Garden Club of Avon partners with the Avon Free Public Library in some Programs

POT HERBS, SALLADS AND ROOTS: KITCHEN GARDENS IN EARLY AMERICA

Pot Herbs, Sallads and Roots: Kitchen Gardens in Early America is a program defining the role played by kitchen gardens in the lives of New Englanders 1790 to 1850. Using documentation from Samuel Deane's book, The New England Farmer (Worcester, MA: Isaiah Thomas, 1790), with additional 19th-century publications and landscape illustrations, and the re-created gardens at Old Sturbridge Village as examples, Christie Higginbottom, discussed both typical and more progressive garden styles and cultural practices, plant varieties, and preservation techniques.

THE THREE SISTERS GARDEN

The science behind the "Three Sisters" gardening method and the important role nitrogen plays in a successful crop. Also known as symbiotic agriculture, the Three Sisters function as companion plantings. This program also took a dive deeper into food preservation and seasonal eating during the Woodland Era.