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

Friday, September 23, 2011

Solar Cook-Off and Apple Festival

Friends of Flagstaff's Future Solar Cook-Off & Apple Festival When: Saturday, October 1 Where: Buffalo Park Ramada, near the park entrance Solar cooking is a year-round option in the sunny Southwest. It's also an apple bonanza year! F-cubed is celebrating with a solar oven and apple harvest picnic! If you have a solar cooker, please join us. You can cook an apple-themed dish if you so desire. If you don't have a solar cooker, you may bring a potluck dish and join us for lunch. The event also features a short and fun trail clean up, apple peeler/slicer & cider-making demonstrations, kids activities, and a solar oven talk by Lisa Rayner. Spinners will be have their spinning wheels and hand spindles to demonstrate their craft.
Festival schedule 9:00 a.m.: solar oven set ups 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m: apple cider making & canning demonstrations 10:30 a.m.-noon+: spinning demonstrations 11:00 a.m.: trail clean up 11:30-11:50 a.m: Solar oven talk by Lisa Rayner 12:00- 2:00 p.m.: picnic There is a $5 suggested donation to support purchasing equipment for our ZERO WASTE EVENT program, but this is a community event and NO ONE will be turned away for lack of funds! Lisa Rayner
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