George Chapman, lifelong horticulturist, gardener, and Landscape Director at Falmouth’s Highfield Hall & Gardens, will speak about the Essentials of Spring Gardening on Cape Cod. In addition to supervising landscape design and maintenance at the historic estate, Mr. Chapman publishes seasonal garden tips for Highfield’s website every week or two during the growing season. You may also admire his excellent work at Spohr Gardens where he is the Volunteer Chairman, and during the annual Hydrangea Fest Garden Tour, where he shares his magnificent half-acre garden created with his wife, Marcia.

Mr. Chapman has worked in professional horticulture for more than 50 years, as a manager of retail garden centers and as a commercial ornamental plant grower, utilizing three acres of greenhouses and 15 acres of outdoor growing.

The Club meets at The Church of the Messiah Parish and Community Center, 16 Church Street in Woods Hole. Light refreshments will be served, and those attending may bring a brown bag lunch. Interested members of the community are welcome to join us.

Please carpool if you can. Parking is available in the lot south of the Church in front of the cemetery and along the road, unless expressly prohibited. The limited number of spaces in the lot directly in front of the Parish Center should be used by those who benefit from having closer access to the building and for short-term parking to make deliveries.

New members are welcomed at any time during the year. Membership information is available here

In a talk titled Health in a Time of Dis-Ease, Alan Steinbach, MD, PhD, will present how careful eating, interdependence, and a kindly attitude contribute to a good life.  Dr. Steinbach is a Clinical Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley School of Public Health who has practiced medicine in Falmouth and has long been interested in how lifestyle choices can influence health.

The meeting takes place at The Church of the Messiah Parish and Community Center, 16 Church Street in Woods Hole. Light refreshments will be served and those attending may bring a brown bag lunch if they wish. Interested members of the community are welcome to attend.

Please carpool if you can. Parking is available in the lot south of the Church in front of the cemetery. The limited number of spaces directly in front of the Parish Center should be used by those who benefit from having closer access to the building and for short-term parking to make deliveries.

New members are welcomed at any time during the year. Information about membership is available here

Veteran educator and mariner John Wigglesworth will present his observations and experiences studying the Arctic Ocean on the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy as part of the Synoptic Arctic Survey. Mr. Wigglesworth served as a science technician for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, helping to gather data on many aspects of the Arctic Ocean system. He has long been involved with Woods Hole-based Sea Education Association (SEA) and will address the importance of providing opportunities to study ocean sciences to high school and college students.
The meeting takes place at The Church of the Messiah Parish and Community Center, 16 Church Street in Woods Hole. Light refreshments will be served and those attending may bring a brown bag lunch if they wish.
Please carpool if you can. Parking is available in the lot south of the Church in front of the cemetery. The limited number of spaces directly in front of the Parish Center should be used by those who benefit from having closer access to the building and for short-term parking to make deliveries.
New members are welcomed at any time during the year. Information about membership is available here