New ‘foodie’ contributor to InJersey

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Welcome Chef Mark Smith, owner of The Tortilla Press in Collingswood, as one of our newest contributors here at Collingswood InJersey!

We're taking his posts on his own blog, and having them posted automatically to Collingswood InJersey.

For example, his most recent post, "It's a FAB Burrito," was posted on his blog (here), and is now on our blog (here). It's also a great example of a fun post for InJersey. It features a catchy video, members of the community meeting a challenge and five pound burritos. What more could you ask for?

We welcome all community members, local leaders, businesses and groups to join InJersey to contribute local content about Collingswood, NJ.

And if you have a blog with Collingswood-related info that we can link up with, like Mark's, feel free to let us know about it by posting a comment, and we'll be in touch!

Remember, InJersey is a way to keep your community informed, and many times the information on the site is picked up by the Courier-Post (which powers our site!).

Man aims to propagate community garden

By JULIA HAYS Courier-Post

When David Zuzga moved from Philadelphia to Collingswood with his wife and children, he wanted to bring his love for community gardening with him.

Organizer David Zuzga says a site on Washington Avenue is being considered for the community garden. (Photo provided)

And now with the help of the cooperative extension at Rutgers University and the support of the town, Zuzga is gearing up for the first meeting of the Collingswood Community Garden on July 14.

"With the organization, there will be two fronts. One is the development of the physical garden and the other will act as a horticultural society with speakers and a place to exchange ideas, extra plants and seedlings," said Zuzga. "At the first meeting, we will have master gardener John Wiberg coming to talk about vegetable gardening."

Though plans are still being finalized and the first meeting will offer an outlet for discussion, Zuzga said a site on Washington Avenue is being considered where plots could be divided among those interested in participating in the community garden.

Participants would choose what they would like to plant in their space, be it flowers, herbs, fruits or vegetables, so long as it is a non-invasive species, said Zuzga.

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