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The Strategic Planning Committee and the Executive Board met this week to come up with a plan to help alleviate some Membership issues.
We have two policy changes to bring to the Board for a vote in order to implement them. Our Bylaws state that any policy changes have to be approved by two-thirds of the Board, and to announce that to the membership. In order for us to include these changes (assuming we have the 2/3 votes needed) in our new yearbook before it goes to print and implement these proposals in September, we are calling for a special Board Meeting to take up these issues.
To accomplish this, I’m asking you to read the attached proposals and attend the ZOOM meeting on Monday, June 24th at 7 pm. Enclosed is a link to the Zoom meeting.
Cecily Vasington is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75471465332?pwd=SpoUFUJp7mXXIr1hGfB81ubNXlwkWl.1
Meeting ID: 754 7146 5332 Passcode: srv8zH
Thank you for your interest and support, and we hope to see you at our ZOOM
meeting. If you are unable to attend this meeting, please share your vote with
Susan Lindberg by June 24th . To move this along we need YOUR vote. Thank you!
Tree Tour with Arborist John Kehoe
Arborist John Kehoe will lead an informative Tree Tour through Elizabeth Park (an accredited Level I Arboretum) on Wednesday, June 26 at 10 a.m.
John Kehoe is the former City Forester for the City of Hartford and his experience with tree care and maintenance spans more than 40 years.
Learn about the many different species and notable trees throughout the Park, some of which date back over 100 years.
Tour is FREE and begins at the flagpole outside the green Cottage.
Rain Date: June 27.
We hope that some of you may want to join us at Wojan’s Woods, a land trust property at the end of Davenport Road, to plant fern plugs. The restoration of this little urban woods is a project our club has supported in collaboration with the Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy, our local land trust. We helped to remove invasive plants and helped to plant trees and shrubs and perennials over the last few months. Fern plugs are in, and planting is tentatively scheduled for June 27th (and perhaps June 29th) at 9:30 am. Note that this project is approved for Master Gardener Community Service Hours.
If you are interested in helping out, please let Beth Ann know so that she can keep you in the loop!
Please bring your favorite tools for weeding and pruning. A co-chair will arrive at the garden by 8:30 a.m.
PARKING: Parking will be in the paved lot next to the Amos Bull House on South Prospect Street. We encourage you to carpool as space is limited.
We plan to work if the rain is light. If it is pouring, you will get a cancellation call by 8:00 a.m.
Please remember to bring your favorite gardening tools for weeding and pruning.
If it is raining on your scheduled day, the rain date will be the next day.
The focus will be on Financial and especially Operating Expenses.
Please bring your favorite tools for weeding and pruning. A co-chair will arrive at the garden by 8:30 a.m.
PARKING: Parking will be in the paved lot next to the Amos Bull House on South Prospect Street. We encourage you to carpool as space is limited.
We plan to work if the rain is light. If it is pouring, you will get a cancellation call by 8:00 a.m.
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, July 20, 2024, from 9 am – 12 noon for an invasive plants removal party with your Civic Projects Committee. If you are interested, please text, email, or call Beth Ann so that she can plan accordingly. She will have handouts, and guided instruction will be provided. Many of you joined us last year, so you will need only a little review. More information will follow soon about best attire, gear to bring, and more.
As you know, invasive plants are non-native species that spread aggressively in natural areas. Invasive plants have replaced native species in many different habitats in Connecticut. When native plants are displaced in the landscape, the diversity of native birds, insects, other animals, and plants may be decreased and ecosystem functions may suffer.
Native Fruits
September 19, 2024
7pm
Live and on Zoom
Elmwood Community Center
1106 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
(Set your GPS to Burgoyne Street, West Hartford. The entrance to the community center is off Burgoyne Street.)
Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.
Free for members; non-members register here.
Most people, when they decide to grow fruits, plant apples or peaches, pears, cherries, and other familiar market fruits that mostly reflect this country’s traditionally European heritage. Consider native American fruits, which often are better adapted to withsta
nd our pest and climate challenges, and look naturally at home in our landscapes. We’ll explore the beauty, the flavor, and the cultivation of American persimmon, pawpaw, beach plum, lingonberry, and a host of other native delectables, as well as blueberry — a relative newcomer to our market shelves.
Lee Reich, PhD dove into gardening decades ago, initially with one foot in academia, as an agricultural scientist with the USDA and then Cornell University, and one foot in the field, the organic field. He eventually expanded his field to a “farmden” (more than a garden, less than a farm) and left academia to lecture, consult, and write. He is the author of 9 books and was a syndicated garden columnist for Associated Press for almost 30 years. Besides providing a year ‘round supply of fruits and vegetables, his farmden provides a testing ground for innovative techniques in soil care, pruning, and growing fruits and vegetables, and provides an educational site for workshops and training. Science and an appreciation of natural systems underpin his work.