HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – Cindy Leonard, who works with local schools on their Farm to School programs, will be the speaker at the Monday, Aug. 11, meeting of the Hidden Valley Lake Garden Club.

She will discuss United States Department of Agriculture programs in California and specifically what is happening locally in the Middletown Unified School District.

An increasing number of schools and districts such as the Middletown Unified School District have begun to source more foods locally and to provide educational activities to students that emphasize food, farming and nutrition.

Meetings of the Hidden Valley Lake Garden Club are free and open to the public on the second Monday of each month with a social gathering at 9:30 a.m. followed by the business meeting and program at 10 a.m.

The meetings are held in the Activities Room of the Administration Building of the HVL Association, 18174 Hidden Valley Road.

For further information, contact club President Inge Rankin at 707-987-6010 or e-mail her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .