Coconino Master Gardener Association: Beginning Vegetable Gardener

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, March 3, 2019

Beginning Vegetable Gardener

Class is from February 7-April 18 - 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 530pm-7pm at the County Extension Office. Classes are free from Coconino Master Gardeners.

We are looking for volunteers to help teach the Beginning Vegetable Gardening class. It starts Feb. 7 from 5:30-7:30 and runs every other Thursday for 6 weeks. The 7th class is a visit and workshop at Forestdale Farm on April 21.

We are looking for teachers for all the evening classes. You can do just a portion of the class or take on the whole thing. For example, you can offer to describe how you got started in vegetable gardening for the 1st class. For Soil & Amendments, we have volunteer to cover composting

Feb. 7 - Planning Your Garden

Feb. 21 - Variety Selection and Seed Starts

Mar. 7 - Soil & Amendments

Mar. 21 - Season Extenders & Microclimates

April 4 - Pests & Diseases

April 18 - Various Veggies

April 21 - Tour and Volunteer Day at Forestdale Farm

Let us know how you can help. Attached is a LINK for the flyer.

Best,

Hattie & Brooke

bnfreeman@email.arizona.edu

Coconino Master Gardener Association

CMGA General Info

Reporting Master Gardener Hours

Change in Contact Information

Event Calendar

Sunday, March 3, 2019

Beginning Vegetable Gardener

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