Programs/Meetings
Calendar for Monthly Activities Present and Past
This year’s theme is “Farm to Table”
Become a Member to Enjoy ALL Programs and Events!
September 15, 2026
Open House and Plant Swap
Friends and New Members!
7:00 - 9:00 pm, Pembroke Community Center
New Time this year!!! We will begin at 7:00pm.
New Location this year!!! Pembroke Community Center
Come learn about Mattakeesett Garden Club and join our fun Plant Swap! Bring a plant to swap for another! Make sure to cover it up so no one can see it. This is a Yankee Plant Swap so you will be able to trade if you see one that someone else has! Come and enjoy the fun!
October 3, 2026
Pembroke Farmers’ Market
10:00 am - 1:00pm
“The Apple Truck is Coming!”
We will be selling 800 pounds of local, farm fresh apples from Westward Orchards, Harvard, MA!
October 27, 2026
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Pembroke Community Center
Date Change Due to Town Meeting
“Farm to Table”
Harvest Dinner
Potluck Member Dinner with all foods to be sourced from Massachusetts or nearby
Members Only Members will sign up for a food categories
Salli Rosi Orman, Holly Hill Farm,
will lead an informal discussion
“Farm to whose table”
November 17, 2026
Joint Meeting of the Pembroke Historical Society and MGC
7:00 - 9:00 pm Pembroke Historical Society Building 116 Center Street, Pembroke
Open to the Public
“Agricultural History of Pembroke and Surrounding Areas”
by Plimoth Patuxet Museum Staff
December 15, 2026
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Pembroke Community Center
Members Only Program
Supplies to Bring:
Holiday Craft Project Workshop
by Belaine McCabe, Lisa Tarbox, and Lisa Chapman
January 19, 2027
7:00 - 9:00 pm Pembroke Community Center
NOTE: Pre-order Sourdough
Open to the Public
“Less Raking, More Fireflies”
by Lisey Good of Wild Cohasset
February 16, 2027
7:00 - 9:00 pm Pembroke Community Center
Bring a jar to take home sourdough starter!!!
Pickup your pre-ordered sourdough bread
Open to the Public
“Sourdough Class”
by Heather Courage of Courage Provisions
March 16, 2027
7:00 - 9:00 pm. Pembroke Community Center
Members Only Make-and-take Program
Supplies to Bring:
“Festive Spring
Flower Arranging”
Bridget Kineavy of Sunshine Gardens, formerly of Winston Flowers, Boston
April 20, 2027
7:00-9:00 pm
Pembroke Community Center
Open to the Public
“Intro to Permaculture”
by Todd Breitenstein
of South Shore Permaculture
May 18, 2027
7:00 - 9:00 pm. Pembroke Community Center
Open to Guests
“Relaxing Spa Yoga”
with Beverly Bielwicz of Open Doors Yoga
May 22, 2027 Annual Plant Sale
Herring Run Park, 142 Barker Street Pembroke, MA
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
June 15, 2027
TBD
Annual Banquet
Programs for 2025-2026
September 16, 2025 - Open House and Plant Swap: Friends and New Members, 6:00 pm, Pembroke Library
October 28, 2025 - Independent Fermentations Brewing, 127 Camelot Drive, Plymouth, MA - Field Trip
November 18, 2025 - Conifers-Hero’s of the Landscape by Christie Dustman - Pembroke Library
December 16, 2025 - Holiday workshop, greens in a large vase with poinsettias by Belaine McCabe - Pembroke Community Center
January 20, 2026 - Landscape in the Eyes of a Designer by Love Albrecht Howard - Pembroke Library
February 17, 2026 - Composting Basics and Bokashi Composting by Megan Watts Pembroke Sustainability Committee and Peter Swanson, Project Honduras (Peter was unable to attend) -Pembroke Library
March 17, 2026 - Indoor Gardening , Bring the Outdoors In by Jan Goodman of Boston Cityscapes - Field trip, The Root
April 14, 2026 - MGC Board Meeting for All Members, Plant Sale Prep and President’s Tea workshop -Community Center
April 28, 2026 - President’s TeaGardens of the Gilded Age by Jana Milbocker - Community Center
May 16, 2026 - Plant Sale, Herring Run Park, 9:00am - 12:00pm
May 19, 2026 - Renew and Refresh, Garden-Inspired Chair Yoga By Landon Stacy, Emerald Yoga, Pembroke Library
June 16, 2026 - Annual Banquet and Election of officers, Adria Restaurant, East Bridgewater, MA
2024-2025 Programs
September 17, 2024 - Open House and Plant Swap: Friends and New Members, 6:00 pm, Pembroke Library
October 21, 2024, Monday - Gardening for Biodiversity with Native Plants by Amy Meltzer, in conjunction with Wild Ones South Shore MA, 7:00 pm, First Parish of Norwell
