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

Thursday, July 10, 2014

July 2014 meeting minutes


Master Gardener Meeting Minutes 7/10/2014
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:  Butterfly weed plant
 
                                             MG – NEED VOLUNTEERS
1.       Garden Clean-up raffle – Molly/Hattie
1.       Need yard clean-up volunteers
2.       Sell Tickets
2.       Garden Tours – Loni
1.       The Flagstaff Tour of Artists gardens Saturday July 26th.
§  Colleen Tucker looking for volunteers.
3.       Arboretum (Plant Sale & Penstemon Festival) Saturday July 12th – Hunter/Hattie
1.       Need one more volunteer
 
6:40pm – 6:45pm             Introduction of speaker – Ed Skiba
 
6:45pm-7:30pm Continuing Education
1.       Hattie Braun, History of the Extension in Arizona - then
2.       Gail Morris, Creating Monarch Waystations and Butterfly Gardens Gail Morris is a Maricopa Master Gardener,  project coordinator for Southwest Monarch Study www.swmonarchs.org/ and Conservation Specialist for Monarch Watch www.monarchwatch.org/.  The title of her talk is ‘Creating Monarch Waystations and Butterfly Gardens’.   Monarch waystations are refuges that provide resources necessary for monarch butterflies and their offspring when they make their annual migration. She will also talk about attracting and providing habitat for other butterflies.
7:30pm-7:55pm Refreshments – Andrea Guerrette and Linda Guarino
 
7:55pm-8:00pm Raffle Drawing - Butterfly weed plant
 
8:00pm - 8:25pm              Business Meeting – Hunter Kemmet     
 
MG Projects/Blog - Loni Shapiro
1.       Fund raising apron for sale
2.       Donor tags – these are for gardens that have won grants
3.       Donation to the Arboretum Soiree basket will be an apron with CMGA logo, a load of compost and a garden consultation by Hattie
 
                                                Financial report – Linda Guarino/Crys Wells
                                               
                                                MG Coordinator - Hattie Braun
 
                                                Continuing Education – Ed Skiba
 
Community Markets – Andrea Guerrette
 
Volunteer Support – Crys Wells
 
8:25pm – 8:30pm             Gardening Questions?
 
Next meeting: August 7, 2014
·         Rachael Edelstein – Mushrooms
“Educational Opportunities and Events” found on the blog right column under Pages

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