Programs
Meetings are scheduled for the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Meetings consist of a guest speaker followed by a brief business meeting.
Social time begins at 6:00 p.m. before the meeting.
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2019 Meeting Days and Guest Speakers:
January 8th - Jerry Hearn - Discuss Eckert's operation plus growing vegetables. Katy Cavins Community Center
February 5th - Amanda Mellenthin - Ameila Carriel Jr. High School Science Teacher will discuss how she integrates growing vegetables into her curriculum. Katy Cavins Community Center
March 5th - Kurt Ranger (SWIC) - Benefits of healthy soil. Katy Cavins Community Center
April 2nd - Ryan Heinmann (Parks & Rec) - The trials and tribulations of owning and managing a vineyard. Katy Cavins Community Center
May 7th - Jim Harper - Medicinal benefits of honey. Rock Springs Cabin
June 4th - Get together at the State St. Garden, Tour & Barbeque. State Street Garden
July 2nd - Roger Warnick - Bonsai trees, how to grow and care for them. Rock Springs Cabin
August 6th - Vernon Kleen - Everything you wanted to know about hummingbirds. Rock Springs Cabin
September 3rd - Trudy Effinger - Effinger Garden Center - Merits of fall gardening. Rock Springs Cabin
October 1st - Rima Abusaid - Illinois Extension Center and how it benefits gardenerrs. Rock Springs Cabin
November 5th - St. Louis Composting - How to compost and the benefits. Rock Springs Cabin
December 3rd - Christmas Social, holiday decorations and wreath making. Katy Caving Community Center
February 5th - Amanda Mellenthin - Ameila Carriel Jr. High School Science Teacher will discuss how she integrates growing vegetables into her curriculum. Katy Cavins Community Center
March 5th - Kurt Ranger (SWIC) - Benefits of healthy soil. Katy Cavins Community Center
April 2nd - Ryan Heinmann (Parks & Rec) - The trials and tribulations of owning and managing a vineyard. Katy Cavins Community Center
May 7th - Jim Harper - Medicinal benefits of honey. Rock Springs Cabin
June 4th - Get together at the State St. Garden, Tour & Barbeque. State Street Garden
July 2nd - Roger Warnick - Bonsai trees, how to grow and care for them. Rock Springs Cabin
August 6th - Vernon Kleen - Everything you wanted to know about hummingbirds. Rock Springs Cabin
September 3rd - Trudy Effinger - Effinger Garden Center - Merits of fall gardening. Rock Springs Cabin
October 1st - Rima Abusaid - Illinois Extension Center and how it benefits gardenerrs. Rock Springs Cabin
November 5th - St. Louis Composting - How to compost and the benefits. Rock Springs Cabin
December 3rd - Christmas Social, holiday decorations and wreath making. Katy Caving Community Center