Meetings are usually held on the 3rd Monday of the month, 7:30 pm (dates may change due to holiday weekends – please see the list of dates below) at the Lambeth United Church located on the corner of Colonel Talbot Road and Main Street in Lambeth. http://www.lambethunitedchurch.ca
IN PERSON MEETING AT THE LAMBETH UNITED CHURCH
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January 19, 2026 7:30 p.m.
Documentary/Movie – We Lend A Hand
The Forgotten Story of the Ontario Farmerettes is a
documentary about the true and forgotten story of the Ontario
Farm Service Force. It put 40,000 volunteer teenage girls to work
between 1941 and 1952, arriving from different parts of Ontario and
Quebec to locations in Southwestern Ontario. Their job: to ensure critical food production during the most perilous period of modern history.
With no prior farming experience, their experiences are depicted in this documentary. They single-handedly managed to produce hundreds of
thousands of tons of food that were shipped off to the frontlines to feed
starving European populations and even prisoners of war.
Design – Winter Solstice
A design incorporating winter greenery and one white flower
February 16, 2026 7:30 p.m
Speaker – Heather Jerrard
Owner of My Landscape Artist
Topic: Weird and Wonderful Plants
Her passion for both people and plants is undeniable. A graduate of Fanshawe College’s Landscape Design program, her expertise is shaped by a truly global perspective—from studying garden history in Italy and Spain to working at a design firm in Cairo. After living in India and volunteering in Haiti, she returned home to launch her business during the 2020 pandemic. Today, she designs, builds, and teaches across Ontario, sharing her vision through virtual and in-person speaking engagements.
Design – Winter’s Song – A Small Design
March 16, 2026 7:30 p.m
Speaker – Irene Kicak and Veronica Tunzi
Topic -Grow Green: Sustainable Gardening
Irene Kicak and Veronica Tunzi are the “Fancy Farmerettes”—two big-city
girls who traded the concrete jungle for a down-to-earth life on their micro-farm
in Scotland, Ontario. Their name honours the Ontario Farmerettes of WWI
and WWII, the brave women who stepped up to feed the country during
wartime. They will share how to garden more sustainably using hemp. From grow mats to garden mulch, you’ll discover how these versatile, Canadian-made products can reduce your carbon footprint and benefit the environment.
Design – Finding the Pot of Gold – an Interpretive Design
April, May and June speakers will be posted once confirmed – stay tuned!