Green Thumb update – May 2023
Firstly, I am very happy and excited to announce that one of our new WCSM members, Andrika Brown, has agreed to co-chair Green Thumb. I will work closely with Andrika to give her the background on what we have done to date, to introduce her to our team and also to our colleagues in Culinary, who have been such great co-partners for us in 2023.
I am sure Andrika will have plenty of new ideas on ways to further engage our members and to provide some new activities and events for them to experience.
Fall of 2023 and Spring of 2024
Looking ahead to fall and spring of next year, Green Thumb currently has a reduced set of monthly events, although this may change once Andrika is Co-Chair. Some of the planned activities may be partnered with Culinary. Here are a couple of early events that we hope to arrange.
October 13th – I am hoping we can start our next session with a presentation from Mikaela Boley on “Grow to Eat”, aimed at encouraging us to look at the benefits of growing our own fruit and vegetables.
December 1st – We will hold our traditional Holiday Decoration-making event at the clubhouse, where we bring sprigs of evergreens and bundle them together to make wreaths, swags and other beautiful, festive decorations for the holiday season (usually held a week earlier to avoid clashing with Christmas in St Michaels).
February 9th 2024 – Aurora Vines & Vibes is already booked for our Valentine’s Celebration. Tea and cakes plus a gift exchange and 50/50 raffle. The event sold out quickly this year and was enjoyed by everyone who attended.
The photos below were taken at the December 02 event, making holiday decorations
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Green Thumb (GT) welcomes all who share an interest in nature and all things growing and living outdoors. Our activities include:
- Talks from garden experts (seeds, planting, flowers and vegetables)
- Demonstrations, flower arranging and nature walks
and when the weather permits, we enjoy:
- Local garden tours
- Day trips to formal gardens
For months where activities are planned to take place in the WCSM clubhouse, we meet on the second Friday of the month at 9.30am for coffee, with the meeting starting at 10am, although this also depends on the availability of our experts and presenters. We request a $3-$5
Green Thumb Co-Chairs: Naomi Clark-Turner & Andrika Brown
Woman's Club of St. Michaels 