On Saturday, February 1st, Merchantville's Maple Project held it's initial workshop and Sugar Maple tapping event. Over 65 adults and kids attended the session lead by Lindsey brown and Debbie Sommers fro The Stockton University Maple Project. The Stockton Maple Project continuously offers educational workshops to members of our local community and to educators in P-12 schools that incorporate science, sustainability, and reciprocity - a Native American and ecological concept focused on returning resources

Our mission at Incredible Edible Merchantville is to nurture environmental stewardship through the development of edible landscapes that support food security, promote a healthy culture, connect community and foster a sustainable future. Stockton University's Maple Project is currently looking to identify several more hubs before the maple season starts in January and our team is working to pilot this program in town. We recently received a $1000 grant from Sustainable South Jersey's Caren Kaufman Memorial Grant to pursue this initiative.

Welcome to The Sunflower Garden. This garden is brought to you by Incredible Edible Merchantville in partnership with The Merchantville Green Team.  We would like to give a special thanks to Chris Mattern and Beth Manning for all of their volunteer efforts. Why Sunflowers? Not only are sunflowers beautiful, but they have a special ability to draw heavy metals from the soil. As this path used to be a railroad, there is a known risk for the potential of heavy metal leaching into the soil.

Incredible Edible (IE) Merchantville is a Borough sustainability partner within the Green Team. It began in 2018 as a grassroots project with a mission to nurture environmental stewardship and food security through the development of edible landscapes. Our goals are to support food security, promote good health, foster sustainable living and connect communities. Two years ago, IE became interested in becoming a HUB for the Stockton University Maple Project. This project is funded through a USDA grant

The unpredictable bouts of extreme weather due to climate change hurting some traditional crops has made pawpaws an appealing alternative. Pawpaws are North America’s largest native fruit and are exceedingly rare, found mainly in the wild across 26 states or in small orchards in Appalachia, where the trees have historically thrived. Praised for their flavor, which is sometimes described as a cross between a mango and banana with the texture of a ripe avocado. The custard-like fruit is an ideal spoonable dessert.

Our two Paw-Paw saplings at Wellwood Park are growing strong! The paw-paw tree (Asimina triloba) is native to our area and produces the largest edible fruit native to North America, with a size ranging from 3-6 inches in length.native to our area and produces the largest edible fruit native to North America, with a size ranging from 3-6 inches in length. Its fruit, also known as the pawpaw, is a large, edible berry that is often overlooked despite its unique taste and nutrient-rich benefits