Tuesday January 12
City of Belleville Council Meeting with proclamation attesting to the contribution the Belleville Garden Club has made to the city over the years.
January (date to be determined)
Seedy Saturday preparation.
We will be making envelopes of Scarlet Runner Beans to hand out at the event.
Throughout the year..
In recognition of the food insecurities being felt everywhere we will have a food donation bin at each meeting. Gleaners Food Bank will the recipient of any donations. Thank you for participating.
February 23
Our first general meeting of the year! Join us for an evening of friendship and cake! (not necessarily as shown) 7 pm Eastside Community Baptist Church (corner of Rollins and Victoria). You can pay your dues as well!
Tuesday March 24
Our March General Meeting. Join us for an informative talk with Carson Arthur - all about Food Insecurity.
Carson is passionate about teaching you to grow, harvest and enjoy the bounty from your own space. His goal is to help you eat better and live a healthier lifestyle by bringing farm-to-table to you.
February 28
Our second annual Seedy Saturday. After last year's success, we are doing it again! Centennial Secondary School, 160 Palmer Rd, Belleville. Come out and learn about growing your own food, get some seeds and have fun!
Saturday March 28 & Sunday March 29
Thanks to the generosity of the Quinte Home Builders' Assoc. we will have a boot at this year's Quinte Home & Cottage Show. Come and see us - should be a great learning experience.
Sunday March 29
Also on Sunday the 29th we will have a table at the Quinte Model Train show. We will be demonstrating Garden scale model railroading and the gardening that enhances the layout.
Throughout the year..
In recognition of the food insecurities being felt everywhere we will have a food donation bin at each meeting. Gleaners Food Bank will the recipient of any donations. Thank you for participating.
Saturday April 25
As part of our 150th celebrations, club member Jai Harvey-Wright will be holding a book signing for her newly published book "B is for Bugs"at Thrashers Garden Centre, 26 N. Front St. Belleville.
Tuesday April 28
April is our Violet/Houseplant Show.
Our General Meeting will feature Dana Goodfellow of Quinte Mind & Body who will help get us ready for the gardening season ahead. Dana is a registered massage therapist and knows a great deal about preventing aches and pains through proper exercise.
Tuesday May 26
Our speaker this month will be Debi Parry who is an expert on Orchids! Debi will give us tips on keeping these beautiful flowers growing and blooming.
Don't forget your donation to Gleaners Food Bank.
Tuesday June 16
Our Club members and members for other area clubs will be taking a bus trip to Richters Herbs in Goodwood for a tour of their greenhouses followed by lunch and then continue on our way to Parkwood Estate, a National Historic Site, for a tour of the grounds.
Monday July 6
We will be honoured to have our new club flag raised at the Quinte Wellness Centre in recognition of our 150th Anniversary. Join us for the celebration. (time to be determined)
Tuesday September 22
Our speaker this month will be Blair Richards-Koeslag, a chartered herbalist who will talk to us about those wild weeds (nettle, raspberry, mugwort and others) and how to put them to good use.
Remember your donation to Gleaners!
Tuesday October 27
This month's speaker will be Bonnie Moore from Woodland North Lavender Farm. Bonnie will be showing us how to make a special lavender treat and will share another treat! You must RSVP for this meeting so Bonnie has enough supplies with her.
We will also accept nominations for Board
Remember your donation to Gleaners!
Tuesday November 23
Our final General Meeting of the year! Induction of our new Board by our District 3 Director, our annual pot luck (bring your own plates, cup, cutlery etc), a wrap-up presentation of the year's activities and so much more!