Agenda Master Gardener Assoc. Meeting 10/14/10

Murdoch Community Center
210 E. Brannen
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

6:30pm-6:40pm Welcome – Agenda
Jim Mast
Brief review of agenda. Introduction of speaker

6:40pm-7:30pm Continuing Education
Gardening with Native Plants
Susan Lamb Bean – writer and naturalist

7:30pm – 7:45pm Refreshments

7:45pm -8:30pm Business Meeting
7:45pm-8:00pm Overview of recent Executive Committee meeting - Jim Mast
Calendar Update
Blog Ideas
Venue Change
Membership Cards for 2011
Voting for Officers
Finance update– Ed Skiba
Balances in accounts

8:00pm-8:20pm Committee Reports:
Continuing Education-Dana Prom Smith (see schedule below)

Community Programs
Flagstaff’s Community Market – Julie Holmes/Molly Larsen
Speakers Bureau–Jim Mast
Home Show–Jim Mast

Coordination MG Projects–Linda Guarino

Volunteer Support/Social – Hattie Braun/Crys Wells
December party

8:20pm – 830pm What is it? Garden Problems/Questions

Next meeting: November 11, 2010
Gardening with Leftovers
Speakers: Nancy and Jim DeBlois

Schedule for future meetings:
December Party - ?
January 13, 2011 Bird Living Plants – Bea Cooley, Audubon Society
February 10, 2011 Spiders of Winter – Freddi Steele, writer and former naturalist with the park service
March 10, 2011 Chaa Organic Farm in Belize - Linda Neff, anthropologist
April 14, 2011 Horticultural Therapy – Loni Shapiro
June 9, 2011 Sustainability – William Auberle

Continuing Education/Volunteer Opportunities:
Olivia White Hospice Garden Workday
October 21, 2010, 8am-12pm

Olivia White Hospice Garden Special Workday - bulb planting
October 23, 2010 9am-12pm

Olivia White Hospice Garden Workday
October 28, 2010 8am-12pm

The Arboretum at Flagstaff Fall Craft Classes
Dying for Yarn and The Art of Gourd - Saturday, 10/23/10 930am & 130pm

Flagstaff Flower & Garden Club / Pine Cone Workshop
Warner's Nursery, 11/1/10 5:30pm

Olivia White Hospice Garden Workday
November 4, 2010, 8am-12pm

Olivia White Hospice Garden Workday
November 11, 2010, 8am-12pm

Flagstaff Flower & Garden Club / Wreaths & Swags & Fireplace Mantels
Riordan Mansion 11/22/10 6:30pm

For details on above opportunities check out the blog – coconinomgassociation.blogspot.com