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. Learn this                                   process of growing in less space. There’s no tilling, no digging and there’s much less work. It’s a whole                                   different approach to gardening. It’s more than just another method of planning and planting a garden.

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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 to control these invasive problems in your yard and community. Introduction to South                                      Windsor Invasive Plants Education Area including the Invasives Trail. This area educates the public on                                    identification and control of invasive species and alternatives to use.

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DATE:                         March 12, 2025

TIME:                         7:00 PM

LOCATION:                Wood Memorial Library & Museum

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.