1. March/April, 2010
Volume 2, Issue 2
"The Comedy Magic of Chris Capehart and Rabbit".
NEWSLETTER
5996 Augustine Herman Hwy. www.priapigardens.com
Cecilton, Maryland 21913 410-275-9438
SPRING WORKSHOPS
Inside This Issue
Attendance at our first workshop was amazing! Two Spring Workshops Great Attendance
workshops remain and space is filling rapidly. Reserve your “It All Began in a Garden” T-shirts
spot today! Organic Plants and Produce
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WORKSHOP II - Saturday, Mar. 6 , 2010 Green Jobs? We Sure Know Where They Are!
(8:30am and 10:30am) Email your contact information or questions to:
“Edible Gardening” - Learn about plants that vic@priapigardens.com
produce edible leaves, stems, berries, fruit, and tubers. See
how they can be incorporated into your own landscape and Clip This Newsletter for a FREE Plant
garden.
WORKSHOP III - Saturday, Mar. 20 , 2010
th And 10% OFF On Purchases During March!
(8:30am and 10:30am)
“Organic Gardening” – See how we raise USDA
Organic vegetables and learn how you can do it too!
Where Are the Green Jobs?
T-SHIRTS ON SALE! With all of the talk these days about “green jobs”, this
seems like a silly question. It is very relevant however to
those of us involved in the greenest industry in the world!
“It All Began In A Garden” is our new slogan. We are Sadly, the national media often overlooks farmers,
offering T-shirts ($12.95) that feature this phrase on the horticulturists, individual homeowners and property
front (with our logo on the back). Purchase a T-shirt and owners, all of whom contribute to the well being of our
prominently wear it to our garden center or Farmers’ planet. Plant related jobs grow our food, produce fiber for
Markets and get 10% off on each purchase. Got the spring clothing, and green the landscapes of our cities and parks.
“itch” yet! We sure do, as does the thought of wearing a T- Persons involved in these jobs provide and maintain that
shirt outside! Get one for yourself and another for a friend! protective environment that allow birds to nest,
earthworms to thrive, and in general, nature to do what it
Organic Plants and Produce does best…take care of itself.
These jobs already exist and need to be publicized!
Right now there is a national push on through the USDA to
This spring we will be expanding our production of expand the sales of locally grown produce by extending the
organically grown produce. We will be starting here in growing season using high tunnels. Also, the state of
Cecilton by planting herbs in the greenhouse in February and Maryland has an ongoing program this year called
spring greens in the ground in early March. Later in the Marylanders Plant Trees. We are a participating garden
season we’ll be starting at a second location in the center and have coupons that will save the homeowner
Middletown area where we’ll have a produce market. Watch $25 on a tree worth $50 or more. Do your part in the
for this as spring approaches! “green jobs” movement…contribute to the greening of the
earth by supporting a green job that already is present and
thriving!
Thanks for shopping with us,
your family owned garden center. Forward this newsletter to your contacts that share a
passion for nature and a desire to help it thrive!
Vic & Mary Priapi
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