Sustainability Workshops

 

CMGA Annual Holiday Potluck

 

Coconino Master Gardener Association

Cordially invites you and a guest to our

Annual Holiday Potluck

Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 5:30 PM

Viola's Flower Garden

610 S. State Route 89A, Flagstaff

Bring a wrapped, garden related item—new or lightly used for a fun gift exchange—$20 limit please

Please bring a potluck item based on your last name A-G: Main

H-O: Side or Salad P-Z: Dessert

 

The Extension Office will supply the beverages

 

Please RSVP to Elaine at 928-699-8687 or embl19@yahoo.com

 

Please let her know how many plan to attend and what you plan to bring (that will help us figure out if there are any holes in the potluck!)

 

Masks are not required at Viola's but we do     ask you to stay home if you don't feel well

Salve Making at Willow Bend

 

Adult Workshop: Salve Making  Herbalist Mike Masek from The Forager's Path School of Botanical Studies is back just in time for winter and the holidays, to lead the annual Salve Making Workshop on Saturday, December 11th at 9:30AM. This workshop shows you how to make unique and useful gifts for friends, family and yourself! The workshop will focus on two salve making processes. One method uses resin from the local Pinon tree; the other method is used for leaves and flowers in general.
All participants will receive samples of both salve types. Cost: $30/participant or $25 for Willow Bend members. Spots are limited and fill out fast! Please sign up online. Visit our website for more information.

CMGA November 2021 Meeting Agenda

 

Coconino Master Gardener Meeting Agenda

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church—Benson Hall & Zoom

1601 N. San Francisco, Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Thursday, November 11, 2021

6:15-6:30pm    Social Time/Newcomers Welcome

6:30-6:35pm    Welcome -Pam Garcia

6:35-6:40pm    Introduction of Speaker—Geoff Wood

6:40-7:45pm    Education:  Frank Branham “Cooking from the Garden”

                        Questions from Audience

7:45-7:55pm         Social, Raffle, & Raffle Drawing

7:55-8:25pm    Business Meeting:

MG Coordinator—Hattie Braun

·         December Holiday Potluck - 5:30 PM, Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Viola’s; Volunteers

·         Winter/Spring 2022 Master Gardener Class/s

·         Other

 

President --Pam Garcia, Vice President Presiding

·         Officer Elections - Floor Nominations, Slate, & Vote

o    President: Frank Branham

o    Vice President: Pam Garcia

o    Treasurer: Andrea Guerrette

o    Secretary: Pat Haeuser

·         Spring Plant Sale Early Planning

·         Other

 

Willow Bend Workshop

 

Adult Workshop: Mead and Wine Making  Don't miss an opportunity to learn about the basics of making wine and mead from wine-making hobbyist, Mike Dechter on Saturday, November 13 from 9AM-12PM. Mike will go over the basic process for turning fruits, flowers, or even vegetables into wine or mead. The class will focus on basic supplies needed, steps in the wine-making process, and important tips and considerations for making a successful wine/mead. Those who attend will also get the opportunity to taste and discuss homemade wines and meads made from local fruits and berries.   Cost: $25/participant or $20 for Willow Bend members. Spots are limited and fill out fast! Please sign up online. Visit our website for more information.

Navajo Nation Integrated Weed Management Plan Virtual Hearings

 From Susan Holiday at the Native Plant Society

Description: Learn about the Navajo Nation Integrated Weed Management Plan and the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and learn how they can review and comment on the Draft PEIS. Please register for the meetings you would like to attend. These meetings will be held on Zoom at the dates and times listed below (all times are Mountain Standard Time). 

