CMGA General Info

Apple blossoms. Photo by Cynthia Murray.

Welcome to the Coconino County Master Gardeners Association

The Coconino Master Gardener Association began in 2009 to create a corps of well-informed volunteers, and to deliver quality horticultural education programs adapted to our regional high elevation environment. The association provides support for Master Gardener graduates and volunteers as well as continuing education and opportunities to participate in community programs that increase the visibility and participation in the Master Gardener Program.


Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
1601 N. San Francisco St. in Flagstaff, Arizona.

On this page you will find:
 - How to become a member Membership form
- How to report volunteer and education hours Report your hours
- Upcoming events calendar
- Gardening columns and articles
- Links to other useful websites and resources
- Master Gardener Association documents and forms

Change in Contact Information

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Event Calendar

Friday, January 28, 2011

Gardens for Humanity Sponsors Spring Planting Festival Keynote Speeches

Don't miss the opportunity to hear two great speakers!
Register Now for the 2011 Spring Planting Festival Keynote Speech:

What: FROM LAND TO MOUTH - Connecting People to Place, Taste and Story
Gary Nabhan and Toby Hemenway

When: March 13, 2011
7:00 to 9:30 PM
Meet and Greet 5:30 PM

Where: St. John Vianney Church
180 Soldiers Pass Road
Sedona, AZ 86336

Tickets:
$20 advance sales general
$15 advance sales students/seniors
$25 at the door
$50 meet and greet + speech
$100 meet and greet + 2 books + speech

Gardens for Humanity proudly presents two of the world's leading visionaries of the slow-food and agricultural renaissance movements, Gary Paul Nabhan, PhD and Toby Hemenway, as keynote speakers launching the 2011 Spring Planting Festival.

This unique and exciting evening brings Mr. Nabhan and Mr. Hemenway together for the very first time. Local seedsman and educator Bill McDorman from Seeds Trust will host the evening and moderate a panel with Mr. Nabhan and Mr. Hemenway after both presentations. Attendees should come prepared to be surprised and inspired.

Gary Paul Nabhan, PhD, is an internationally celebrated nature writer and educator, seed saver, conservation biologist and sustainable agriculture activist who has been called, "the father of the local food movement" by Mother Earth News.

Toby Hemenway is the author of Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, which for the last seven years has been the best-selling permaculture book in the world.
For more information:

Register Now!
We are very excited about offering this incredible event, and sincerely hope you can attend, enjoy, and meet these inspiring leaders of the sustainability and local agriculture movement.

In the coming weeks our complete calendar of events, workshops, and celebrations for the 2011 Spring Planting Festival will be available with registration information.

If you have any further questions about the keynote speech, about the 2011 Spring Planting Festival in general, or how to register, please use my contact information below. I hope to see you there.

Sincerely,

Richard Sidy
Gardens for Humanity
president@gardensforhumanity.org
928.284.9055
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