Marsh Foundation to Hold Spring Plant Sale
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VAN WERT, Ohio – The Marsh Foundation ‘Marsh Grown’ garden program will be holding their annual spring plant sale on Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in The Marsh Foundation greenhouse. Preorders are being taken through April 18. All proceeds will go to the campus youth garden program. The historic Marsh Homestead will also be open for public tours the day of the sale.
Available for purchase are petunia quarts and hanging baskets as well as a variety of one quart perennials. The perennials include; black-eyed susan, great blue lobelia, wild bergamot, cardinal flower, purple coneflower, prairie blazing star and butterfly weed.
The Marsh Grown youth garden program is dedicated to helping young people develop a sense of land stewardship and learn the importance of healthy food. Participants are taught valuable gardening skills throughout the season. In addition, the program serves as a catalyst for youth to develop important job skills for future employment. Throughout the summer, the garden crew grows vegetables and sells them at local the farmer’s market for income.
Participants in the Marsh Grown garden crew are youth who are a part of The Marsh Foundation’s Independent Living Group. They are all 15 ½ years of age or older and are working on skills that will help them be successful adults. The garden program is an opportunity for them to interact with peers and adults, develop quality job skills and learn how to grow healthy food.
To place an order, please contact activities coordinator, Sherry Grone at 419.605.2512 or via e-mail at . You can download an order form below.
The Marsh Foundation is a not-for-profit children’s services agency that provides behavioral treatment in a variety of settings. Services include group homes, family foster care, an intensive treatment program and independent living. Located in Van Wert, Ohio, the organization’s group homes are licensed for up to 36 children ages 7 – 17, offers an on-campus school for grades 2 – 12 and provides a variety of clinical services to group home residents, foster care children and community members.
Download your order form here: 2015 Marsh Grown Pre