My Local Garden
is a New Jersey-based business as well as a community of organic farmers, organic
vegetable gardeners, educators, permaculture designers, consultants and
naturalists, with a mission to connect
people to nature and grow good food.
We
use permaculture principles in the
garden and in our lives, building practical skills and sharing our
knowledge of solutions for healthier and more meaningful lives. We regenerate landscapes
and communities, and inspire people of all ages to implement simple sustainable solutions that can change their lives and the world.
We have a core team of Wanda, Julie, Adam, Erin, Lauren and an extended team of over
100 farmers, gardeners, interns, apprentices, and students, who are growing food using sustainable
organic practices and helping others do the same.
Wanda Knapik, President of My Local Garden,
designs and creates integrated edible landscapes and vegetable gardens in urban and suburban environments. She
is a certified permaculture
designer and educator, organic vegetable gardener, and environmental
activist. She is
a member of the Bernardsville Green Team and the Director of the
Bernardsville Community Garden. For more info : http://wandaknapik.com/ http://www.meetup.com/Permaculture-Network-of-NJ/ http://bernardsvillegoesgreen.org/ My Local Garden channel on You Tube. Wanda Knapik on Facebook
Wanda is a certified Permaculture Educator, trained at Esalen Institute in California by Benjamin Fahrer and Kate Steele. She has a Permaculture Design Certificate from the Center for Bioregional
Living, trained by Andrew Faust. She has volunteered at the New York Botanical Gardens and has participated in NYBG gardening programs as well. She has completed organic gardening programs at Stonebarns, NY and Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA-NJ, NOFA Mass). She has a B.S. degree from New
Jersey Institute of Technology and a Masters degree from Seton Hall University.
She has extensive hands-on farming and gardening experience from working on farms and in gardens across the U.S. and Europe. She has traveled the world extensively, learning about the diversity in food and cultures. Her passion is in educating and inspiring people of all ages to connect with nature and understand local and global ecological issues. She provides innovative and unique ways to be part of the solution, offering simple steps that make a big impact in solving our environmental challenges of today and the future.
Julie Aiello, Maplewood (Essex County). Julie is an organic vegetable gardener and educator. She is a visionary leader at Gourmet Dining LLC, spearheading the Gourmet Campus Gardens program at Universities. She is on the Board of Trustees of CommunityEarth, a Morristown-based non-profit that launched the Farm the Earth program in 2011.
Contact us 908-432-2198 or wanda@mylocalgarden.com Follow My Local Garden on: Copyright 2008-2011. My Local Garden. Fully Insured.
