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, January 4, 2015

January 2015 Meeting Agenda


Master Gardener Meeting Agenda 1/8/15
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
1601 N. San Francisco
 
6:30pm – 6:50pm               Welcome –Hunter Kemmet
·         President Annual Report
·         Introduce 2014 Officers -  Jim Mast-President, Ed Skiba-VP, Sue Madden-Treasurer, Sherline Alexander-Secretary
Agenda –– Jim Mast
 
Announcements                  Meeting Raffle – $1 each or 6 for $5 - Must be present to win
·         Drawing will be held after refreshments and before the business meeting             
                                
6:50pm – 6:55pm               Introduction of speaker – Loni Shapiro

6:55pm-7:45pm                  Continuing Education  Grant Recipients: 1) Freddi Steele, Pioneer Museum 2)Angie Fritz,
                                                Mountain School  3)  Dave Brimhall, Riordan Mansion  4) Rosemary Logan & April
                                                Smith, Pinon Community Garden  5)  Jeff Best, Sunshine Rescue Mission
 
15 minute break
7:45pm-8:00pm                  Refreshments provided by Hattie Braun and Loni Shapiro
and Raffle Prize Drawing 

8:00pm - 8:25pm                Business Meeting – Jim Mast
 
Raffle donations

Build volunteer hours doing committee work;  there are sign-up sheets on the table.
·         Continuing education (Loni Shapiro, Chair)
·         Volunteer Support (Crys Wells, Chair)
·         Community Support (Andrea Guerrette, Chair)
·         Master Gardener Projects (Loni Shapiro, Chair: looking for new chair)
·         Special Projects (HomeShow, Conference, Fund Raising, Earth Day etc.)

MG Coordinator Happenings - Hattie Braun
·         Conference
o    next meeting 1-14-15, 1pm, extension office.
·         Spring Class
o    TH, 1-4:30pm. 2/5 - 5/14/2015, N. AZ Health Care 1000 N Humphreys
·         Home Show
 
Financial report – Sue Madden
 
Committee Reports:
Volunteer Support – Crys Wells
                                                Fund Raising – Loni Shapiro
·         Aprons $15 each – Loni
·         Calendars $12 each or 3 for $30– Debi
Continuing Education – Loni Shapiro
MG Projects – Loni Shapiro
Blog - Loni Shapiro
Community Markets – Andrea Guerrette
 
8:25pm – 8:30pm               Gardening Questions?       

Next meeting:                     February Kim Howell-Costion Greenhouse soils and Soil Secrets (not confirmed)
Educational and Volunteer Opportunities from the blog (coconinomgassociation.blogspot.com)
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