Friends of the Hort Farm

	The Friends of the Horticulture Farm is a grassroots organization dedicated to protecting, enhancing and promoting the significant plant collections and natural areas of the Horticultural Research Center in South Burlington, Vermont for education, research, and public enrichment. The group, composed of interested citizens, local garden club members, professional horticulturists, and landscape architects, is working in partnership with the University of Vermont to develop both short-term and long-term plans to provide for the stewardship of this wonderful and important resource. The Friends also sponsors public programs, and engages in fundraising and collections preservation. Volunteers are needed for these and other activities. The Friends publish a newsletter bimonthly and a calendar for the year.





	Board of Directors Kristina Bielenberg, President For attachments and urgent emails please use: Kristina.Bielenberg@state.vt.us Stephanie Miner, Vice President Linda Elrick, Treasurer Eileen Andreoli, Secretary Margaret Bartholomew Kate Lalley Denise Quick Terence Bradshaw, Ex-Officio Board Member; Representing University of Vermont Assistant Director of UVM Horticulture Research Center. Cell: 802-922-2591 Executive Committee Kristina Bielenberg , President Linda Elrick , Treasurer Stephanie Miner, Vice President Eileen Andreoli, Secretary Nominating Committee Linda Elrick John Ewing Kay Schubart Volunteer Coordinator Stephanie Miner Collections & Facilities Committees Kate Lalley , Chair Mark Biercevicz , Curator of Crabapple Collection Hal Bill, Curator of Rhododendron Collection Ron Krupp, Co-Curator of Rhododendron Collection Nate Sands, Curator of Blasberg Building & Conifer Collection Brian Vaughan , Curator of Perennial Garden Collection Jeff Young, Curator of Lilac Collection Finance Committee Linda Elrick, Chair Kristina Bielenberg Joan Fox-Cota Program Committee Margaret Bartholomew, Chair Eileen Andreoli Lee Diamond Stephanie Miner Denise Quick Newsletter Committee Kristina Bielenberg, Copy Editor David Heleba Ann Janda To contact the Newsletter Staff: info@friendsofthehortfarm.org Contact Information MAIL: Friends of the Horticulture Farm, PO Box 64788, Burlington, VT 05406-4788 EMAIL:info@friendsofthehortfarm.org PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 65 Green Mountain Dr, So Burlington, Vermont Phone: (802) 864-3073 Other Contacts Nancy Simson, Bookkeeper/Mailing Lists Wells Peterson, Webmaster Jennifer Mills, Summer Intern Coordinator Mark Starrett, Associate Professor of Horticulture Department of Plant & Soil Science Lee Diamond, Media & Communications Specialist David Heleba, Lifetime Friend Deborah Neher, Plant & Soil Science Chair