Wednesday August 22
4-7 p.m.
If you’ve never been out to the RECAP garden, next to Janesville’s community garden, this is a great day to go take a look!
The vegetable garden supports a weekly CSA program, farm-to-table dinner, and donates produce to local food pantries. There’s always something different growing: That’s a radish!? I had no idea pumpkins could get that big!
It’s also fun to explore the different growing techniques on display.
The garden supports a variety of pollinators with housing, nursery sites and flowers for the nectar and pollen. Beehives produce wax and honey. The beekeeper will be on site to answer questions. Check out the brand new orchard. You may even see (or hear) the chickens.
The open house will also include educational displays and snacks and treats. And while you’re there, stroll around the rental plots of the Community Garden to see what other fascinating things people are up to.
The gardens are located near the corner of Highways 14 and 51, just east of the Rock County Sheriff’s office. Enter through the Hwy 14 entrance to the Sheriff’s office and veer left to the gardens. The RECAP garden is all the way out by Highway 14.
RECAP stands for Rock County Education and Criminal Addiction Program. Through RECAP, the Rock County Sheriff’s department helps people who’ve gotten in trouble learn new coping skills, which will allow them to keep themselves out of jail in the future. Working in the garden and its associated CSA is just one part of the program, which may also include addiction services, anger management, parenting skills, basic education, job skills and much more.
This is an approved continuing education opportunity. MGVs and interns can earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs), one (1) per hour of participation.
4-7 p.m.
If you’ve never been out to the RECAP garden, next to Janesville’s community garden, this is a great day to go take a look!
The vegetable garden supports a weekly CSA program, farm-to-table dinner, and donates produce to local food pantries. There’s always something different growing: That’s a radish!? I had no idea pumpkins could get that big!
It’s also fun to explore the different growing techniques on display.
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| RECAP inmates in the garden. |
The open house will also include educational displays and snacks and treats. And while you’re there, stroll around the rental plots of the Community Garden to see what other fascinating things people are up to.
The gardens are located near the corner of Highways 14 and 51, just east of the Rock County Sheriff’s office. Enter through the Hwy 14 entrance to the Sheriff’s office and veer left to the gardens. The RECAP garden is all the way out by Highway 14.
RECAP stands for Rock County Education and Criminal Addiction Program. Through RECAP, the Rock County Sheriff’s department helps people who’ve gotten in trouble learn new coping skills, which will allow them to keep themselves out of jail in the future. Working in the garden and its associated CSA is just one part of the program, which may also include addiction services, anger management, parenting skills, basic education, job skills and much more.
This is an approved continuing education opportunity. MGVs and interns can earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs), one (1) per hour of participation.
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