CMGA General Info

In my neck of the woods May Day nectar-rich flowers were sparse, so this black swallowtail sailed back and forth between our two native Phlox serrulata perennials nearly an entire afternoon and came back the following morning.
Photo by Cindy Murray.

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

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

ArtX and Volunteering

 From Wild Heart Farm

We are seeking gardeners, forest lovers and artists to create Blooming from the Ashes: Forest Fire and Community Resilience; an interdisciplinary and interactive performance  that addresses the social, ecological and emotional impact of increased wildfires as a result of forest management and climate change.  This will be part of ArtX, a free community art festival being held in downtown Flagstaff May 26 & 27.

BACKGROUND and MISSION
As lovers of the natural world, artists, gardeners, community members, and ecologists, we have both observed and experienced deep emotions of grief, wonder, frustration and joy surrounding wildfire and post-fire recovery. Our forests are in a state of change, destruction and regeneration brought upon largely by colonization, historic forest management, and climate change. Fire is the great revealer of truth, and truth can be difficult to hold.

In this experience, we will weave together floral arts, aerial dance, spoken word, fire ecology, and song to explore the life force—of fire, of growth, and dynamic change in our forest home. We will stand witness to one another as we turn towards these truths, feel the cracked surfaces and feel our resilience.

The hopeful outcome of this project is a deeper understanding of our beloved forest’s future and a collective opportunity to share in our grief and wonder of the tremendous ecosystem with which we are intertwined. We will honor our past, embrace the present, and re-imagine our future. 

VOLUNTEER NEEDS
We will be doing a large-scale floral design installation at the Orpheum, essentially creating a forest in various stages of recovery. We need home gardeners to bring cut flowers, master gardeners to tend the potted plants for a few days, people to help with set design and breakdown, as well as to attend the event dressed as forest beings.

Please email Kate Watters wildheartfarmaz@gmail.com if you would like to sign up for a role. 

Thank you for helping us spread the word!
Kate and co.
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Kate Watters
928.221.0045
With every breath I plant the seeds of devotion, I am a farmer of the heart.
~Rumi

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