Berks County Conservation District Holds Conservation Celebration & Seedling Sale
Submitted by Tammy L. Bartsch, Event Coordinator and Secretary to the Board of Directors, Berks County Conservation District
Berks County Conservation District (BCCD) recently partnered with the Berks County Master Gardeners during their plant sale. The event was two parts: a seedling sale and a Conservation Celebration.
The seedling sale raises funds for the BCCD scholarship program. This year, there were 82 pre-orders and a lot of walk-ins, raising just over $10,000.
The Conservation Celebration hosted mini workshops (worm composting, guacamole grow bag, and beekeeping). At the “Kidz Korner,” children could make a seed bomb, visit the Berks County SWAT Truck, a backhoe, an ambulance, and other vehicles in our version of Touch-A-Truck.
Participants included the Berks County Department of Agriculture, Berks/Schuylkill Beekeepers Association, B.A.R.N. (Berks Agricultural Resource Network), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Berks County Watershed Stewards.
The event was free, and despite the rain later in the morning, it was great!