshops at Herrontown Woods, both at the Barden and up at May's Garden near Veblen House. Part of Mathilde's mission is to reconnect kids with the land and all it provides us with. (photo by Inge Regan)

At the event, FOHW board member Inge Regan helped kids associate the seeds with the plants they turn into. Inge, a physician, is on a mission to cure kids and society generally of what can be called "plant blindness." She has been learning plants one at a time, and wants to help others do the same.

Thanks to Jill for telling the broader community about our work.