President

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Laura grew up in the Lakeville area on a small farmstead south of Lakeville, which her and her husband Michael purchased from her parents. Laura's mom was one of the founding members of the Lakeville Area Garden Club in 1990, and held the role of the first President of the club.

She is a lifelong gardener, first helping her parents on the farm and now growing her own robust vegetable gardens on the same property.  Laura operates a produce farm during growing season and enjoys her homegrown veggies, fruit, and home canned goods under Minnesota's cottage food law.  She is an avid canner and puts up hundreds upon hundreds of jars of canned goods each growing season.

​Outside of the growing season, Laura also teaches band part time.

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The President's role is to lead monthly Club meetings and to oversee the operations of the entire Lakeville Area Garden Club. This is a 2 year term.

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Vice President

 

​​​Chris moved to MN in 2016, into a new development with a yard that was bare but for sod. Step by step, he and his wife Erika have been transforming their yard into low maintenance, pollinator friendly, perennial and self seed annual gardens. Chris loves to work with tech and automation to make watering easy. 

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The Vice President's role is to oversee the operations of the Lakeville Area Garden Club alongside the President.  The Vice President serves a 2-year term and then transitions into the Presidency after their term. 

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Secretary

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Angie grew up in Rosemount, Minnesota.  After living out of state for several years she moved back to Minnesota and eventually ended up in Lakeville.  She has been a part of the Lakeville Community for over 20 years. 

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She had been a Regional VP at a local identification and security solutions provider, but in the last couple of years has gone part time to focus on more “fun” stuff.  She has previously held a position on the Lakeville South Band Board from 2016 to 2020.  She is a member of the ISD 194 Lakeville Area Schools Community Education Advisory Council since 2011, currently volunteers in a wide variety of events and is Service Chair with the Lakeville Lions and most recently became a member of the Lakeville Area Garden Club in 2023. 

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She is married to her husband Steve and they have one adult son, Ryan, who attended Lakeville Schools and also has two dogs, Norman and Indie. 

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Angie is not only an avid gardener but also a lifelong learner. She stays updated on the latest trends in gardening and eco-friendly practices, trying out fresh ideas and innovative approaches. When not knee-deep in soil, attending LAGC and Lion’s meetings or events, Angie can be found exploring various gardens in MN and beyond, attending horticulture conferences/events and spending time up north at their cabin in Otter Tail County, where she also started a native shoreline restoration project with help from the County Soil and Water Conservation District.

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The Secretary's job is to maintain meeting minutes for each meeting, as well as maintain the social media page and tracking Membership month to month. This is a 2 year term.

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Treasurer

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Lois is a Wisconsin native, retired and living in Lakeville the last 12 years. She started gardening as a teenager, bastard trenching 4 raised beds, yielding 1lb tomatoes. Presently a raised bed garden and a large butterfly garden grace her yard, and this year will start to convert to clover lawn. Other interests are knitting, crochet, weaving, spinning. She resides with husband, David, and Bebe, the yellow parakeet.

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The Treasurer's job is to track the money coming in and out of the Club and to maintain monthly budget reports, as well as maintain the annual budget spreadsheet. This is a 2 year term.

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