Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival
Meetinghouse Farm is happy to support Whelden Library’s participation in the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival.
Please visit Meetinghouse Farm as well as the other beautiful gardens included in the Library sponsored tours.
And be sure to attend C.L. Fornari’s virtual hydrangea event to support the Library!
Virtual Hydrangea Festival Session
Virtual Hydrangea Festival Session by C.L. Fornari
Zoom Session benefiting Whelden Memorial Library
Register for Zoom Presentation Here: https://bit.ly/2CDukgR
C.L. Fornari is a speaker, writer, radio talk show host and gardening consultant. She will present a virtual session highlighting Hydrangea Festivals of the past followed by an open question and answer period.
Log in: Thursday, July 16th 4:00-4:45 PM
Tours: Howe’s Home Garden
Howe’s Home Garden: 1124 Old Stage Road, Centerville
Tour benefiting Whelden Memorial Library
This lovely landscape holds numerous flower gardens with various perennials and bulbs. Their specialty is hybridizing day lilies. You will see plants that were cross-pollinated in 2017, yearlings planted in the spring of 2019 and blooming for the first time, and well over 100 plants saved from crops that date to 2004. The best hybrids get a Cape Cod name (Ex. Cape Cod Lemonade) and are registered with the American Hemerocallis Society. If you are curious about hybridization, or simply would like to enjoy an array of beautiful blooms, this is the garden to see. Orders taken for August pick-up.
Open for Tours:
Saturday, July 11th,
Wednesday, July 15th, and
Sunday July 19th 2020
~ 9:00 AM-12 Noon
Tours of Meetinghouse Farm
Meetinghouse Farm Tours 2135 Meetinghouse Way (Rt. 149),
West Barnstable Tour benefiting Whelden Memorial Library Meetinghouse Farm is a 23-acre Town of Barnstable property that is open to the public from dawn to dusk. The property includes wooded areas, open fields and cultivated gardens.
Visitors enjoy walking the Farm’s short loop trail and exploring over 30 community garden plots. The Farm offers lectures and workshops on horticulture and related topics, rents individual garden plots and greenhouse benches, maintains a seasonal farm stand, encourages use by community and gardening organizations and offers field trip and community service opportunities to local students.
Open for Tours:
Sunday, July 12th, 2020 ~ 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Tours: Edible Landscapes of Cape Cod
Edible Landscapes of Cape Cod: 415 Cedar Street, West Barnstable
Tour benefiting Whelden Memorial Library
Edible Landscapes of Cape Cod is a small landscaping and “foodscaping” business that helps people grow food on their property, as well as manage it organically and ecologically. Find out more at: www.ediblelandscapes.net
Open for Tours: Saturday, July 18th, 2020 ~ 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM
How Fragile … How Strong …
How Fragile … 
How Strong …
A Caring Message
From Meetinghouse Farm
As we face our common challenges
at this difficult time, may we support one another
with strength, kindness, and compassion.
Nature Heals
The Farm grounds are open for walking
with recommended distancing.
Learn more about our volunteer possibilities!
Learn more about our volunteer possibilities!
“The world is hugged by the faithful arms of volunteers”
-- Everett Mamor
Calling All Volunteers
As Meetinghouse Farm prepares for the 2020 growing season, we want to acknowledge the work of our volunteers and highlight the essential role that volunteers play in the Farm’s success.
 Handy Carpenters and Mechanical Wizards |
Veggie Foster Parents |
Incredible Hulks and Hulkettes |
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Wanna Be Florists |
Creative Program Planners |
Obsessive Organizers |
Please contact us if you would like to discuss volunteer possibilities or arrange a personal tour of the Farm.
Volunteering is ...
Diverse
Volunteer tasks range from raking and pruning autumn leaves to maintaining the Farm’s growing mailing list. Volunteers may make a long-term commitment such as caring year-round for the herb garden, or commit to a short -term task such as baking an apple pie for the annual pre-Thanksgiving Pie Sale. Whatever your skills or schedule there’s a task for you!
Educational
Because the Farm promotes horticultural and agricultural education, many volunteers report they learn new skills as part of their volunteer experience. Whether helping “hands-on” by planting a new variety of lettuce or hosting a local food expert. There is always more to be learned.
Collaborative
Maintenance and improvement of the Farm is a challenging responsibility for volunteers. The Farm has a history of collaboration with organizations and community service programs for large labor –intensive tasks. The adage “many hands make light work” certainly applies when residing a barn, removing acres of invasive bittersweet or installing new gardens.
Satisfying
Happiness research indicates that volunteer service builds personal satisfaction and a sense of purpose. If you love to “dig in the dirt” you also know that gardening provides a multitude of physical, emotional and spiritual rewards. Whether weeding while hawks circle overhead, talking plants with a Master Gardener, or savoring quiet moments unplugged from a high tech world, volunteers report they are nourished by their time “down on the farm.”
Valued
Volunteers are essential for every aspect of the Farm’s operation. The skills, schedules and personalities of our volunteers are diverse and each unique contribution is valued. The Farm really is made possible because of a community of volunteers who care deeply about the Farm’s mission and goals. A famous Gibran quote says, ”Work is love made visible.” Never more true, than in the work of committed volunteers.
Looking for Volunteers
Meetinghouse Farm
If you are interested, please contact
Judy Desrochers
desrochersj@comcast.net
Go to Volunteers Page
See also Student Programs