• Monday, November 15, 2021, at 10:00 am MST

• Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 10:00 am MST

• Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at 6:00 pm MST

• Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 6:00 pm MST 

• Saturday, November 20, 2021, at 10:00 am MST

 

Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: 

Click to join. https://us06web.zoom.us/s/81982259301 

Webinar ID: 819 8225 9301 

Or One tap mobile: US: 1 720 707 2699,,81982259301# or +1 346 248 7799 ,,81982259301# Or join by phone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 (720) 707 2699 or +1 (346) 248 7799 or +1 (253) 215 8782 

For more information, visit the BIA Project website  

Download attached flyer

Learn How to Hand Pollinate Your Corn Crops

LEARN HOW TO HAND POLLINATE YOUR CROPS FROM A PRO

youtube.com

The College of Menominee Nation's Sustainable Agriculture faculty member, Dr. Frank Kutka, teaches his Indigenous Agriculture Research Team the ways of hand pollinating corn at his nursery in Sugar Creek, Wisconsin.

Check out their Youtube channel and their series on bean threshing and winnowing.

From the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance newletter.

Milling & Baking Baking Bonanza

 

MILLING & BAKING BONANZA: NOVEMBER 19TH

rockymountainseeds.org

This one-of-a-kind Baking Bonanza will be just what you need as you prepare for the holidays and the upcoming baking season. Join us for a full day of live discussions and demonstrations which will leave you inspired to bring whole grains into your kitchen. With heritage grain bakers, researchers, and enthusiasts sharing their wisdom from working with ancient grains, this will be an inspirationally mouth-watering event.

Our presentations will begin with a blessing for seeds, a milling demonstration, a talk about the environmental and health benefits of growing and consuming heritage grains, followed by demos in bread baking, tortilla making, pie crusts, and sourdough, all using a diverse range of heritage grains.

November 19th
8:45am - 4pm MT
Zoom 

Learn more about the presenters and register here.

Seed Collection Day!

 

AZ Native Plant Society Meeting and Lecture

 Wynne Brown - The Forgotten Botanist: Sara Plummer Lemmon's Life of Science and Art

Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 7pm MST

Wynne’s latest book is the account of an extraordinary woman who, in 1870,
was driven by ill health to leave the East Coast for a new life in the West—
alone. At thirty-three, Sara Plummer relocated to Santa Barbara, where she
taught herself botany and established the town’s first library. Ten years later
she married botanist John Gill Lemmon, and together the two discovered and
collected hundreds of new plant species, many of them illustrated by Sara, an accomplished artist. Although she became an acknowledged botanical expert and lecturer, Sara’s considerable contributions to scientific knowledge were credited merely as “J.G. Lemmon & Wife.”

Writer/editor/graphic designer Wynne Brown is the author of the award-winning books More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Arizona Women (Globe Pequot Press/Rowman & Littlefield, 2003, 2012) and The Falcon Guide to Trail Riding Arizona (Globe Pequot Press/Rowman & Littlefield, 2006) and the co-editor of Cave Creek Canyon: Revealing the Heart of Arizona’s Chiricahua Mountains (ECO Wear & Publishing 2014, 2019). Her most recent book, The Forgotten Botanist: Sara Plummer Lemmon’s Life of Science and Art, will be published in November 2021 by the University of Nebraska Press. She serves as president of the Chiricahua Regional Council and represents Pima County as a member of the Arizona Historical Society State Board of Directors. Her website is www.wynnebrown.com.

Arizona Native Plant Society talks are free and open to the public.

The Arizona Native Plant Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Flagstaff AZNPS Talk: Wynne Brown - Sara Plummer Lemmon, 19th Century Artist and Botanist

Time: Oct 19, 2021 07:00 PM Arizona

Azulita Fall Leaves Project

 My name is Bryce and I'm an intern for the Azulita Project, a local nonprofit dedicated to reducing plastic waste here in Flagstaff. We are currently getting the ball rolling on our annual Fall Leaves Project, in which we accept bags of leaves from local landscapers and homeowners and give these bags to composters or gardeners! This prevents these bags from just rotting in the landfill in plastic bags.

Alien Invasion - Volunteer and Educational Progam

 Contact Jan Busco for further information.  928 864-7037