September 10, 2024-- This was our "Welcome Back" to a new club year meeting, with a talk and tour of greenhouse at Newport Vineyards. The host and speaker was Andy Teixeira, Executive Chef of all the Vineyard culinary endeavors. Newport Vineyards also includes Brix restaurant and Taproot Brewing Co. Chef Teixeira was just nominated as a semi-finalist for the James Beard award as best chef in the Northeast. His passion is "Farm to Table" growing and cooking. His talk included an introduction of Caleb Veltry, produce manage, who showed us the unique crops.

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Our speaker Chef Andy 

Figs, lemons, bananas, cucumbers and more in the greenhouse.

Our tour

A taste of the vineyard and gardens 

 

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September 10, 2024 Tuesday for this meeting 1:00

 

Welcome back members !

Fellowship and meeting

 Newport Vinyards

 

Presenter :Andy Teixeira, Executive Chef
Tour of greenhouse; Food to Table restaurant execution with wine and nibbles ______________

October 2 2024

 

90th anniversary celebration luncheon

 

Wanumetonomy Golf Club, Middletown, R.I.

11:30-3

International Designer : Candace Morgenstern

 $45 per person

Reservations required

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October 23-24, 2024

 

New England Garden Club Annual Meeting (Federation)

 Crown Plaza, Warwick, R.I.

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November 13, 2024

1:00 Portsmouth Free Public Library

 

Presenter: Michael Leverett, Manager 

Clements Marketplace 

 

Trends and news from the Floral Market 

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November 22, 2024

 

Portsmouth Free Public Library 

Annual Taste of Portsmouth 7-9 p.m.    $30

Only 300 tickets to be sold

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December 11 2024


12:00 Portsmouth Free Public Library

 

Christmas Luncheon     “Small bites” - a “sharing” holiday luncheon

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January 8, 2025

 

12:00 Portsmouth Free Public Library

                              Presenter : Ilene Chernoff, Hostess V.P

                    Playing with food-Easy and fun decorating with food

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February 12,  2025

12 :00 Portsmouth Free Public Library

 

Presenter: Susan Rood

 

"Tasha Tudor:” a renowned plantswoman and gardener in Connecticut and Vermont, and author and doll collector

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March 14, 2025

12:00: Portsmouth Free Public Library

 

Presenter:

 

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April 9, 2025

12: 00 Portsmouth Free Public Library

 

Presenter:

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April 2025

Earth Day

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April  2025 RIFGC Annual Awards Luncheon

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April  2025

Arbor Day

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May 2025
12:00 Portsmouth Free Public Library

 
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June  Plant Sale

9-2
at the Public Library

Benefits Portsmouth Garden Club and the Portsmouth Free Public Library

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June  2025

Club Annual Luncheon-

Noon 

 

June , 2025

The Newport Flower Show

at Rosecliff with the theme ; Flower Fair

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