SEPTEMBER 18, 2012: Field trip to the gardens of Dr. George Holmes
We will gather at St. Margaret’s Church at 1:00 p.m. to carpool to Dr. Holmes’ home on Atlantic Highway. (Please do not drive yourself unless it is absolutely necessary as parking is limited.) Dr. Holmes has lived and worked on his 3 ½ acres for 41 years. He has vegetable gardens, woodland areas and more and hopes to have fall roses for us to enjoy.
OCTOBER 16, 2012: Mark Fulford: “Caring for your fruit trees”
Mark Fulford, an independent farm consultant and educator with 40 years of agricultural experience, operates Teltane Farm in Monroe with his wife, Paula. He teaches how to transition from conventional to organic and biological agriculture, hands-on skills in organic orcharding, non-electric water technologies and soil, crop and forage nutrition. He’s studied new developments in agriculture in Australia, the Philippines and mainland China.
NOVEMBER 20, 2012: Rick Sawyer: “Wet and dry shade gardens”
Rick Sawyer has worked in the nursery business for over thirty-five years. In 1991, he founded Fernwood Nursery, now on Route 3, which specializes in shade and woodland plants. He will share his extensive expertise in choosing and growing plants for shady gardens.
JANUARY 15, 2013: William Browning: “The Maine Coastal Regional
Reentry Center garden project”
Jerome Weiner is the Program Manager for the Reentry Center. The garden project is in its third year of operation. In the past two summers it has produced thousands of pounds of vegetables and shared the produce with over three dozen programs that provide food to those in need. Reentry Center residents do much of the work in the garden and that work allows them to get out and give back to the community in a significant manner (and enjoy the fruits of their labors!).
FEBRUARY 19, 2013: Joan Willey: “Herbs for Good Health”
Joan Willey has studied herbs for more than 20 years. She and her daughter, Fran Clementson, also of Belfast, had a small herbal tea and salve business in Annapolis, Md. They developed recipes, produced teas and salves and sold them at farmers’ markets and through mail order. Active in the Sierra Club for 45 years, Joan served as regional staff director for 10 years, as Maryland Chapter chair, on the national Political Committee and on the national Board of Directors as vice-chair for training.
MARCH 19, 2013: Hammon Buck: “What’s new in annuals
and perennials”
Hammon Buck founded Plants Unlimited in Rockport on March 2, 1978 – in a snow storm! They have been at their current location since 1989 and are renowned for their dedication to bringing unusual plants to Midcoast gardeners. Mr. Buck has a degree in landscape architecture from Cornell University.
APRIL 16, 2013: Amy Campbell: “Flower Foragers:
Bees and Others in My Backyard and Borders”
Amy Campbell lives, gardens and keeps honey bees in Rockport. An advocate for native bees, she is also a Master Gardener and an award-winning nature photographer. She will give us an introduction to the common kinds of bees that are found in Midcoast gardens, how to tell the difference between bees and other confusing flying insects, and how we can and why we should welcome them in our gardens.