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 2013 meetings:
Meeting Times: Doors open at 6:30 PM for visiting with other gardeners - bring your gardening questions to our answer desk open during this time. The meeting starts at 7:00 with club business and the speaker begins at 7:30.
Next Meeting
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October 14
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Chris Doggett, with Williamson County Beekeepers Association, shares his knowledge and appreciation of one of the most critical factors for garden success--bees!
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Coming Soon
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November 11
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Patrick VanHaren from Microbial Earth will discuss biochar
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December
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No meeting in December - Happy Holidays!
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January 13
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Amanda Moon from Trinity Gardens will discuss edible landscaping
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February 10
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Taelor Monroe from the Austin Permaculture Guild, will discuss permaculture and hugelkultur
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2013 Meeting History
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September 9
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Sharing her lifelong love of gardening will be our very own Ginger Soule, giving a program entitled 'Flowers from Bulbs throughout the Year' which includes photographs of her extensive bulb collection
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August 12
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Master gardener and lifetime AOG member, Forrest Arnold, will discuss the production and use of compost and how to prepare for your fall garden
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July 8
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Marjory Wildcraft, author, speaker, and counselor on self-sufficient living, will share her recent discoveries regarding sustainable agriculture in Cuba
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June 10
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Judy Barrett, who literally wrote the book on heirlooms, will present: What makes heirloom plants so great?
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May 13
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Kate Payne, Family and Consumer Sciences Specialist with the AgriLife Extension Service,
will teach us how to dry, preserve, and can our abundant harvests.
Learn how to keep the pantry full of your own nutritious goodies!
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April 8
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Ever wonder how color affects us? Dr. Molly Ogorzaly, co-author and illustrator of 'Economic Botany',
creator of the Plantmobile traveling science museum, and a delightful speaker, will present: Monet's Light: An Exploration of Color
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March 11
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Long-time member, David Huebel, will host a panel representing Austin based non-profit organizations bringing
local food production into our homes and neighborhoods. We'll have Paige Hill from Urban Patchwork Neighborhood Farm,
Randy Jewart from Austin Green Art, Suanne McLellan from Green Corn Project, and Steven Hebbard from Genesis Gardens.
Each panelist will briefly describe their organization and then we'll open it up for discussion.
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February 11
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Learn about plant propagation techniques from award-winning Master Gardener Tommie Clayton.
Tommie has taught hundreds of gardeners how to successfully start their own plants from seed as well as by cuttings from existing plants.
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January 14
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Dreaming of peach pies, fig preserves, and fresh fruit salad? Come hear Sheryl Williams, Travis County Master Gardener and fruit tree specialist, teach the proper selection, planting, pruning, and general care of fruit trees for our area.
Don't forget to bring cash for the raffle and gardening questions for our help desk. We'll also have soil available for transplanting for those helping with our spring plant sale.
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