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SUMMARY:Acton Garden Club:  Beauty on the Wing Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly
DESCRIPTION:With award-winning documentary filmmaker Kim Smith. \nExperience the inspirational story of a magnificent species found in our own backyards!  Kim Smith will present her award-winning movie filmed along the shores of Cape Ann and in the heart of Mexico’s forested volcanic mountains. Every stage of the butterfly’s life cycle is experienced in vibrant close-up\, from egg to caterpillar to adult and set to the background of sea and forest\, sun and wind. Movie runtime is 56 minutes followed by Q&A. \nKim Smith is a documentary filmmaker\, wildlife conservationist\, lecturer\, photojournalist\, author\, illustrator\, and an award-winning landscape designer.
URL:https://www.actonexchange.org/event/acton-garden-club-beauty-on-the-wing-life-story-of-the-monarch-butterfly/
LOCATION:Acton Town Hall\, Room 204\, 472 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720
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SUMMARY:Acton Garden Club presents: Invasive Plants: Techniques you don't know + how to fight them with native plants
DESCRIPTION:Invasive plants range from a minor nuisance to a dire threat to endangered species and entire forests.  How to tell the difference?  And what are the best ways to identify and remove the plants that can do the greatest harm? This presentation by Lisey Good will help gardeners identify common invasive plants in Massachusetts and will teach them how to deal with the very worst offenders.  She includes new techniques developed abroad– and even some “passive” methods that use native plants to fight the battle. \nLisey Good is the founder of Massachusetts-based environmental group Wild Cohasset\, which works to support the native plants of New England and to help all the wildlife that depend upon these plants for survival.
URL:https://www.actonexchange.org/event/acton-garden-club-presents-invasive-plants-techniques-you-dont-know-how-to-fight-them-with-native-plants/
LOCATION:Acton Town Hall\, Room 204\, 472 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720
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SUMMARY:Acton Garden Club: Marvelous Mushrooms
DESCRIPTION:Farmer Elizabeth\, founder of Fat Moon Farm in Westford will share her mycological expertise with us. In this program\, we will learn more about this fascinating food and the important role it plays in our diet\, our environment\, and the economy.   \nElizabeth Almeida grew up on a cattle farm in Ohio\, where her family grew\, canned\, and preserved their own food. She combines this traditional farming foundation with scientific practices learned in food science research labs to supply exceptional organic mushrooms to New England chefs and community for over 10 years. \nHer dedication to food justice and sustainable agriculture drives both her farming practices and deep community involvement.  For  more inspiration to attend this exciting lecture go to  http://fatmoonmushrooms.com
URL:https://www.actonexchange.org/event/acton-garden-club-marvelous-mushrooms/
LOCATION:Acton Town Hall\, Room 204\, 472 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720
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SUMMARY:Acton Garden Club: All About Cranberries
DESCRIPTION:Learn about about cranberries with the Acton Garden Club! We won’t travel to Cape Cod for a tour\, but this is the next best thing. How are cranberries grown and harvested? What makes them such a special New England crop?\n\nDeb Kanady is a retired cancer center mental health counselor and researcher who moved to South Plymouth and lives in the cranberry bogs. She is a trained cranberry tour guide for Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association and several local farms and an avid birder and trekker.
URL:https://www.actonexchange.org/event/acton-garden-club-all-about-cranberries/
LOCATION:Acton Town Hall\, 472 Main St\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T183000
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Lynda Mapes of the Seattle Times
DESCRIPTION:A call to rethink our relationship with forests. \nThe Trees Are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests\, with Lynda\nMapes of the Seattle Times. \nThis work focuses on the critical role of forests everywhere\, but especially on both coasts of the US\, and the role of indigenous voices in advocating for ecosystem integrity. Lynda will be speaking in Acton on Sept. 25 ! \nIn person or online. \nTo register or for more information: https://www.energizeacton.org/events/2011. \nSave the date for this Book Talk\, sponsored by Energize Acton\, Acton Conservation Trust\, the Acton Garden Club\, and the Silver Unicorn Bookstore. \n 
URL:https://www.actonexchange.org/event/book-talk-lynda-mapes-of-the-seattle-times/
LOCATION:Acton Town Hall\, Room 204\, 472 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720
ORGANIZER;CN="Acton Conservation Trust":MAILTO:jharris.actonconservationtrust@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Acton Garden Club Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:The Acton Garden Club will hold its Annual Plant Sale rain or shine. \nCome early for the best selections of Annuals\, Perennials\, Native Plants\, House Plants and locally grown herbs\, vegetables\, shrubs\, and trees. Take advantage of our Master Gardeners for answers to all your gardening questions. Visit our Resource Table for information on topics ranging from Ticks\, Garlic Mustard and Managing Invasive to Natives\, Gardening Tips and Membership. \nProceeds of the Annual Garden Sale support our community\, through scholarships for graduating ABHS seniors\, maintenance of town gardens and planters\, and educational programs for the community and club members.
URL:https://www.actonexchange.org/event/acton-garden-club-plant-sale/
LOCATION:The Red House\, 468 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720
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SUMMARY:Acton Garden Club: Gardening with Dahlias
DESCRIPTION:Presentation by Betsy Szymczak – Open to all\n\nSomeone once said that peonies are the “Show Girls” of the spring garden; with dahlias\, it’s all about late summer-early fall “Royalty!” Following a brief history of the discovery of dahlias\, you will learn how to select dahlia tubers\, where to plant\, how to water and fertilize. To stake or not to stake\, to dig or not to dig – these are the questions! If you dig tubers\, how to store\, overwinter\, and to wake them up for planting. A discussion of American Dahlia Society Classification and how to make cutting\, enter a dahlia show will follow.\n\n\nBetsy is an avid outdoor vegetable and flower gardener. She grows about 75 dahlia varieties in a relatively small suburban garden in Natick. Betsy is a member of the American Dahlia Society (ADS)\, Yankee\, Connecticut\, and New England Dahlia Societies and is an ADS accredited judge. She is the immediate past president of the Natick Garden Club. Betsy is also a Principle Certified MA Master Gardener\, and volunteers at Elm Bank in Wellesley and the Longfellow House in Cambridge\, MA. She is a National Garden Club (NGC) – Garden Consultant and is training to become an accredited NGC Flower Show judge.
URL:https://www.actonexchange.org/event/acton-garden-club-gardening-with-dahlias/
LOCATION:St Matthew’s United Methodist Church\, 435 Central Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720
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SUMMARY:Library: Annual Plant Swap at West Acton Citizens’ Library
DESCRIPTION:Location: West Acton Citizens’ Library | 21 Windsor Avenue\, Acton MA 01720 \n\n\nHosted by Acton Garden Club \nJoin fellow plant enthusiasts for the West Acton Citizens’ Library 3rd Annual Plant Swap. The Acton Garden Club is hosting and invites everyone to come share and talk about plants! \nWhat is a Plant Swap?\n \nA Plant Swap is an event where houseplant enthusiasts can come together to swap cuttings\, propagations\, and their own houseplants with other like-minded green fingered people. – Emma Sibley\, Founder London Terrariums \nBring one or more healthy\, pest-free plants. We will set you up on a table to display your offering(s)\, providing cards to identify plants and name tags to greet and meet other green fingered people. Make your offer to the owner of that plant you covet and exchange your plants for new acquisitions. Not green-fingered? No matter\, come with your questions to learn more about plants\, we can’t wait to learn more from you! For more information contact Cathy Fochtman lcfochtman@gmail.com.
URL:https://www.actonexchange.org/event/library-annual-plant-swap-at-west-acton-citizens-library/
LOCATION:West Acton Citizens Library\, 21 Windsor Avenue\, Acton\, 01720
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