MEETINGS
* MONDAY: The monthly meeting of the Orchid Society is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home, 6623 Lee Highway. Speaker is Doug Martin, a nationally recognized expert on growing and breeding hardy orchids including many native to Tennessee. 886-2950.
* TUESDAY: David Stone, president of the Chattanooga chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society, will discuss birds in our area at Old Towne Books, 3213 Brainerd Road, near the tunnel. 475-7187 or 595-4468.
EVENTS
* TODAY: Guided tour of Crabtree Farms at 11 a.m. See varieties of crops and learn about sustainable agriculture and farm programs. Strawberry picking 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 493-9155 or www.crabtreefarms.org.
LOOKING AHEAD
* MAY 24: The Sierra Club will meet at 7 p.m. at GreenSpaces, 63 E. Main Street. A panel of area farmers will discuss and answer questions about locally grown produce. Open to the public. Refreshments provided. TamiFreedman@aol.com.
* JUNE 5-6: The Chattanooga Area Food Bank’s 23rd annual Garden Tour features the private gardens of Jery and Donna Smolinski, Mike and Stephanie Payne, Janet Wasetis, and Michael and Dawn Edens as well as the Portera Herb and Sculpture Garden in the Bluff View Art District. Also, tour the Food Bank’s new Evelyn Davenport Navarre Teaching and Enabling Garden. The tour raises funds for this flagship community garden. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 1 -6 p.m. Sunday. $15 tickets available at all gardens, children under 12 free. Call 622-1800 for addresses and information.
TO REACH US
If you have a home or garden event, class or meeting to publicize, send who, what, when, where (including street address) and cost to Anne Braly at abraly@timesfreepress.com or Karen Hill at khill@timesfreepress.com or call 757-6285.