Our November Meeting ... Thursday, November 8th, 2018, 7:00 p.m.

Hello! This month's meeting, with presenter Patrick Moore, from the Department of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, will be something special: "The Green Streets Garden at Turner and Lakewood: An Auto-ethnography and Oral History" Each garden has many stories to tell about the people who garden, the wider community, the history of the plants and gardeners who have come before us. Join us this week for a presentation by Patrick Moore, neighborhood resident and UBC professor about the stories behind the Green Streets Garden at Turner and Lakewood. What can a garden tell us about the wider social dynamics of local communities and wider social structures? How are our gardening practices and aesthetics informed by those of our ancestors, including our ancient ancestors? How does gardening contribute to food security? What are the terms of engagement with community members for public gardens? How is that negotiated? How can learning be achieved in a public garden?  You're sure to enjoy this meeting. As usual, we will meet in the "LRC" — the Learning Resources Centre, which is under the Britannia VPL library. As you're walking west toward the library, veer left, walk alongside the library, and you'll come to a ramp entry to the LRC on your right. We start at 7:00 and end before 9:00. Bring your gardening questions and concerns ... and your ideas for topics or speakers for upcoming meetings. We always have tea and goodies and a few door prizes. Hope to see you there! Please bring your own teacup!! Questions? Visit our website at http://grandviewgardenclub.blogspot.ca or send us an e-mail at grandviewgardenclub@gmail.com.

NOW'S THE TIME TO PURCHASE YOUR 2019 MEMBERSHIP! It's getting to be near the end of the year, so bring $20 and renew your GGC membership for 2019. If you haven't renewed for 2018 yet and you renew between now and the end of the year, you'll get the rest of 2018 and a 2019 membership as well! If you really don't want to join the club, but want to come to the occasional meeting, it's always a $4 drop in. But we encourage you to join. By joining, you help us to stay solvent and to pay generous honoraria to our guest speakers. Plus, with a membership, you get discounts at most garden shops including GardenWorks, Figaro's, and Magnet Hardware (for garden-related purchases but not counting "sea soil"). Just show your membership card at any garden store; many, besides our local favourites, give discounts to members of any garden club.   WHAT'S BEAUTIFUL IN YOUR GARDEN THIS MONTH? Bring a sample of something from your garden that looks fantastic on the day of our meeting.