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The Golden Spades is a gardening group that meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am, here at Homestead Gardens. Our purpose for meeting is nothing more than a regular time for our senior gardeners, age 55 and older, to come to Homestead Gardens for an hour time for a gardening seminar or workshop on a variety of gardening topics, sometimes a field trip. This is not a garden club. We do not charge any dues, require any community service of our members and take no roll. We send out a postcard or e-mail to each member, telling them of the coming month’s program. We want you to come as you like, and not to feel obligated to attend every meeting. We also provide each attendee with a discount coupon for a purchase at Homestead Gardens at every meeting. For further information, please contact Gene Sumi, Education Coordinator, at (443) 607-1937. Starting Seeds for Your Spring Garden Tuesday, February 2, 2010 | 10am Last year we had a huge resurgence of interest in starting home garden vegetables and flowers from seeds. There are seeds for every conceivable variety of flower or vegetable now available from a wide variety of seed sources, in stores and on-line. Many first-time gardeners feel intimidated by the many elements of start seeds and transplanting them into the garden. But it is not that hard when you know how to do it. There is no better way to experience real gardening than to grow a special plant from start to finish. Come see how, with a little extra effort, you can learn how to enjoy the fruits of your labors. P.S. There will be no Golden Spades meeting in March. I will be having some surgery done on February 24th, which will require me to be out for several weeks. Nothing serious, but I will be limited in what I can do until I get back on my feet. Change in the Age Requirement for Golden Spades When we began the Golden Spades group a few years ago, the age minimum was set at 55 years old. We set this minimum based on looking at what many local businesses used to qualify a person for their “senior citizens discounts.” Our own Senior Appreciation Days every Wednesday sets the minimum age for the senior discount at age 62. But 55 seemed appropriate at the time, so this is what it has been – until now. Our group is one which receives much of its interesting nature and vitality from the members who attend and share their experience, as much as it does from the lectures. Many who wanted to attend were a bit younger than our minimum, but they were encouraged to sit in on our garden lectures. More than one have suggested that we lower the minimum age to 50, just like AARP. That would include them and many others who would be wonderful additions to our group, I’m sure. So now we are extending an invitation to anyone age 50 or above to join us whenever they can come on the 1st Tuesday of each month to learn the many interesting practical and spiritual aspects of being in the garden. Gene Sumi Education Coordinator (443) 607-1937 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it If you wish to be taken off our mailing or e-mail lists at any time, please click here to let me know.
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