Time: 9:30 SOCIAL, 10:30 PROGRAM & MEETING

Speaker: Rob Trawick, Agricultural and Natural Resources Agent

Topic: Proper Pruning in your Backyard Garden

 Location: Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Rd NW, Sandy Springs, Ga 30328

Time: 9:30 SOCIAL, 10:30 PROGRAM & MEETING

Speaker: Jeff DuFresne

Topic: The Past, Present and Future of Fungi

 Location: Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Rd NW, Sandy Springs, Ga 30328

More about our speaker:

There are some large mushroom farms in Georgia and many small-scale farmers. An example of the latter is Jeff Dufresne who started growing mushrooms on his property in Milton just two years ago, satisfying a lifelong love of the edible fungi. Jeff grows Shiitake, Oyster and Lion’s Mane varieties, while his wife Josephine enjoys experimenting with mushroom recipes.

Jeff’s 4-acre farm is named “Pax Domus,” or House of Peace. Jeff cultivates mushrooms outdoors on hardwood logs and indoors in plastic bags which provide a more sterile environment and better control of temperature, humidity and light. Jeff, who is president of the Milton Historical Society, is happy to share his knowledge with anyone contemplating growing mushrooms.

Time: 10:15 AM Hospitality 10:30 AM Meeting

Location: Northside Drive Baptist Church 3100 Northside Drive, Atlanta, GA 30305

Speaker: Janet Wells

Topic: “Environment Sandy Springs”

Time: 9:30 SOCIAL, 10:30 PROGRAM & MEETING

Topic: Cups of Joy and our Annual Plant Swap

 Location: Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Rd NW, Sandy Springs, Ga 30328

More about our meeting:

Each April we love to bring in some of our favorite garden plants to swap with our fellow members. For each plant you bring, you get to take a plant home.

To make the process go smoothly:

• Identify and pot up your plant or plants you want to swap.
• Print the attached plant card or create your own for identification, be sure to state the name of the plant, a brief description, and important care instructions (sun, shade, or part sun/shade). If you have a photo of it in bloom, that would be appreciated too.
• For each plant you enter in the plant swap, you will receive a raffle ticket to win a plant gift (limited to three raffle tickets).
• Please think about plants you want in your own garden, dividing favorite perennials or bringing special plants you have grown from seed. Please no invasive plants.

Please bring a mug/cup, some foliage, snips, and your creativity!

We will provide all of the flowers.