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

Sunday, June 8, 2014


Master Gardener Meeting Agenda 6/12/2014
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
1601 N. San Francisco
6:30pm-6:40pm Welcome – Agenda – Hunter Kemmet
                                                Brief review of agenda for the evening               
                                             Raffle – $1 each or 6 for $5 - Must be present to win
                                                Drawing will be held after refreshments and before the business meeting
Prize:  Eatable landscape book
6:30pm-6:40p                 MG Project Grant Presentations – Loni Shapiro
o   Mountain School $300
o   Pioneer Museum $250
o   Pinon Community Garden $250
o   Killip Elementary School $103.50
o   Lowell Observatory $529
6:40pm – 6:45pm             Introduction of speaker – Ed Skiba
6:45pm-7:30pm Continuing Education
Sue Madden, Master Gardener
Straw Bale Gardening
7:30pm-7:55pm Refreshments – Leslie Penick and Charlotte Dodgson
7:55pm-8:00pm Raffle Drawing – last month’s winner was Lina Wallen

8:00pm - 8:25pm              Business Meeting – Hunter Kemmet     
MG Projects/Blog - Loni Shapiro
                                                Financial report – Linda Guarino/Crys Wells
                                               
                                                MG Coordinator - Hattie Braun
                                                Continuing Education – Ed Skiba
Community Markets – Andrea Guerrette
·         Volunteers needed – sign-up sheet on table
Volunteer Support – Crys Wells
·         Reminder: please wear name tag or membership card
o   Can provide sleeves for membership cards
                                          
2015 CMGA Calendar – Debi Stalvey
8:25pm – 8:30pm             Gardening Questions?
Next meeting: July 10, 2014
                              Hattie Braun – Extension History (10 minutes)
                              and Gail Morris - Butterflies
“Educational Opportunities and Events” found on the blog right column under Pages

http://coconinomgassociation.blogspot.com

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