Programs

Location

Meetings during the 2024-2025 club year will in person at:

First Congregational Church of Palo Alto
1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Meeting Times & Agenda

9:30 am – Social time
10:00 am – Business Meeting
10:30 am – Program
Meetings will be adjourned at approximately 11:30 am

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Program Schedule

September 10, 2024
Topic: “Western Monarchs: A Holistic View of Recent History, Ecology, Resilience,
and Adaptation to a Changing Climate“
Speaker: Dr. David James, Professor of Entomology, Washington State University
Chairwoman of the Day: Carolyn Pierce

October 1, 2024
Topic: “Making a Garden from Scratch in Carmel Valley by an Avid Amateur Horticulturist”
Speaker: Jennifer Dungan, Retired NASA Scientist & Daughter of Avid Gardener
Chairwoman of the Day: Jennifer Kleckner

November 5, 2024
Topic: “The Amazing Story of Stingless Bees in Palo Alto ”
Speaker: Jean Phillippe Marelli and Dr. Martin Hause + 4 yr old girl who discovered stingless bees in Palo Alto
Chairwoman of the Day: Gayle Brugler

December 5-7, 2024
Garden Club Holiday Boutique at Gamble Garden Winter Festival

January 7, 2025
Topic: “How People and Trees Can Help Each Other: The Deep Roots of our Future ”Speaker: Daniel Lewis, Dibner Senior Curator for the History of Science &Technology at Huntington Library, Art Museum, Botanical Gardens in Southern California, writer, college professor, & environmental historian
Chairwoman of the Day: Carolyn Lougee

February 4, 2025
Topic: “Sourcing and Supporting Local Growers: A Mission to Support Local Growers ”Speaker: Emily Boschetto, Founder of Matilda’s Bloombox in San Francisco
Chairwoman of the Day: Kitty Clark

March 4, 2025
Topic: “Amazonian Biodiversity: An Evolutionary Tale “
Speaker: Lucia Lohmann, Director, Dept of Integrative Biology at UC-Berkeley
Chairwoman of the Day: Sally Prout

April 1, 2025
Topic: “Farm to Table in Silicon Valley”
Speaker: Jesse Cool, Owner of Flea Street Cafe & Cookbook Author
Chairwoman of the Day: Miriam Rodman

May 6, 2025
Private Tour of Members’ Gardens

June 3, 2025
Annual Meeting and Luncheon