Our Speaker Series continues on April 16th with Mike Cassidy. As a Master Gardener with Penn State Extension, Mike focuses on historic gardens, pollinators, and native plants, and now jumping worm education. He will be discussing the contrasts between the practical gardens of the Pennsylvania Dutch country and the Victorian gardens.

Michael Cassidy is a former state legislator from Blair County. He received a BA in Political Science and a MA in American Studies from Penn State. He retired as a policy analyst and staff director from the Pennsylvania State Legislature. He also served as long-term adjunct faculty at Penn State and Temple Universities. Mike and his wife Jeanne restored two log homes in Maytown (built c.1790s and c.1810) and designed gardens and outbuildings appropriate to the 19th century providing a friendly habitat for birds, bees, and butterflies. As a Lancaster County Master Gardener with Penn State Extension, Mike focuses on historic gardens especially in PA Dutch Country, native plants, invasive plants & jumping worms, and the Pollinator Library Program.

Simply pay at the door when you arrive – free for members and students and $5 for nonmember adults.

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