Lots of Activity at the Garden of Ideas this spring!!!

Lots of Activity This Spring!!!

Wine and food benefit at No. 109 Cheese this Thursday, March 27th, from 7 to 9.  $25 per person gets you a dozen wines and Raclette, a traditional Alpine dish.  Yummy!  Half of proceeds goes to Friends of Garden of Ideas.  Call the cheese shop for reservations for space will be limited.  http://109cheeseandwine.com/news-events/

Spinning Wool and Knitting at the Garden of Ideas

Discover the Pleasure and Personal Satisfaction of Creating Your Own Unique Yarn and Customized Knits

 

The Northern Westchester/Fairfield Spinning and Knitting group invites you to join them at the Garden of Ideas 653 North Salem Road, Ridgefield/CT on March 30^th 2014 from 11am – 1pm. Bring your wheel, stash, needles or just your curiosity and meet up with other spinners and knitters from nearby NY and CT towns.   To learn more, please visit our knitting and spinning group on Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/northern-westchester-fairfield-knit--spin

You may also contact the group administrators directly Margarita Vatis (914) 557-0620  margaritavatis@yahoo.com or Lucinda Shastid  jzygala@earthlink.net

Ask the Farmer!!! On April 5 at 11:00 a.m., come by the garden and ask Joe anything about growing vegetables.  $15 per adult goes all to the Friends of the Garden of Ideas.  Please call or e-mail to reserve spot since space is limited.

New Caanan Beautification League!  Joe will speak to this group at the New Caanan Library on April 2 at 9:00 a.m.  Free!!!

Ask the Dietician!!! Join us at the Garden of Ideas for an “Ask the Dietitian” session on April 26^th at 11:00 a.m. Come with your general nutrition questions and plan to discuss topics such as:  healthy eating for your family, transitioning to a plant-based diet, getting healthy foods into your kids bellies, and more. Or, just come to meet Meg Whitbeck and participate in a lively open group discussion!

Meg Whitbeck is a Registered Dietitian & nutrition educator. She teaches at Framingham State University & has worked in the CT public schools providing nutrition education & support for school meal programs. In addition, Meg is an avid gardener. She linked her passions for delicious food & nutrition education by focusing her graduate research on the use of school gardens as a tool for effective nutrition education. She is a local Ridgefield, CT resident, living with her husband & son.

Matching Grant:  We've received a generous matching grant of $25,000!!!! If you can help us out with this, please do!!!! Pass the word on to anyone you might know who could help us meet that goal!!!

4-H Club!!! We're in the middle of the paperwork for establishing a 4-H chapter at the Garden of Ideas!!! This is very exciting, and we will keep you updated.

Spring Benefit!!! We've pencilled in May 31 for our benefit and our raffle of a Stephen Cote sculpture.  Details to follow!!!

Come see the Garden in its naked spring condition!!!  The Gnomes are hiding again!!!

We're working on additional programs and will keep you up to date.

Thanks for your support!!!