Green Scene Panels at Blithewold
Join Us for our Green Scene Panels at Blithewold
Ditch the desk and imagine a career outdoors!
Sunday, March 10, 1 – 2:30 PM:
Horticultural Horizons: New and Innovative Professions
Are you looking to start on a career path or interested in making a career change? Then the Green Scene panel discussion series at Blithewold is for you. This informal outreach session will offer attendees of all ages an inside look at the green world, the people who live it and some of the careers that are leading the way in this evolving industry. Savvy horticultural professionals will share their stories, answer your questions, and help point the way to exciting next steps!
You should come if you are:
- Searching for a fulfilling profession
- Someone who loves plants and nature
- Interested in changing careers
- Curious about the many new careers in horticulture and working outdoors
- Investigating programs in training, degrees, and certificates in the green professions
- Looking for a place to meet and network with a friendly, generous, and knowledgeable group of people who make their living in horticulture
Panelists for Sunday, February 17:
Changing Careers into Horticulture
| Tara Bradley | Owner, Tara Bradley Fine Gardening |
| Brandon George | Owner, Wyeth and Willow Garden Design |
| Blakely Szosz | RICC Head Gardener, President of the RI Federation of Garden Clubs |
| Kyle Hess | Coyote Project, Natural History Survey, DEM and URI |
Panelists for Sunday, March 10:
New Horticultural Horizons; New and Innovative Professions
| Shelby Doggett | Program Director, What Cheer Flower Farm |
| Kristen Garrity | Arborist, Bartlett Tree Company |
| Christian Roberge | Shewatuck Farm: RI Farm Incubator, Young Farmers’ Network |
Members $10, Non-Members $15, Students $5
Click on a date below to register:
March 10: New Horticultural Horizons
Questions? Please e-mail Gail Read, Horticulturist, Garden and Greenhouse Manager at Blithewold, at [email protected]