Elizabeth Sanson: Sustainable Gardening

Bernard Pages and Donnie Brown would like to present their wonderful Sustainable Gardening instructor, Elizabeth Sansom.

Elizabeth has lived in Palm Beach County her entire life.  She teaches area residents how to grow their own food thereby providing themselves with a sustainable source of groceries. She will demonstrate how to work smarter, not harder. She conveys “tricks of the trade“

Hello, all ,

The temperatures are finally starting to drop a bit, making it a lot more comfortable to get out there and get our gardens prepped and planted. Activities are filing our calendars, the Green Markets are open, and the Mounts is scheduling plants sales and other wonderful activities (forest bathing, anyone?) I haven‘t gotten to the Green Market yet, but hopefully will this month.

We did a lot of plotting and planning

For this month’s meeting, the EHS Board presents the “International Herb Association's Herb of the Year: Ginger”. Perhaps you are think you are well acquainted with this plant but you may be surprised. Ginger is frequently referred to as a spice, especially in culinary applications. However, according to

Hello, all,

Welcome back to our society! We all hope you had a simply marvelous summer, and that those who traveled all arrived home safely. I had two out-of-town weddings to attend this year, and while it was lovely seeing family and getting out of Florida for a change, I am glad to be back home. 

It was a very very hot summer with lots of thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening (my favorite time to work outside), and it was challenging to get much yard work done. So my yard is still overgrown from summer, and I am not quite ready for fall planting season. Here's hoping that the rest of you are in better shape.

This summer our president Bernard Pages organized