The Metro District of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. will hold its Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Wednesday, April 22, from 10:30 – 1:00 at the Wellesley College Club, 727 Washington Street (Route 16 West), Wellesley. The featured speaker is Noah Wilson-Rich, Ph.D, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of The Best Bees Company, LLC. Parking is available adjacent to the Club, just inside the College’s rear entrance off Route 16. Additional parking is available in the lot across Route 16, and elevators are available to the 2nd floor dining room.
Noah Wilson-Rich founded Best Bees Company in his Boston apartment while getting his Ph.D. at Tufts University. Best Bees supplies gardeners and any other interested parties in the Boston area with beehives, as well as the resources, materials and appropriate consultation for their upkeep. This service is a nontraditional means of raising money for research to improve honey bee health. Profits from installing and managing these honey beehives goes to fund Wilson-Rich’s research into bee diseases.
Dr. Rich will speak at 10:30, followed by lunch at noon. The menu is butternut squash bisque, chicken Caesar salad, sorbet with fresh fruit, coffee and tea. $38 per person. Reservations are due by Wednesday, April 1. Please make check payable to Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts (GCFM) and mail to Jean McCarthy, 24 Tubwreck Drive, Dover, Massachusetts 02030. Please note the name of your Garden Club on the check.
