John Forti, The Heirloom Gardener

John Forti, The Heirloom Gardener

Monday, April 13, 5:00—6:30 PM

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John Forti is a nationally recognized lecturer, garden historian, ethnobotanist and garden writer. He is the Executive Director of Bedrock Gardens in Lee, NH. Before taking on this new position, he was the Director of Horticulture for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, the oldest horticultural society in the nation. He previously served as the Curator/Director of Historic Landscapes at Strawbery Banke Museum, and as the Director of Horticulture at Plimoth Plantation Museum where the gardens and seed program he created brought international attention to the preservation of Pilgrim and Wampanoag heirloom crops.

John co-founded and served as the board chair for Slow Food Seacoast. He serves on the bio-diversity committee for Slow Food USA and is the governor for Slow Food chapters throughout the state of Massachusetts.

In The Heirloom Gardener, John Forti celebrates gardening as a craft and shares the lore and traditional practices that link us with our environment and with each other. Charmingly illustrated and brimming with wisdom, this guide will inspire you to slow down, recharge, and reconnect.

This program is part of the library's spring gardening series! Be sure to register for each program individually. Thanks!

•     Nibbling on Native Plants in Your Back Yard (and Beyond), Thursday, April 2nd at 5:00pm
•     Pollinator Pathways with Kathy Youzwak, Monday, April 6th at 5:00pm
•     John Forti, "The Heirloom Gardener", Monday, April 13th at 5:00pm