UN Garden Restoration in Nutley, NJ

Last summer, preparing for his guided walk through Nutley parks, Anthony Buccino was again reminded of the efforts put in several years back by an eager Eagle Scout candidate and his friends, family, and other volunteers.

Buccino recounts Tyler Huey's efforts toward his Eagle Scout project and the the way the UN Garden in Nutley was cleared, cleaned and restored ... for a while, anyway:

UN Garden Restoration, Nutley, NJ - 2009 - Eagle Scout Project by Tyler Huey

It's not the first time Buccino wrote about the UN Garden, one of Nutley's hidden treasures. UN Gardens was published in the underwhelming 2010 collection Yountakah Country - A Poetic View of Nutley Old and New. 

Two photos of the UN Garden appear in NUTLEY SNAPSHOTS.

UN GARDENS
A short walk from the gazebo
in the park where the Yanticaw Creek
splits with the grass 
and bridges in the middle, 
you'll come across stones
laid decades back 
in hopes of peace and love.
Long ago the stones
and the bushes, too,
we suppose, flourished.
But since those days,
whenever they were, 
the gardens have gone fallow
like the promise of peace and love
- by Anthony Buccino/Yountakah Country. 2010

TapIntoNutley: ''The Good Old Days' Nutley Farmer’s Market Walk & Talk with Anthony Buccino

Nutley's hyper-local news outlet TapIntoNutley tagged along for Anthony Buccino's walk through the park on Sunday, Aug. 20.

Buccino talked about the history of the Third River, the 19th Century Enclosure Artists Colony and much more during the three-mile walk.

The author recently published his fifth book about town, Nutley Snapshots In Plain View, volume one of nearly 200 photos around the township. His other books include Nutley Notables, Nutley Sons Honor Roll, Belleville and Nutley in the Civil War and Yountakah Country.

Sponsored by the Township of Nutley through Greenutley, the Walk and Talk ties in the with the Nutley Farmers Market. Greenutley is raising awareness of the importance of green choices in our everyday lives and providing simple, effective ways for each of us to contribute to the sustainability of our community and our planet, including saving energy, recycling and reducing waste, eating local/organic food, and reducing pollution.

TapIntoNutley: “The Good Old Days” Nutley Farmer’s Market Walk & Talk with Anthony Buccino

Did you make it to the Walk & Talk?

Anthony Buccino led the Walk & Talk through Nutley parks on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. 

About 20 walkers enjoyed a refreshing three-mile roundtrip walk from the pre-opening Nutley Farmers Market, Municipal Parking Lot 1, William St. and Franklin Ave., through Nutley parks along the Third River to Kingsland Park and back.