What is Groundwork Elizabeth? Founded in England in 1979, the Groundwork program engages the public sector, the private sector and the community in addressing challenges in urban communities. more information What type of projects and programs are being done now? Groundwork’s mission is to improve places and in doing so to improve the lives of people within the Elizabeth community and beyond. more information How can I get involved? Groundwork welcomes individual group and corporate volunteers and sponsorships. more information     Learn about Career Opportunties in Green Related Fields more information about free class registration Recent Events Bayway Complex CAP and Elizabethtown Gas sign on as Come Grow With Us Community Garden sponsors for 2011. The Bayway Complex Community Advisory Panel and the Elizabethtown Gas Company, taking a public community based leadership position, both have pledged to support the 2011 Come Grow With Us Union County Community Gardening Program. Their level of support qualifies them as specific “Garden Sponsors”. The Bayway Complex will be hosting the new Linden Community Garden at the 1st Baptist Church on Dill Avenue in Linden, and the Elizabethtown Gas Company will be named as the Roselle Day Care Center’s patron, on West 5th Ave. in Roselle. The Come Grow With Us Community Gardening program was started in 2009, through the inspiration of Annette Quijano (NJ Assembly 20th District), and has been growing each year. The program is designed to grow food locally in public locations in urban areas, to create programming around the gardens, and to foster nutritional improvements amongst the garden participants. Instrumental in the garden development and maintenance are the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County, the City of Elizabeth, Union County, the 20th Legislative Office, Consultants for the Common Good, the United Way of Greater Union County, and Groundwork Elizabeth, which administers the program. The Bayway Complex CAP is comprised of Infineum USA L.P., ConocoPhillips Bayway Refinery, DuPont, and Cogen Technologies Linden Venture LP. Elizabethtown Gas, well known for its delivery of natural gas, is a subsidiary of AGL Resources, and maintains a strong local community driven presence in Union County. For more information on the Come Grow With Us Program, call Groundwork Elizabeth at 908-289-0262, or log onto www.groundworkelizabeth.com. Come Grow With Us! Green Team Tour de Elizabeth