Meetings and Educational Programs
Educational programs are held in conjunction with our monthly meetings. They usually run about 45 minutes and are followed by a general membership meeting.
Some recent topics have included:
- Soil – It’s Not Just Dirt – improving soil for good plant health.
- Vermiculture – Composting with Worms
- Beekeeping and How to Start
- Foraging for Edible Mushrooms
- Organic Gardening Methods
2024 Schedule
Monday, February 5
South Woodstock Baptist Church 6:00 pm Social; 6:30 Scholarship Presentation; 7pm Program Amelia South will speak to the club about Wild Edible Plants and bring some examples at the club meeting on Mon. Feb. 5th. Amelia South is a Practicing Master Herbalist and Professional Forager who lives on her small organic farm in Killingly. She started foraging in 2006 when she lived in Washington State and noticed an abundance of wild blackberries growing along every roadside. Since then, she has studied herbal medicine and taught herself how to identify and eat hundreds of wild plants and mushrooms, and she is always learning more! She teaches classes online as well as teaching personal and group foraging walks around Connecticut.Monday, March 4
South Woodstock Baptist Church 6:00 pm Social; 6:30 Scholarship Presentation; 7pm ProgramMaster Gardener, Jean Vose, will be speaking to the club about Creating Continuously Blooming Gardens.
Monday, April 1
South Woodstock Baptist Church
6:00 pm Social; 6:30 Scholarship Presentation; 7pm Program
Evan Lentz, from the UConn Extension program, will be presenting on Integrated Pest Management for Fruits.
Monday, May 6
South Woodstock Baptist Church
6:00 pm Social; 6:30 Scholarship Presentation; 7pm Program
Program TBD
Monday, June 10th – Member Potluck at Tyrone Farms in Pomfret, CT
A Sign up will be going out electronically and at meetings for those who do not have email access. Rande Chmura will be chairing.
July and August – no meeting or Program