The farm offers plenty more like an organic seed bank exchange, bird watching opportunities and tours of the historic home which is located on the site. Caterpillar Nana tells us about farm activities the public can enjoy:
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201-797-7545
4-02 River Rd
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
The BCUA will be conducting a household hazardous waste (HHW) collection event this coming Saturday, rain or shine:
Saturday 12 Sept 2015
9am-3pm
Bergen County Campgaw Mountain Reservation
200 Campgaw Road
Mahwah, NJ
BCUA hosts eight hazardous waste days for Bergen County residents and small businesses to take advantage of throughout the year. Locations include Bergen County Community College in Paramus, Campgaw Mountain Reservation in Mahwah, and the BCUA facility in Moonachie.
Household hazardous materials the BCUA will accept include aerosol cans, anti-freeze, batteries (vehicle and rechargeable only), disinfectants, fertilizer, fire extinguishers, fluorescent lights, gasoline, paints, solvents, used motor oil and filters, and varnishes. A full list of accepted materials and other related information can be found at www.bcua.org.
ABOUT BCUA
BCUA, a public utility providing sewage disposal and solid waste services, water pollution control and solid waste management services in Bergen County, actively partners with local communities in efforts to protect the environment, including free programs to collect hazardous waste, tires and other reusable items.
Sunday morning, Ivan Wei and I met Councilwoman Lisa Swain in the Fair Lawn Community Garden to give her a tour and show her how well our gardens grow. She was delighted with the bountiful production and impressed with the watering system our organizer Stan Olejarz set up … and mentioned that she grows strawberries at home.
Councilwoman Swain, who’s the Fair Lawn Green Team liaison, mentioned that she’d like to see the shed erected that she obtained through a grant a couple of years ago and offered to look into facilitating this. Ivan planted the idea of helping us get a deer-proof fence (a ten footer) too, and we sent the Councilwoman off with a few freshly picked tomatoes, scallions and banana peppers.
The Fair Lawn Arts Council is sponsoring a community “Photo Expo.” The mission of this effort is to involve the Fair Lawn community in the creation and appreciation of art.
This “Photo Expo” will be a photography event centered on the theme “Seasons of Fair Lawn”. The end result will be a collection of images featuring an exhibition of varied photographs, giving unique insight into the past and present seasons in Fair Lawn. The photos will be exhibited at the Maurice M. Pine Public Library, Fair Lawn Community Center, as well as other locations throughout the borough.
Twelve photographs will be selected to be printed in the 2016 Borough Calendar.
You MUST submit all information below in order to enter the “Photo Expo”.
ELIGIBILITY:
Participants MUST be Fair Lawn residents to submit an entry. The Fair Lawn Arts Council is not responsible for entries that are lost, late, misdirected or incomplete.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. All photographs MUST be submitted by August 5, 2015.
2. The images can depict the four seasons. Use your imagination and creativity.
HOW TO ENTER:
1. Submit up to four of your best photos (jpeg files).
2. Each image MUST include the name of the photographer, date and time taken, location of the image and a title and/or caption. In addition, you must include your home address.
3. All photos MUST be submitted by e-mail to flartscouncil@gmail.com by August 5, 2015.
By submitting materials above for entry into the Photo Expo, you hereby agree to the following:
Copyrights
Entrants retain all rights, including, without limitation, the copyrights in any submitted photo(s), and, upon submission of such photo(s), entrants grant the Fair Lawn Arts Council use of their image(s) in relation to the promotion of our photo expo, current or future, on our blog, social media web sites and other web properties without fee or other form of compensation whatsoever. Each entrant warrants and represents that (1) he/she has obtained all rights, clearances and permission with respect to any submitted photo(s), including, without limitation, all copyright in and to such photo(s), publicity and likeness rights of all individuals depicted in such photo(s), and any and all other required rights in connection with any materials submitted to the Fair Lawn Arts Council and/or the Photo Expo; (2) no third party has any claims or interests whatsoever in any materials submitted for inclusion in the Photo Expo; and (3) the submission of materials to, and/or any use of such submitted materials by the Fair Lawn Arts Council in connection with the Photo Expo will not infringe upon or violate the rights of any third party. All entrants hereby release, discharge and agree to hold harmless, and shall indemnify the Fair Lawn Arts Council and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, licensees, assigns, and representatives, from and against any and all liabilities, loss, damages and costs (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of any breach or threatened breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties.
Name Publication Rights
By entering the photo expo, entrants agree to have their submitted name displayed on our website and used by us for any purpose, at any time, without any fee or other form of compensation whatsoever. We reserve the right to disqualify users, without notice, and for any reason. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook.