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Member Meeting: What's All the Buzz About? (guests welcome)

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"What's All the Buzz About?"
Thursday, Sept. 11, Ann Arbor City Club
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We're kicking off the new 2025 - 26 Farm & Garden season with an inspiring program on BEES! 

Speakers:

Jen Roedel, Ph.D. candidate, Michigan State University Dept. of Entomology and Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

Karma Thomas, pollinator ecologist and research assistant, MSU Dept. of Entomology

You’ll be planning a pollinator garden by the time these two bee enthusiasts finish their presentation. Jen and Karma will share photos and information about different pollinators—bees, butterflies and moths—and the native plants that support them. You’ll also hear about the Bee Urban Growers (BUG) Project that Jen founded to work with urban farmers and gardeners to manage native bees by installing pollinator habitat. The project also includes the creation of publicly available educational resources.

Lunch menu: Green salad, fresh fruit, soup, rolls, grilled chicken breast and sautéed salmon.

Members, please register for lunch ($20) and the program, or program only, by midnight, Sept. 4th. Doors open Sept. 11 at 11:30 am; lunch is at noon; the presentation begins at 1 pm.

Guests of AAF&G members are welcome to attend the lunch ($20) and/or the presentation only (no cost). Members, please register your guest(s) by midnight, Sept. 4th.

Non-AAF&G members are welcome to attend the program for a $5 donation to Ann Arbor Farm & Garden’s Foundation, which awards annual garden-related grants and scholarships. Doors open Sept. 11 at 12:30 pm. Please register by midnight, Sept. 4th.


Date and Time

Thursday, September 11, 2025, 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-05:00)

Location

Ann Arbor City Club
1830 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI  48104
USA
734-662-3279

Category

Monthly Meeting

Registration Info

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Payment In Full In Advance Only
Registration and prepayment for all events, including monthly lunches at member meetings, must be made by the registration deadline. For monthly member meetings this deadline is usually one week prior to the meeting. For special events, the deadline may vary and will be communicated prior to the event.

Members register on the AAF&G website. Payment can be made on the website or by check. Checks should be made out to AAF&G and indicate what the payment is for (e.g., Nov. Member Meeting). Checks should be mailed to AAF&G, P.O. Box 354, Dexter, MI 48130 and must be postmarked by the registration deadline.

We cannot accept payment at events and no lunches can be ordered “at the door” at member meetings.

No refunds will be made after the registration deadline because a member cannot attend an event. (Note: AAF&G is responsible for payment of all City Club lunches that have been preordered.)

All members are welcome to enjoy tea, coffee or iced tea and desserts free of charge at member meetings.
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Ann Arbor Farm & Garden is a social and philanthropic 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.


Our mission is to promote and support local gardens, farms, and environmental stewardship through education, community service, and financial grants and scholarships.


Founded Fall 1946 / Incorporated Spring 1997 / Independent Spring 2017

P.O. Box 354

Dexter, MI 48130