CMGA General Info

Species tulips planted in fall. These appear in early spring. Olivia White Hospice Garden.
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

Monday, August 17, 2020

Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance

 

Seed Chat Q&A

Bill McDorman & Greg Peterson – FREE

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 @ 5:00 p.m. Pacific

Click here to sign up and participate

 
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A Menu Unlike Any We Have Seen

Never before has it been easier to access whatever education or information you want or need to become a great seed steward. Classes are plentiful through any number of platforms including Zoom. No longer is it necessary to travel thousands of miles to be in the presence of your favorite teacher or leader in the movement. 

This Tuesday night at 5pm PST Bill McDorman, Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance and Greg Peterson from Urban Farm U will illustrate how you can navigate through the diverse array of resources available to get to any answers, instructions or strategies you seek for seed saving. They will also help with framing the right questions to guide the process. Speaking of...come with your questions and get ready for an exciting and fascinating foray into the modern world of seeds in this newly realized paradigm. 

Send in your questions, share your challenges and successes, and find gems of wisdom from two people who have been working on these ideas for decades. Between them, you'll benefit from 70 years of practical experience and lessons learned.

Next up for RMSA: Seed Saving For Farmers (and Gardeners too!), starting September 16, 2020. Look here for more details on the 10-week program. 

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