Welcome to the Greenfield Garden Club - 
Serving all of Franklin County, Massachusetts, and beyond. Please join us at our next meeting, and bring a friend!

Date: Thursday, June 20
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Just Roots Community Farm, 34 Glenbrook Dr, Greenfield
Speaker/Guide: Meryl LaTronica

Please join us for a tour of the farm, garden plots, the barn (in progress) and new compost area at the centerpiece of the non-profit organization Just Roots. 
The goal of Just Roots is to increase the knowledge about and demand for local food in Franklin County. The farm is steward to 61 acres which used to be the town of Greenfield's Poor Farm. They are committed to sustainable, organic gardening to build healthy soils at the farm. They soil test yearly to determine which materials need to be added to the soil, especially minerals. We will be able to ask them about their soil fertility and amendments and how we can replicate this in our own vegetable gardens.

Meryl LaTronica is the farm's Director, and will be our tour guide this evening. We will start with our customary brief business meeting, and then will dive right in to the tour of the farm. Bring lots of questions!

Directions: turn onto Glenbrook Drive from Leyden Road. You will pass a white farmhouse, then a large brown apartment building. Next you will pass the large red barn of the farm. Parking is in a lower lot directly after the barn. There is plenty of space for parking, but carpool if you are able. The tour will start up at the barn. Wear appropriate footgear for walking on uneven ground.
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The Greenfield Garden Club is eager to attract new members! Have you attended a meeting recently? Will you bring a friend to the next meeting? Have you paid your dues for 2019?Memberships are $20 per person or $25 for a household. Please send your membership check to Club Treasurer Joanne Burns, 14 Freeman St, Greenfield, MA 01301. You will receive a membership card that you can present at select local businesses for a 10 percent discount. We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting!

​​As always, please email the club with any questions: greenfieldgardenclub@yahoo.com ​

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2019 Schedule of Monthly Meetings and Events of Interest to Members

January 20, 2019 - 1:00 PM Annual Meeting at French King Restaurant. POSTPONED TO MARCH 10 due to snow.

February 2 10 am-1pm Winter Farmers Market, Discovery School at Four Corners, 21 Ferrante St, Greenfield.

February 21-24 - 38th Annual CT Flower & Garden Show at CT Convention Center, Hartford, CT.

March 2 10-1 Winter Farmers Market, Discovery School at Four Corners, 21 Ferrante St, Greenfield.

March 4-March 29 - Berkshire Botanical Bulb Show

March 3-10 - Philadelphia Flower Show - Flower Power

March 2-17 - Smith College Spring Bulb Show.

March 2-17 - Mount Holyoke College 48th Spring Flower Show: Seasons of Change.

​March 3 - Sunday at midnight. Grant Proposal deadline.

March 4 - Grant Committee meets at Taylor's Tavern.

March 10 1:00 - 4:00 pm - Annual Meeting - John Zon Community Center. POSTPONED TO MARCH 17.

March 13-17 - Boston Flower Show, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA. This year's Theme: "The Beauty of Balance."

March 17 1:00 - 4:00 pm - Annual Meeting - John Zon Community Center. Facilitator: Phyllis Labanowski. Refreshments available. Reinvigorate, Reignite, Reimagine.

March 23 8:45 am-2:15pm  WMMGA Spring Symposium at Frontier High School, South Deerfield. Healthy Gardens, Healthy Gardeners! $35

March 23 - Copake, NY - Seedy Saturday at Margaret Roach's with Turtle Tree Seeds

March 30 9-12:30 Arnold Arboretum Weld Hill Research Center - The American Chestnut - When Will It Flourish Again?

March 30 - Lower Valley Master Gardener Symposium at Holyoke High School, Holyoke, MA. Bees, Butterflies and Bounty. The latest Buzz in Gardening. $35 thru March 15, $40 late registration.

April 4-7: 7th Annual Festival of Flowers, Springfield Museums.

April 4 5:00 - 8:00pm - Culture & Cocktails at the Festival of Flowers Springfield Museums $10 members $20 non-members.

April 6 - 8:15 am-2:30 pm Berkshires Master Gardener Symposium at Lenox  Memorial Middle and High School, Lenox, MA. Strengthen Your Garden Skills $40 thru 3/31, then $45. Single sessions $15

April 13 10-4 Tower Hill. Opening Day of Wind, Waves and Light, an installation by George Sherwood. Runs April 13 - Oct 14, 2019. Field Trip? Email the club with your interest!
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April 27 - 8-12:30 Opening Day for the Greenfield Farmers Market at Court Square. 

May 5 -9 -5 Berkshire Botanical Roy Boutard Day with  Lenox Garden Club Daffodil Show. Start of the 85th Season for Berkshire Botanical Gardens.

May 10-11 - Berkshire Botanical 42nd Annual Plant Sale

Sunday May 12 Lilac Sunday at Arnold Arboretum. Picnicking is allowed today only! Tours from 10 - 3.

May 16 - 6 pm - Bridge of Flowers talk and tour.

May 24 - 5:30 to 7 pm: drop off labelled plants for the Extravaganza at 252 Davis St., Greenfield.

Extravaganza is May 25, 2019 - 8:30 AM-12:30 PM at the John Zon Community Center, corner of Davis and Pleasant Streets in Greenfield. 

June 20 - 6:00 pm - Come learn about Just Roots/Greenfield Community Farm through a guided tour.

June 29 & 30 - 10 - 4 daily; 16th Annual Lavender Festival, Johnson Hill Farm.

July 13 - 9 to 4 -  Silver Gardens Daylily and Arts Festival. 23 Pickett Lane, Greenfield. Thousands of daylilies to choose from!

July 18 - 5:30 PM Potluck at Norm and Marsha's home, 41 Meadow Lane, Greenfield. A short business meeting will include voting on the new club bylaws.

August Meeting TBD

August 9-11 NOFA Summer Conference, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA "Nutrition Matters" (Soil Health)

September 6-9 - Franklin County Fair

September Meeting TBD
 
October Meeting TBD
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November 2-17 Smith College Fall Chrysanthemum Show.

November 1-3 - Cider Days! Celebrate all things apple with special events and tastings. 25th year!
 
November 21 - 6 pm - Wreaths/Kissing Balls - what's your fancy? Chapley Gardens, South Deerfield. (fee)

December TBD 6 pm - Annual Holiday Party 


For more information on this month's or any other listed club-sponsored event, please contact the club at: greenfieldgardenclub@yahoo.com