Garden report

Summer is in full swing at the Garden of Giving and lots of volunteers are needed to help with the harvesting of all the vegetables. The hot and rainy summer is producing a huge crop of good food for the Garden of Giving.

Volunteers are needed but one need not make an appointment, rather just show up, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. Church youth groups, Boy or Girl Scouts, can have an opportunity to see how food is grown and help.

There is currently an opening for two board members to help with organizing the running of The garden, and there is a need for a retired senior, or anyone with administrative skills, who can give about five hours a week to help with computer work, writing thank-you letters, and other office duties.

The garden extends congratulations go out to Izzy and Jackie for the completion of their Gold Awards Program, working with plants and medicinal herbs.

The garden, located at 2556 Rising Hill Drive, off Route 715, in McMichaels, is a recipient of one of the Lehigh Valley Health Network grants to Monroe County Community nonprofits.

Office space has been provided through the kindness of At Your Service Realty, in the ReMax building on Route 115 in Effort.

To reach the garden, call 570-402-1282 or email Garden of Giving1@gmail.com. Visit the Garden’s Facebook page, or the website www.theGardenOfGiving.org.

Community supper

Our Lady Queen of Peace community Sunday suppers return to indoor dining.

The first one is happening from 3 to 4 p.m. Aug. 8.

Bog walks continue

Monroe County Conservation District’s Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center offers guided weekly Tannersville Bog walks Wednesdays through Sept. 8.

The walks begin at 10 a.m. and continue for 2½ hours. They are guided by an environmental educator from the center who will teach folks about the bog, a unique boreal bog for this area, filled with bird songs and interesting insect-eating plants.

Participants are to meet at the bog parking lot by 10 a.m. Directions: Route 611, at the light at the Tannersville Inn turn onto Cherry Lane Road. The parking lot is 1.9 miles on the right from Route 611.

There is a cost. Preregistration is required. Masks must be worn throughout the duration of the walk. To preregister, call the center at 570-629-3061, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and some Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Contact Adele Argot at 717-933-4028 or arargot3@verizon.net. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or tneditor@tnonline.com.