New York City transplant Martha Molnar tells the informative and wryly humorous story of a couple’s attempts to transform a dying apple orchard into a large native meadow on a Vermont hilltop. As she and her husband yank, slash, pull, haul, and chop their way through hot summers, Martha begins to understand that they are in for a protracted war with non-native plants that will likely end in détente. The implications for the future of native habitats everywhere are played out on their tiny dot of earth.

An avid gardener and outdoors enthusiast, Martha is the author of Playing God in the Meadow and Taproot: Coming Home to Prairie Hill. She has written for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Mother Earth News, and Horticulture, Northern Woodlands, and Green Mountain Club magazines and was a regular commentator on Vermont Public Radio. Currently at work on a book about seeds, Martha spent most of her professional career in media/public relations and marketing. marthalebmolnar.com

This adult program is part of a series produced by the Hanover Garden Club in partnership with the Montshire Museum of Science. Free of charge and open to the public, the program will be held in person with a Zoom option. Bring a friend and enjoy yummy refreshments made by our members! Norwich Bookstore will be selling Martha’s Playing God in the Meadow at the event. Cash, check, and credit cards accepted.

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