Membership for non-members. Joan Smith of Hillview Organic Farms will talk about organic gardening and her experiences on a small farm in Warsaw. Joan and her husband John have been running a C.S.A. farm for many years. C.S.A. stands for Community Shared Agriculture. This is a type of farming which provides funds to the farmer, at the beginning of the season from shareholders, to help with seed purchases and other farming needs.
Shareholders then receive produce throughout the season without paying anything further.
Joan has many great experiences to share and this will surely prove to be an interesting evening. April 10th Andrea Clarke, an expert in her field, will discuss organic pest management. Andrea has spoken for Peterborough Green-Up at their Ecology Park, demonstrating why it is important to avoid pesticides in our gardens, to protect not only the butterflies, lady bugs and other insects, but protecting us, our children and our food sources. May 8th Beryl Harris, one of our own long-time members, will give us a demonstration of flower arranging. She'll use flowers and accessories which are easily available at this time of year.