HUNT
GARDEN CLUB MEETINGS
The Hunt Garden Club meets seven times a year on the third Tuesday of the month at 9:30 AM at the Hunt Methodist Church fellowship hall. The May meeting is for installation of new officers and is held at the home of a member. Meetings resume in September. A Christmas luncheon is held in December at which time gifts are given to children with special needs and families who will appreciate goods for their pantries.
Monthly
meetings provide speakers on various topics of interest. These topics include
environmental issues such as organic gardening and conservation of resources,
commerical and hobby uses for plants and trees, historical information, community
programs and services, care and propation of different types of plants, and plants
for health.
Guests are welcome at the meetings and may contact us for further information.
Membership is for those who live in the Hunt, Ingram or Mountain Home area...
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Program Schedule for 2011-2012 |
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September 20, 2011
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"Weather Patterns Affecting Gardening"
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Cary Burgess, Certified Broadcast Meteorologist
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| October 18, 2011 | "Nineteenth Century Flowers & Vegetables" | Deborah Russell, Master Gardener & Living Historian |
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| November 15, 2011 | "Growing Herbs and Enhancing Our Well Being" | Debbie Gibson, Herbalist, and Co-owner of Sage Gardens |
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| December 20, 2011 | Christmas Party | Inn of the Hills |
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| January 17, 2012 | “Headwaters Groundwater Conservation and Water Conservation for Kerr County” |
Mary Ellen Summerlin VP-Headwaters Groundwater Conservation District Board |
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| February 21, 2012 | "The Slow Food Movement" | Peggy Sechrist, Co-OwnerHomestead Healthy Foods & USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Board Member |
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| March 20, 2012 | "Hydroponic Lettuce Farming" | Frank Clark, Owner |
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| April 17, 1012 | "Orchids" | Mark Barham, MD Orchid Grower |
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| May 15, 2012 | "Officer Installation & Picnic" | Bass Center, Kerr Wildlife Management Area |