SAVE THE DATES: THE "WILDLY" POPULAR CARLISLE COUNTRY GARDENS TOUR IS RETURNING. It's a two-day event, slated for Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8. Gardens are open from 10 am to 4 pm each day. Our 2019 theme is "Come to your senses." We'll highlight details at each property that encourage you to sharpen your senses. So pack a small notebook to jot down ideas and plan a leisurely two-day tour of six private gardens in a rural setting just a few miles from Boston. And watch this space: reduced-price ticket sales begin in April.
LETTUCE TALK: ALL ABOUT LITTLE LEAF FARMS
Joint program with Gleason Public Library. The public is warmly invited.
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After graduating from the agriculture program at Cornell University, Paul Sellew had a vision for New England – a locally grown salad that was available year-round. As the founder of Backyard Farms of Maine, he mastered the growing and distribution of flavorful, greenhouse-grown tomatoes. He put his salad plans on the back burner while he built his next company, Harvest Power, into the largest organics recycler in North America. But after leaving Harvest Power, his interest in locally grown produce was once again piqued and he began to research the best lettuce growing systems in the world.
In 2015, Paul set about designing cutting-edge, sustainable technology for growing lettuce, located in a new industrial site at the former Ft. Devens acreage. That fall, he was joined by Tim Cunniff, Backyard Farms’ former executive VP of Sales and Marketing. Recognizing the opportunity to revolutionize the West Coast-dominated lettuce industry, Paul and Tim broke ground on the first phase of their 10-acre greenhouse development and began to line up customers. |
Speaker: Paul Sellew, CEO of Little Leaf Farms in Devens, MA
When: Monday, February 4, 2019, 7:00-9:00 PM (Snow date: Monday, Feb. 11) Where: Hollis Room, Gleason Public Library 
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Today, Little Leaf Farms is proud to supply New England from their fully automated lettuce-growing greenhouse off Route 2. And they are excited to offer the freshest, best tasting baby lettuce in New England.
Recent club highlights
Proud winners of Carlisle Old Home Day parade trophy
Alison Saylor's Template for land stewardship
Judy Blaikie Lane's Flower arranging demo
2018-2019 Program listing
See our 2018 Debbie Wright Scholarship winner
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OVER THE MOON ABOUT THE MOON?
If you're one of those wonderful "lunatic" gardeners who believes in planting or harvesting by the phases of the moon, you can click this link for a chart of the moon phases this month. |
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ANNOUNCING THEIR 2019 LECTURE SCHEDULE
EVENINGS WITH THE EXPERTS @ GROW NATIVE MASSACHUSETTS
Grow Native Massachusetts (www.grownativemass.org) is an excellent local resource for expert lectures -- free and open to all -- on the latest horticultural thinking. They recently announced their upcoming lecture schedule: first Wednesday of each month, from February through May at Cambridge Public Library from 7:00 — 8:30 pm. Click here for details. Garden club members may want to arrange a carpool.
- February 6: The Challenge and Promise of Restoring Urban Landscapes by Steven Handel, Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Rutgers University
- March 6: Sugar, Sex, and Poison: Understanding the Vital Powers of Plants by William Cullina, Executive Director, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
- April 3: More than Just the Buzz: Finding Real Solutions to Native Pollinator Decline by Robert Gegear, Assistant Professor of Biology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- May 1: A Grassland Restoration Tale of Weeds, Wildlife, and Renewal by Jenna Webster, Senior Designer, Larry Weaner Landscape Associates
PLEASE SHARE THE RECIPE FOR YOUR FABULOUS DISH |
OUR POTLUCK PARTIES LEAVE US YEARNING FOR ONE MORE TASTE of that amazing salad or casserole, dessert or other special treat you brought to a party this year -- or any year. Though our version won't match your artful preparation, we'd love to share those tasty delights at our own family gatherings. And those who couldn't make it to the event will appreciate a vicarious bite, we're sure.
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2018-2019 PROGRAM SCHEDULE AVAILABLE
SAVE THE DATES for upcoming garden club programs and member/public events.
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THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS
CHECK OUT THIS NEW PAGE TO SEE A LIST OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OUR WORK. Many thanks to all our sponsors, donors and supporters. Please support them in return, whenever possible.
What else is new?
LAST YEAR'S SEED SWAP/EXPO FEATURED SEED BOMBS, PEA SHOOTS, MILK-JUG MINI-GREENHOUSES, ORIGAMI ENVELOPES FROM RECYCLED PAPER, MASON BEE HOMES AND NEW COMPOSTING IDEAS for gardeners of all ages. Click here to visit recent Seed Swap documents. Stop back in February to learn more about this year's event on March 16, 2019.
KEEP MOVING, GARDENERS: TRY THE EGOSCUE STRETCHES FOR HEALTH AND REJUVENATION, available for all to download here.
A WORKOUT ROUTINE FOR GARDENERS WHO WANT TO GET IN SHAPE. Available to all site visitors.
MORE PUBLIC LINKS HAVE BEEN ADDED: Check out some exciting new addresses on our favorite links page describing an exciting succulent nursery, permaculture resources, over-wintering tender fig trees, and new sources for obtaining native New England shrubs and perennials. These links are available to all site visitors.
MEMBER DOCUMENTS NOW AVAILABLE: Get a copy of our downloadable 2017-18 member list, as well as recent newsletters, meeting minutes, financial reports, and member reimbursement form here. You'll be asked for the site password.
A WORKOUT ROUTINE FOR GARDENERS WHO WANT TO GET IN SHAPE. Available to all site visitors.
MORE PUBLIC LINKS HAVE BEEN ADDED: Check out some exciting new addresses on our favorite links page describing an exciting succulent nursery, permaculture resources, over-wintering tender fig trees, and new sources for obtaining native New England shrubs and perennials. These links are available to all site visitors.
MEMBER DOCUMENTS NOW AVAILABLE: Get a copy of our downloadable 2017-18 member list, as well as recent newsletters, meeting minutes, financial reports, and member reimbursement form here. You'll be asked for the site password.
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