Photo: Mary Ann Lewis

Coming events

Check back for spring and summer surpises.

Past events

Free Movie Night: Organic Lawn Care
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011
The CHS Education Committee teams up with the Portland Library to show "A Chemical Reaction," a documentary film directed by Brett Plymale about the movement that opposes the use of chemical pesticides on lawns.  A question-and-answer session with pesticide expert Scott Reil of Colchester follows.

Connecticut Vines and Wines
Nov. 15, 2011
This special program in West Hartford features CHS President Steve Silk, who will begin the evening with a brief, lively presentation on fermentation. Charlie Stephenson, the founding winemaker at Rosedale Farms & Vineyards in Simsbury, will then talk about growing grapes in Connecticut and making wine. A wine tasting will follow. The event is co-sponsored by the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society.

Tapas at Twilight in the Garden
Aug. 5, 2011
Savor the beauty of summer by enjoying tapas and a twilight stroll through the 9-acre Retsema garden in Stonington with CHS members and friends.