CMGA General Info

In my neck of the woods May Day nectar-rich flowers were sparse, so this black swallowtail sailed back and forth between our two native Phlox serrulata perennials nearly an entire afternoon and came back the following morning.
Photo by Cindy Murray.

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

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Swarm with Patrick Pynes

From NAU  Sustainability Dept.

Our friend Patrick Pynes is honoring the new spring season with an upcoming event he calls SWARM. Come learn about bees, honey, sexuality, democracy and more! See his description below for details.

SWARM

Behold!! A SWARM of honeybees in springtime, one of the most powerful and “terrifying” forces of Nature. 5,000 or more bees and their mother (the queen) boil out of their home and go searching for a new one, leaving half of their sisters and a virgin queen behind.

For humans, honeybee SWARMS can provoke biophilia (love for the rest of Nature) and/or biophobia (fear of the rest of Nature), although SWARMS don’t sting.

But what IS a SWARM really? And what can beekeepers do to encourage/discourage SWARMS and to catch or harvest them? Butterflies are free, and so are SWARMS.

SWARMS have everything to do with springtime, with wild sexuality and the sun, multiple partners, and rainbow-colored flowers; and with Democracy, intelligence, and fishing, but not for fish.

In this two hour presentation and workshop, local organic top bar beekeeper Dr. Patrick Pynes of Honeybeeteacher LLC will teach you everything that you’ve wanted to know about SWARMS, but were afraid to ask. Music, photographs, and video included. Local raw honey for sampling and sale.

Audience limited to 10-12 people who will meet outdoors, or in a well-ventilated building, if the weather is too cold or windy.

Date: Saturday, April 10, 2021, ten a.m. to noon.

Place: The Center for Organic Beekeeping (COB) in Slayton Ranch/Doney Park, Arizona, near Flagstaff.

Tuition: 20 dollars suggested donation, more or less, depending upon your circumstances.

To RSVP/Directions: Write to Patrick at this e-mail address: honeybeeteacher@gmail.com, or send a text message to (928) 600-1193.

“First Come, First Served.” Children, young people, and elders welcome

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