CMGA General Info

Species tulips planted in fall. These appear in early spring. Olivia White Hospice Garden.
Photo by Loni Shapiro.

Welcome to the Coconino County Master Gardeners Association blog. The mission of the Master Gardener Program is to create a corps of well-informed volunteers, and to deliver quality horticultural education programs adapted to our regional high elevation environment. The purpose of the association is to provide support for those volunteers and Master Gardener graduates, continuing education, and opportunities to participate in community programs that increase the visibility and participation in the Master Gardener Program.
The Coconino Master Gardener Association (2009) began in 2009. This blog contains information on:
-How to become a member
-Volunteer and Education hours reporting
-Calendar of Events
-General gardening information articles
-Master Gardener Association Documents and forms
-References and Resources
-Interesting Websites and Blogs
-Old Gardening Etcetera columns
-Recipes
-Book Reviews
-How to contact Board or Committee Members
Meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Thursday from 600pm - 8;30pm. We meet at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church at 1601 N. San Francisco. This includes continuing education and a business meeting.

Reporting Master Gardener Hours

All master gardener trainees and certified master gardeners need to report their hours.
Beginning in 2010 certified master gardeners need to have 6 Education hours and 12 Volunteer hours in order to maintain certification.The on line reporting system allows you to report Education or Volunteer hours. You can sign in to record hours in the right hand column under Recording Volunteer and Education Hours. Just click on the U. of A.
If you have any questions or concerns about the new reporting system, please contact Brenda Smith (A - M) or Sue Madden (N - Z). Their contacts are listed at the bottom of the blog under Contacts.


Ideas for hours------
--Attend monthly meetings
--Work on an association committee
--Work at an informational booth for the Master Gardeners
--Be a speaker about gardening topics at a variety of venues
--Host a garden tour
--Work at a fundraising event (Plant Sale - Garden Tour).
--Work at a MG site (Olivia White Hospice, the Arboretum, Riordan Mansion, or school gardens (many others)). Check out the Assoc. Doc. & Forms under Volunteer Sites.
--Work in the Extension office
--Write an article for the newspaper column -Gardening Etcetera
-Volunteer with the Seed Library
Be creative! There are many ways to fulfill your hours. Just remember for volunteering it needs to be a non-profit endeavor or an approved for profit site.

Change in Contact Information

Have you moved or changed your e-mail address, but would still like to be contacted about high elevation gardening information from the Extension? The Coconino County Extension Master Gardener Program has a site that will let you change your information on-line.

Click here to change your contact information!

Event Calendar

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

CSA Garden Starts

 
​                Volunteer and CSA member Deja Walker helping out with thinning last Saturday.
 
Greetings Gardeners, 
The Garden Starts CSA is off to an extraordinary start this year; the greenhouse is filling up with bright green sprouts, and we have had tremendous volunteer support for all of the many tasks that make this project happen. THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! We can always use more volunteers, please get in touch with me if you are interested in helping out with any part of the garden starts operation.
It is also extraordinary that we are so close to selling out of shares this early. Thanks to all of you who have signed up, spread the word and made a donation. We have been able to offer 5 scholarships, and we have some extra funds to put towards expanding and planning for the garden starts. We have a very limited number of shares left now, please let me know as soon as possible if you want one. I have attached the registration form and a flyer - please share widely! http://webmail.q.com/service/home/~/2015.4.3.CSAflyer.pdf?auth=co&loc=en_US&id=261225&part=2
On April 16, we'll have our Garden Starts Open House from 9am-12pm at the NAU Greenhouse (#79 on the NAU map, off of Pine Knoll Dr.). You can come visit the greenhouse, see where your starts grow, ask questions about the shares, and sow a flat if you so desire. We can sign people up for shares if there are any left. This is a family-friendly event, so bring the kids (some kids really like seeing the greenhouse and the seedlings).
Many thanks, and we hope to see you soon, 
Regan
Regan Emmons
TerraBIRDS
Grow Program Director
P.O. Box 605
Flagstaff, AZ 86002
(mobile) 808-344-0904
flaggardenstarts@gmail.com
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