Yearly Calendar- Meetings are open to the public, join us!
All Meetings are on hold through the end of May
Enjoy your gardens and we hope to see you soon!
2020 Meeting Dates and Programs
January 23, 2020 6 p.m.
Program: “Celebrating the New Year” -- New Year’s Party
-- Potato Bar; bring a salad or dessert
--Gift Exchange: homemade gift
Location: Elks Lodge 2635 E 103rd off Antelope Ave
Meeting Coordinator: Betty Jo Armagost
February 18, 2020 12 p.m.
Program: Got Weeds?
Speaker: Del Hemsath
Location: South Platte Room, Kearney Public Library 2020 1st Ave
Meeting Coordinator: Del Hemsath
Room Attendant:
March 17, 2020 12 p.m.
Program: A look back at 2019 gardening and forward to 2020
Speaker: Miranda Earnest Buffalo Co. Ext.
Location: South Platte Room, Kearney Public Library 2020 1st Ave
Meeting Coordinator/s:
April 21, 2020 12 pm- Canceled
Program: Painting Garden Pavers
Speaker: Rhonda Berger
Location: South Platte Room, Kearney Public Library, 2020 1st Ave.
Room Attendant:
Meeting Coordinator/s: Del Hemsath/Rhonda Berger
May 2, 2020 9 am - noon- Canceled
Community Plant Share
Location: West Side of Frank Museum, University Dr, Kearney, NE
Meeting Coordinator/s: Plant Exchange Committee
Need plants? Have plants to divide and share? Come to the plant exchange and leave with lots of plants and guidance for how to plant and care for them!
May 19, 2020 12 pm- Canceled
Program: African Violets
Speaker: BJ Ohme
Location: South Platte Room, Kearney Public Library, 2020 1st Ave
Meeting Coordinator/s:
June 16, 2020 Time: TBD
Program: Katalari Farm Tour Loup City
Speaker: Kris Reeves
Location: Loup City, NE
Meeting Coordinator: Rhonda Berger and Jan Miller
June 23, 2020 Time: TBD
Program: Honey Time: TBD
Speaker: Calvin
Location: Cal's Bee Haven, 43032 Kilgore Rd, Gibbon
Meeting Coordinator: Amanda Shoemaker
July 22 – July 28, 2020 – Buffalo County Fair
August 18, 2020 Time: TBD
Program: Tour to North Platte Extension Center vegetable gardens
Speaker: David Lott
Location: Meet at library to carpool
Meeting Coordinator/s: Del and Alice Hemsath
September 15, 202 12 p.m.
Program: Freeze Drying Produce
Speaker: James Poulson
Location: Poulson residence, Elm Creek- will meet at library to carpool
Meeting Coordinator/s: Amanda Shoemaker
September 19, 2020 Community Plant Share Time: 9 am - Noon
Location- Frank Museum, UNK Campus
Community members will share plants, ideas, knowledge and other garden things!
Mobile Tool Sharpener available to get your tools ready for the next season.
October 20, 2020 Time: TBD
Program: Orchids
Speaker: Dexters
Location: TBD
Meeting Coordinator: Del Helmsath
November 17, 2019 Noon p.m.
--Please pay your 2020 dues
-- $20 per individual or $21.00 per couple
Program: “Trim a Tree” -- Decorating for Trails and Rails
Location: South Platte Room, Kearney Public Library, 2020 1st Ave.
Meeting Coordinators: Trails and Rails Committee
December, 2020
No meeting this month.