The meeting started at 7:15 with President Colleen Green introducing Erika Wolff, a raw food expert, who gave a talk and demonstration on “Sprouting – the Power of Raw”.
Erika brought a variety of sprouts – broccoli, peas, sunflowers amongst others – for us to try. She explained that sprouts carry plenty of vitamins, minerals, proteins and enzymes, plus they are always fresh as they will keep growing until you eat them. Home sprouting is inexpensive, and can supply us with fresh produce at home even in winter, eliminating the need to buy produce that has travelled long distances to reach us. Erika gave us an informational handout on sprouting, plus copies of “Healing our World”, a magazine from the Hippocrates Health Institute. Erika is a Certified Health Educator and Holistic Nutrition Coach and lives in the County. She can be reached through www.powerofraw.com.
Ingrid Bronson, past President, is opening her garden on the afternoon of Sunday Sept 27th to anyone who would like to help themselves to some of her perennials. Ingrid is at 8 Catherine Street, Picton.
John Kaiser, one of our new members, is interested in obtaining quince suckers for a bonsai project. If you have any quince suckers you would like to get rid of, please let John know at the next meeting.
Angela Palmer brought in a whole batch of crab apple jelly she had made from the crab apples from a tree in the Hospital grounds. Any funds raised from the sale of this jelly will be split between the Horticultural Society and the Hospital. Thanks, Angela, for your hard work and initiative – we really appreciate it and the jelly tastes great.
There was a raffle for pea sprouts, generously donated by Erika. One batch was won by Liz Bowers, and the second one went to Virginia Cresswell-Jones.
The formal part of the meeting being over, everyone enjoyed coffee and snacks while catching up with friends.
2014 Fall Rose Show Results.
Single Rose – 1 bloom
1. Red : no entries
2. Light pink: Pat Stuckey
3. Deep pink: no entries
4. Yellow: Sandra Dowds
5. White: no entries
6. Orange and orange blends: Sandra Dowds
7. Blend and/or bicolour: Sandra Dowds
8. Any colour not in 1 to 7: no entries
Cluster Roses – 1 spray
9. Red and red blends: Colleen Green
10. Yellow and yellow blends: Pat Stuckey
11. Pink and pink blends: Sandra Dowds
12. Apricot, orange and blends: no entries
13. White: Pat Stuckey
14. Any other colour: Pat Stuckey
15. Floating Rose (foliage unnecessary): Pat Stuckey
16. Arrangement of at least 3 Roses in a container: Sandra Dowds
17. Miniature:1 bloom or spray: Sandra Dowds
18. Most Fragrant Rose – 1 bloom: Pat Stuckey
Best Rose: Pat Stuckey
Most Ribbons: Pat Stuckey
photo credits: Bert Jenkins
To see the Bert Jenkins’ photographs of roses from the show – » click here
The beautiful images posted for mini shows, garden shows, and our meetings are from photographs created by member Bert Jenkins.
