They've also got herb-related workshops, though I haven't experienced those myself. I even took a taciturn teenager here (with the promise of something else later in the day to make it up to him) and he was nabbed by a sensitive plant that closed when you touched it and a chocolate-scented plant. Even if you are not gaga about gardening something here will catch you and make you take it home and grow it. You want mint, did you say? Could you be more specific? Apple, Pineapple, Chocolate, Pepper, Lemon.Thinking about a fruit tree perhaps? Moro blood oranges! Three colors of figs! Tamarind! Pomegranate! Something hurts? Hundreds, HUNDREDS of medicinal herbs. From Buddha's Hand Citrus trees to Zaatar and just about everything in between. You will swoon with the breadth of their selection. Just strolling the gardens is enough for some folks, but then, ooh! ahh! herbs, spices, and fruit trees unavailable anywhere else. This is a multi-generational labor of love, gardening, and culinary wisdom, by serious candidates for The Nicest People on the Planet. In central NJ, just a short drive from Bethlehem PA, there's a little slice of paradise for gardeners, cooks and everyone in between. Next Saturday the farm will host lectures all day including one on bee keeping! Im seriously considering going back. They even have bee hives on site!! My boyfriend called the free range chicken coop, "chicken city." I encourage you to check out their website, then plan a visit if you are in the area, or are interested in organic gardening. There are wooden baskets and wagons for you to carry your collection of plants. They also had a "Butterfly Garden." Everything was well labeled. The first garden I approached was the "Healing Garden." Full of Soft Lambs Ears and medicinal plants. Thanks Google Maps! Upon arrival, I feel like a kid in a candy shop! Which way do I go? Which plant do I want? Although I had carefully planned a list of plants I wanted from their extensive online catalog, I didn't follow it. Realizing the harmful effects of some of the insecticides used by the big box stores, I wanted no parts! The farm from Union County NJ is all of a 45 minute drive off of 78 West. Six of them have never been found.I traveled to Port Murray to visit Well Sweep Herb Farm because I read that they were an organic farm. The reservoir has been called the Bermuda Triangle of New Jersey, and over 26 people have drowned there since 1971. The park also has a wilderness area for camping, swimming and SCUBA diving facilities, a boat ramp and nature hiking and biking trails. Some of the other species of fish in the lake include bass, pickerel, catfish, american eel, yellow perch, brown trout, and rainbow trout. This is one of only two lakes in New Jersey with lake trout, the other being Merrill Creek Reservoir in Warren County. The New Jersey Division of Wildlife (a department of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection) claims the reservoir is the southernmost body of water that contains naturally reproducing lake trout. Its water is distributed during times of drought via the nearby south branch of the Raritan River. The reservoir contains 55 billion US gallons (210,000,000 m 3) of water for use in central New Jersey, making it the largest in the state. Reaching depths of 180 feet (55 m), this 2,350 acres (9.5 km 2) reservoir is best known for its pristine clear blue waters. The reservoir covers what used to be a farming community, with remains of a school and a church on the lake floor among other buildings. The surrounding ridges of Cushetunk Mountain endure because they were underlaid with dense and durable volcanic rock diabase that cooled slowly under the surface of the earth. The deep valley was caused by erosion of the soft sedimentary rock. The reservoir is named after the naturally formed circular valley surrounded by Cushetunk Mountain. The Round Valley Reservoir in Clinton Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States, was formed in 1960 when the New Jersey Water Authority constructed two large dams and flooded a large valley.
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