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

Friday, November 15, 2013

Water Conservation Fundraiser for Foodlink

Dear Garden Start CSA past and present members,

As you probably know, Flagstaff Foodlink, who brings you the garden starts CSA, also has 5 community gardens that we manage. Starting next spring, Flagstaff Foodlink is making a serious commitment to water conservation. We want our community and school gardens  to be shining examples of how to grow food, grow community AND conserve water, all at the same time!  
We have already received funding from the Flagstaff Community Foundation and private donations to start this project next spring, however, we need to raise $10,000 more to fully develop, demonstrate and integrate water conservation practices in our gardens, and to provide hands-on learning opportunities about water conservation to community gardeners, community members and school children. 
Dear Garden Start CSA past and present members,

We would like your help in reaching this goal by contributing to Flagstaff Foodlink starting next Monday, November 18 during our online fundraiser - the Crowdrise Holiday Challenge! 

To contribute to our goal, please go to: http://www.crowdrise.com/flagstafffoodlink/fundraiser/foodlink on November 18th at noon!
Please help spread the word!

In gratitude,
Regan Emmons

Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator, President 
Flagstaff Foodlink, 501c3 - Growing food, growing community
flaggardenstarts@gmail.com
 

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