Looking for something interesting to read? Join the Permaculture group for their Winter Book Club February 19th at 5:00 at the home of Ann Watson in Independence. Please call Ann at 276-768-8171 for more details or to RSVP. They will be reading Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton, 5pm. Potluck. Here’s a description of the novel:
Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and bounded around your bedroom at night, drumming on the duvet cover when it wanted your attention. Imagine that, more than two years later, it still ran in from the fields when you called it and slept in your house for hours on end. For political advisor and speechwriter Chloe Dalton, who spent lockdown deep in the English countryside, far away from her usual busy London life, this became her unexpected reality. Raising Hare chronicles their journey together while also taking a deep dive into the lives and nature of hares, and the way they have been viewed historically in art, literature, and folklore. We witness firsthand the joy at this extraordinary relationship between human and animal, which serves as a reminder that the best things, and most beautiful experiences, arise when we least expect them.
February 28 11am-1pm Fruit Tree Pruning @ COGS with Arborist Casey Johnson
Join us Saturday, February 28 from 11 am until 1 pm at the Permaculture Garden at Church of the Good Shepherd. The Garden is located at 9441 Grayson Parkway in Baywood. Casey Johnson will lead the workshop. Casey has a degree in Horticulture from Penn State, manages the orchard at River North, and is President of GLC.
We’ll focus on fruit trees. If time allows blueberries will be included. Casey will demonstrate proper pruning during the first part of the workshop. If you’d like to help prune, plan to stay after the presentation and bring pruners or loopers if you have them. Dress warmly.