Coconino Master Gardener Association: January 2018

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.

Sunday, January 28, 2018

CMGA Meeting Agenda February

Coconino Master Gardener Agenda
Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 6:30pm
Viola's Flower Garden
610 S. State Route 89a

6:30-6:50pm Welcome-Sherline Alexander

6:50-6:55pm Introduction of Speakers—Gilli Thomas
6:55-7:45pm Education: Steve Alston, Starting with Seed

(15 minute break with refreshments)

8:00-8:25pm Business Meeting—Sherline Alexander
Need a volunteer for fundraising chair/committee
Meeting Venue – CMGA will move back to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church/Benson Hall
starting on March 8

MG Coordinator Happenings—Hattie Braun
Fall into Gardening 2018
MG Class in Page (8wk class), canceled
MG Class in Flagstaff 2/6-58, 9am-1230pm, Coconino Public Health Bldg.
Committee Sign-ups:
Flagstaff Garden Tours
Fall 2018 conference committee

Financial Report—Molly Larsen

Committee Progress Reports:

Fundraising—Open…WE NEED A VOLUNTEER TO CHAIR. –SIGN UP SHEET ON TABLE

MG Projects—Jackee Alston, Grant applications/Seed Library

Gardening Workshop – Merion Sharp

Summer Garden Sale – Judy Springer

Continuing Education—Gilli Thomas
April 12 Carol Chicci - Selecting and Growing Roses in Flagstaff
May 10 Jim Mast - Growing Tomatoes in Flagstaff

Social – Liz George

Volunteer Support—Tim Ellsworth-Bowers /Crys Wells

Historian—Tammy Valdovino

8:25-8:30 Gardening Questions?

Next meeting: March 8 –Season extenders/Jackee Alston

Friday, January 12, 2018

Spring Webinars Available from Oregon Extension

Free, Advanced Training Webinars for MGs

Apologies for cross postings.

Dr. Brooke Edmunds (Extension Master Gardener Faculty in Oregon) is once again hosting free, advanced training webinars for Master Gardeners. While the presenters and focus tends towards Oregon, the topics would be of broad interest (I believe) to MGs, in general.

If you feel that these webinars would be useful for your MGs, or if you know of MGs looking for online CEU opportunities, please share this information with them.

http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/ediblegardens/2018/01/02/spring-2018-webinars-maste

You can take master gardener education credit for these if you participate. Hattie Braun

Monday, January 8, 2018

Monthly Meeting for the CMGA Agenda

Coconino Master Gardener Meeting Agenda

Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 6:30pm

Viola’s Flower Garden

7085 S. State Route 89A

6:30-6:50pm Welcome-Sherline Alexander

President Annual Report

Introduce 2018 Officers – Sherline Alexander-President, Sue Madden-VP,

Molly Larsen-Treasurer, Pam Garcia-Secretary

6:50-6:55pm Introduction of Speakers—Gilli Thomas

6:55-7:45pm Education: Review of 2017 CMGA Grants for 2017

Anna Bekerman—Pioneer Museum

Kathleen Malkhassian—Knowles Elementary School

Jan Busco—Colton House at MNA

Chelsea Silva—Friends of the Rio de Flag

Linda Guarino—Olivia White Hospice

(15 minute break with refreshments)

8:00-8:25pm Business Meeting—Sherline Alexander

Meeting Venue – Need volunteer(s) to research where CMGA holds their monthly

meeting’s and storage for meeting supplies.–SIGN UP SHEET ON TABLE

Coconino Master Gardener Association