CMGA General Info

Christmas Amaryllis with Orchid to the right. Below Ruth Benson's holiday bears.
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

Monday, July 9, 2012


Master Gardener Meeting Agenda 7/12/2012
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
1601 N. San Francisco
6:30pm-6:35pm     Welcome – Agenda - Debi Stalvey
                               Brief review of agenda for the evening
                               Request for volunteers for September picnic planning
6:35pm-6:45pm     Introduction of speakers - Debi Stalvey
6:45pm-8pm          Continuing Education
**What to do With the Harvest – Michele Lytle (MG and caterer) (~ 45 min.) and
     Update on County Fair Entries - Carol Burris and Ron Hiebert (~30 min.)                 
8pm-8:15pm          Refreshments – Ann Eagan
8:15pm - 8:25pm   Business Meeting – Debi Stalvey
                  Overview of recent Executive Meeting – Debi Stalvey
                  Financial report – Ed Skiba
                  MG Program Happenings (Classes, Conference) – Hattie Braun/Ann Eagan                                 
                  Committee Reports:
                              Continuing Education – Loni Shapiro
                              Community Programs
                              Community Market – Julie Holmes
We are still in need of one more person for August 8, and Sept.5. The markets are held at St. Pius Church, on 4th St. from 4-7pm. If you can help contact Julie Holmes at jeholmesaz@npgcable.com.
                              Volunteer Support/Social – Hattie Braun
                              Volunteer/Education Hours – Crys Wells
 691.75 volunteer hours, 49.25 education hours
                                                                       
   8:25pm – 8:30pm                  Gardening Questions?
** Even though great care has been taken to maintain the accuracy of any material and information presented at our meetings, the CMGA does not give any warranty or other assurance as to the content, accuracy, completeness, timelessness, or fitness for any particular purpose. General guidelines for speakers can be found on our blog under documents and forms.

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