DATE:                      September 11, 2024 

TIME:                       6:00 P.M.

LOCATION:             River Ridge Farm - 12 Payne Rd Portland CT

SPEAKER:              Dakota Rudloff Eastman

TOPIC:                    River Ridge Farm tour

TOPIC SUMMARY: Grows 200 fruits and vegetables in a No-till process. The tour will include our field space and 

                                greenhouse where we will talk about  the business of growing food for our community.

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DATE:                       October 9, 2024

TIME:                       6:30 PM

LOCATION:              South Windsor Public Library

SPEAKER:               Margery Winters

TOPIC:                     Gardening Under the Stars: Saving Our Nocturnal Pollinators & Our Health

TOPIC SUMMARY:  Learn about the ecological impacts of outdoor lighting and how you can reduce light

                                 pollution around your home.

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DATE:                        November 13, 2024

TIME:                        7:00 PM

LOCATION:               Avery Street Church

SPEAKER:                Dr. Richard Benfield

TOPIC:                      Around the World in 80 Gardens

TOPIC SUMMARY:   Travel with Dr. Richard Benfield exploring 80 of the most magnificent gardens in the world that 

                                  covers seven continents. Lush gardens of the pacific, arid gardens of Australia and beautiful​

                                  country gardens of England, Canada and the US.

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DATE:                        January 8, 2025

TIME:                        7:00 PM

LOCATION:               Avery Street Church 

SPEAKER:                Dan Williams

TOPIC:                      Square Foot Gardening

TOPIC SUMMARY:   A guide to growing organic vegetables in gardens in 20% of the area of traditional methods

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DATE:                        February 12, 2025

TIME:                        7:00 PM

LOCATION:               Avery Street Church

SPEAKER:                Bill Marshall & Oliver Hiob-Bansal

TOPIC:                      Invasives in your backyard

TOPIC SUMMARY:   Learn and help control these invasive problems in your yard and community.

                                  Identify, control and alternatives to use.

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DATE:                         March 12, 2025

TIME:                         7:00 PM

LOCATION:                Avery Street Christian Reformed Church

SPEAKER:                 Felicia  Millett

TOPIC:                       Gardening with native plants

TOPIC SUMMARY:    Natives make sense for many reasons. She explains the benefits native plants can

                                   bring to your home garden and the surrounding ecosystem.

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DATE:                          April 9, 2025

TIME:                          7:00 PM

LOCATION:                 Wood Memorial Library & Museum

SPEAKER:                  Gina Mita

TOPIC:                        Growing fabulous strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries

TOPIC SUMMARY:     Learn about proper planting, pruning, fertilizing, when to harvest berries

                                    and what to do with your spectacular harvest!
 

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DATE:                          May 14, 2025

TIME:                           6:30 PM

LOCATION:                 South Windsor Public Library

SPEAKER:                  Pam Cooper - Uconn Education Ctr

TOPIC:                        Good Bug-Bad Bug

TOPIC SUMMARY:     Which is Which and Why. Informative talk on what bugs are friends in our

                                    gardens and what bugs are not.