November 19, 2024 - Holiday Tablescapes by Richard O’Mara of Cedar Grove Gardens, 6:00, Pembroke Community Center
December 17, 2024 - Gifts from the Garden, Holiday Craft Workshop by 5 club members(oils, oranges, dried flowers), 6:00 pm, Pembroke Community Center
January 21, 2025 -Herbal Remedies by Anne Marie Rodiquez, 6:00 pm, Pembroke Library
February 1, 2025, Saturday - Eyes On Owls by Mark and Marcia Willson, in conjunction with Walnut Hill Garden Club, 12:30 pm , Phoenix lodge, Hanover, MA
March 18, 2025 - Seed Starting by Judy Parks and Sharon Stearns, 6:00 pm, Pembroke Community Center
April 15, 2025 - Bee Knowledgable, Bee Friendly by Mark Talbot, 6:00 pm, Pembroke Library
May 17, 2025, Saturday - Annual Plant Sale, Herring Run
May 20, 2025 -Soule Homestead: Then and Now by Kelly MacDonald-Weeks, PhD, 6:00 pm, Pembroke Library
June 17, 2025 - Annual Banquet - Adria Restaurant, East Bridgewater, MA - Haddock, Chicken Parmesan, or Steak Tips
2023-2024 Programs
September 19, 2023 - Open House and Plant Swap: Friends and New Members, 6:00 pm, Pembroke Library 7:00 time change, custodian
,October 14, 2023, Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00 Pembroke Library, “Preserving the Harvest: Canning, Freezing, and Dehydrating” Pam Laiosa, Judy Parks, and Sharon Stearns
November 21, 2023 - “Good Buzz: Bees and Pollinators” by Entomologist Blake Dinius, Plymouth County Extension
December 19, 2023 - Holiday Floral Arranging by Marcia Baker - club provided red and white flowers to add to greens collected
January 16, 2024 - “Indoor Gardening”- Dave the Gardener from Therapy Gardens
February 7, 2024 - “What Good Are Mosquitoes?”by Entomologist Blake Dinius This is the fourth presentation in the free 8 week WaterWatch Lecture Series- Zoom Presentation from North and South Rivers Watershed Association
March 19, 2024 - “Spring and Easter Flower Arranging” by The Root, Scituate, on location at The Root, 405 First Parish Road, Scituate, MA
April 16, 2024 - President’s Tea - “Medicinal Herbs and Plants” by Sally Rossi Ormon
May 18, 2024 - Annual Plant Sale at Herring Run Park- 9:00 am until 12:00pm
May 21, 2024 - “Groundcovers: What They Are and How to Use Them” By Kathie Skinner
June 18, 2024 - Annual Banquet - 6:00 Election of officers Adria Restaurant, East Bridgewater, MA - Haddock, Chicken Parmesan, or Steak Tips
2022-2023 Programs
September 20, 2022 -Open House and Plant Swap - Friends and New Members!
October 29, 2022 (date change due to PembrokeTown Meeting)Sat. 11:30 - 2:30 Pembroke Library - "Planting and Dividing Tips for Fall" by Sally Rossi-Orman (canceled) - Fall Flower Arranging by Pam Laiosa and Judy Parks
November 15, 2022 Peonies, the Love of My Life by Christine Paxhia
December 20, 2022 - Holiday Decorations on Rosemary and Lavender Trees - Belaine McCabe
January 17, 2023 "Protecting Our Waters Through Gardening" by Samantha Woods (canceled)
February 6, 2023, 10:00 AM - “Our Grandmothers knew what they ere doing.” Laura Bibler -Zoom Event - Register at GCFM.org
March 21, 2023 Stretching with Rini Higgins
April 18, 2023 “Blueberries in the Home Garden” by Barb McIntosh
May 16, 2023, Brick Kiln Lane -2:00-6:00 pm-Making Stepping Stones for the Garden by Judy Parks
May 20, 2023 Annual Plant Sale at Herring Run Park- 9:00 am until 12:30pm
June 20, 2023 Annual Meeting and Banquet "Mother Anna’s"-Pick from the Menu 6:00 pm Cocktails, 7:00 pm Dinner
2021 - 2022 Programs
September 21, 2021 Open House and Plant Swap: Friends and New Members!
October 19, 2021 “Why Native” by Blue Stem Natives
November 16, 2021 “Winter Sowing & Farm Anecdotes” Evelyn Golden
December 21, 2021 Members workshop: Bath and Seed Bombs -Belaine
January 18, 2022 “Protecting Our Waters Through Gardening” Samantha Woods, NSRWA (can.)
February 15, 2022 “Bird Gardening” Steve Finch, Wild Birds Unlimited
March 15, 2022 Club Aprons & Project Planning: President’s Tea, Plant Sale
April 19, 2022 President’s Tea : Minestrone: Vegetable Gardening for a Mediterranean Kitchen : Judy Parks 6:30 Pembroke Library
May 17, 2022. “Herbal Teas and Infusions” Dave from Therapy Gardens
May 21, 2022 Plant Sale Pembroke Herring Run New Location9:00 -12:00
Annual Meeting and Banquet- Somewhere Else Tavern - off the Menu