FRIENDS OF JOHN JAY HOMESTEAD 

InterGenerate: Planting Tomatoes, Growing Communities

InterGenerate is a local non-profit committed to building sustainable communities on a healthy planet.  Having founded the InterGenerate Community Garden at Marsh Sanctuary, the Westchester Community Garden Network and the last year’s Teaching Garden at John Jay Homestead, InterGenerate has experience in community and communal gardening.  This year, they have also founded the Heritage Egg Co-op at the Homestead and are working closely with Neighbor’s Link and the Mt. Kisco Food Pantry to create the opportunity for equal access to fresh, local, organic food for all residents in Northern Westchester.

The growing season will begin on Saturday, April 15th as we prepare the land for a new and bountiful growing season and will end with our last harvest on Saturday, October 1st. The cost for registration is $100. 

Members are free to work in the garden at any time, but Saturday morning is designated as a communal work day when the whole garden community can come together. 

To Register or If You Have Questions, Contact Peggy Clarke: pclarke@uuma.org.

Suzi Novak is our primary teacher and curriculum developer. Suzi has been growing her own vegetables at her home in Chappaqua for almost 15 years and eats within 100 miles of her home year round.  After learning about the effects on our environment that result from transporting food, Suzi learned how to reduce her family’s carbon footprint by eating locally. Much of her diet comes from the land on which she lives.  Suzi is a veteran teacher of over 30 years and is bringing her considerable talents to our garden this spring.