Pam Glassoff wiped a scatter of fresh soil from her hands, basking in the warm afternoon sun in front of the Montclair Branch of the Oakland Public Library. Smiling, she talked about her love of gardening and the excitement of the Earth Day event she was attending. “I’ve never grown from seed, so this would be a whole new experiment for me.” Glassoff has been gardening for 25 years, and has a fondness for tomatoes, rhubarb, and asparagus. With the…