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"We may have to learn again the mystery of the garden: how its external characteristics model the heart itself, and how the soul is a garden enclosed, our own perpetual paradise where we can be refreshed and restored."

Thomas Moore

Austin Organic Gardeners meet the second Monday of each month (except December) at the Austin Area Garden Center in the Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Road just east of the Mopac expressway. In addition to an educational presentation, there is a question-and-answer session and plenty of informative conversation. Members often bring seeds or plants to share. You are welcome and cordially invited to attend our meetings.

Membership dues are $10.00 per household per year. This gets you a listing in the directory, a quarterly newsletter, a postcard containing meeting schedules, and wholesale prices for kelp, fish emulsion, and row cover. You can also join our Yahoo group where some of the most experienced gardeners in the area will answer your gardening questions.

Following are the dates, speakers, and topics for our 2012 meetings:

Meeting Times: Doors open at 6:30 PM for visiting with other gardeners - the meeting starts at 7:00 with club business and the speaker begins at 7:30.

     
June 11 Jerry Cunningham of Coyote Creek Farm, will speak on his farming operation and organic feed mill
May 14 Cheryl Hazeltine, author of The New Central Texas Gardener, will speak on gardening in the Austin area
April 9 Monica Gaylord will discuss techniques and benefits of using water wicking gardens.
March 12 Bruce Melton, a climate change author, filmmaker, researcher and professional engineer, will be talking about what the latest findings in climate science are telling us about long-term changes we have already seen in our region's weather and what we can expect in both the near and long-term future. His new book is about real impacts from climate change that are happening faster and with more severity than expected.
February 13 Tim Miller of Milberg Farm will discuss the best varieties and planting dates for spring gardens in Austin.
January 9 In anticipation of the spring growing season and our March plant sale, Gabriel Valley Farms will discuss starting vegetables from seed.

Courtesy of GeoGrowers, we will provide soil for anyone starting seeds for our plant sale.