Club Founding

 



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Matthew Benson Lectures and Workshop

Image
Please join the Allyn's Creek Garden Club for lunch and presentations by renowned photographer Matthew Benson.  For any questions or changes to your registration, please call 585-203-7102 or email us at allynscreek@gmail.com GROWING BEAUTIFUL FOOD Speaker Matthew Benson shows  you how to become a thoughtful  steward of your own beautiful, edible  landscape and proposes that growing  your own organic food is not only  better for you and the planet, but is a deeply transformative experience:  You will find yourself not only  creating an authentic, meaningful  connection to the land, but to all the  possibilities for growth and change  that ensue . THE PHOTOGRAPHIC GARDEN Speaker  Matthew Benson  shows  you how to become a   better, more intuitive   artist in the landscape;   helps you foster a   deeper understanding   of design and aesthetics; and   encourages you to develop your own  ...
Read more

One Success Story. NexTrex Recycling Challenge

Image
In December 2023, inspired by disturbing news of plastic bags proliferating in our landfills, open spaces, waterways, oceans and threatening the health of marine animals, a club member brought us information about the NexTrex Recycling Challenge. We registered, set a 12-month collection period, and collected, weighed, recorded, and photographed 1000 pounds of plastic bag waste, earning a green Trex bench. Members bring bags to meetings or deposit them in collection boxes supplied by Nextrex, kept at three members homes, where they are compressed and submitted at participating stores. We were so motivated that we met our first goal in eleven months! We donated the bench to GreenVisions, a Workforce Development Project in the City of Rochester with whom we’ve worked since 2016. They also received the 2023 GCA Common Ground Grant. Beginning again in December of 2024, the energized members of Allyn’s Creek GC, their families, friends, and through outreach to businesses in the community, ha...
Read more

Town of Pittsford Commendation

Image
Dawn Borgeest (RGC President), Bill Smith (Town of Pittsford Supervisor), and Susan Murray (AGCG President) photo credit: Victoria Cherry The topic for our August 6 th   joint meeting with the Rochester Garden Club was "healthy yards." Bill Smith, Town of Pittsford Supervisor, surprised us with his attendance. He gave an eloquent testimonial about the healing power of being in nature and presented beautifully worded commendations to our two clubs for our century of leadership in environmental matters. We learned from Supervisor Smith that the Town of Pittsford uses in total for the entire town an equivalent amount of pesticides as what would be typically used on an individual 1/2 acre home site.
Read more