Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
1601 N. San Francisco
6:30pm – 8:30pm
6:30pm-6:40pm Welcome – Agenda Jim Mast
Brief review of agenda for the evening
Introduction of speaker
6:40pm-7:30pm Continuing Education
Spiders of the Winter
Freddi Steele, former naturalist for the National Park Service
7:30pm-7:45pm Refreshments
Hosted by Ann Eagan
Donation jar available on the food table
7:45pm - 8:30pm Business Meeting
7:45pm – 8:00pm Overview of recent Executive Meeting – Jim Mast
-Work on bi-laws changes with new membership. Revised bi-laws will be available for all to vote on next month. Major change in categories for membership. There will be 3 levels of membership:
- Member /certified MG up to date on volunteer & education hours
- Associate member / MG but not up to date on volunteer & ed. hours for 2010
- Trainee / master gardener in training, not yet certified
All eligible for discounts if purchasing membership
Hattie working on revising Program Rules for initial MG certification and maintaining MG certification.
-Membership cards to be available beginning next month but you can pay Ed this evening. The cost is $10 and you will receive discounts at Viola’s and Native Plant & Seed (details on back of card). Warner’s will be included – details from Hattie.
Wear card or your MG badge to meetings so we can get to know each other.
-Also worked on was a document to explain recording master gardener volunteer and education hours.
-Repeat of calendar project for 2011 (May 4 deadline for photos) – see handout
Calendars still available for purchase for $5. Remainder will be given to the new MG class.
-Any ideas for other fundraising projects for 2011?
Finance Update – Ed Skiba
8:00pm – 8:20pm Committee Reports:
Continuing Education – Dana Prom Smith (see schedule)
Community Programs
Community Markets- to continue in 2011
Speakers Bureau-need more to sign up
Home Show – Hattie Braun/Faith Brittain
Coordination of MG Projects – Linda Guarino
Volunteer Support/Social – Hattie Braun/Crys Wells
8:20pm - 8:30pm Garden questions (time permitting)
Next meeting: March 10, 2011
Shepherd of the Hills Church
1601 N. San Francisco
Chaa Organic Farm in Belize
Linda Neff, anthropologist
Schedule for future meetings:
April 14 Therapeutic Horticulture vs. Horticultural Therapy – Loni Shapiro
May 10 Flagstaff Community Market – Art Babbott
June 9 Foxglove Gardening – Joanie Abbott
July 14 Sustainability – William Auberle
Other Educational and Volunteer Opportunities
Warner's Winter Cooking Seminars
Drinks & Desserts
Wed., Feb. 23, 2011
5:30pm-6:30pm
16th Water Conservation & Xeriscape Conference & Expo
Albuquerque, NM
Conference 2/24-25/2011
Expo 2/26-27/2011
Master Watershed Steward Classes & Training
Yavapai County Extension
Classes begin March 3, 2011
(see blog post for info)
Warner's Winter Cooking Seminars
Getting Ready for Spring:
Eat What we Grow
Wed., March 9, 2011
5:30pm-6:30pm
Gardens for Humanity
Spring Planting Festival
March 12-20,2011
Keynote Speakers - Gary Nabhan & Toby Hemenway
St. Johns Vianney Church
Sedona, Az
Sun., March 13, 2011
7:00pm-9:00pm
Preregistration required.
Sonoran Desert Herbal Retreat
Aravaipa Canyon Ranch
March 16-20, 2011
Flagstaff Home & Garden Show
March 25-27, 2011
Watch for talks by local master gardeners
The American Community Garden Southwest Regional Conference
Rio Salado Community College Conference Center
Tempe, AZ
April 1-2, 2011
Vegetable Gardening
Jim Mast
April 22, 2011 7pm
Theatricos
Container Gardening for Veggies, Flowers & Herbs
Loni Shapiro
Arboretum at Flagstaff
May 21, 2011
Highlands Garden Conference
Sponsored by Yavapai County
October 22, 2011
For details on above opportunities check out the blog – coconinomgassociation.blogspot.com
CMGA General Info
Christmas Amaryllis with Orchid to the right. Below Ruth Benson's holiday bears.
Photo by Loni Shapiro.
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.
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.
--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!
Click here to change your contact information!
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