CMGA April Meeting Agenda

Coconino Master Gardener Meeting Agenda

Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 6:30pm

Zoom Meeting

6:30-6:35pm   Welcome-Sue Madden, President    

6:35-6:40pm   Introduction of Speakers—Sue Madden

6:40-7:45pm   Education: “Our Favorite Pollinator Plants” Hattie Braun and Gayle Gratop

7:45-8:25pm   Business Meeting:

                       

MG Coordinator Happenings—Hattie Braun

·         University of Arizona Cooperative Education Programming

Summer Plant Sale/Garden Festival June 13 – Sue Madden

Artful Summer Garden Tour July 25- Sue Madden

Committee Progress Reports:

2020 Garden Grants – Jackee Alston

Seed Library – Jackee Alston

Next meeting:            May 7, 2020

Education Hours Ideas from Hattie

Many of you may be trying to figure out how to volunteer during the challenging times. We'll be really flexible this year. I'm guessing everyone will have lots of education hours to report.

People are - once again - really interested in gardening so here are some ideas.

1) Send in pictures of your home garden. You or I can post it on Facebook or we can add it to our county website. I'll confirm with you before posting anything. Include a short statement or caption. 

2) Record yourself gardening and provide a gardening how-to or tip. Short videos under 10 minutes would be great! 

3) Make short recordings or take pictures of what's going on in your neighborhood when you're on you 'stay-at-home' walk. What's budding out? Maybe make a video of those javelina? What bulbs are blooming?

4) Write short articles.  (Send some to me for the blog - Loni)

3) Create canned presentations for our Speaker’s Bureau with script/notes. Let me know the topic so we don't have multiple versions on the same topic.

4) Help create plants lists. If anyone wants to scan pages of the 'Beyond the Ponderosa' book, let me know. I would like to get that up on our website.

5) Sign up to answer gardening questions via email and phone. I'll route these to you. 

6) Let me know if you have another idea.

We do plan to hold a Zoom meeting for our April 9 CMGA meeting. Topic and details will follow.

CMGA March Meeting Agenda

Coconino Master Gardener Meeting Agenda

Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 6:30pm

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church—Benson Hall

1601 N. San Francisco, Flagstaff, AZ 86001

6:30-6:35pm       Welcome-Sue Madden, President         

6:35-6:40pm       Introduction of Speakers—Sue Madden

6:40-7:45pm       Education: Brainstorming Session: Sue Madden to facilitate educational programing for this year.  Gayle Gratop and Hattie Braun will discuss the new on-line Master Gardener Program.

(15 minute break with refreshments)

7:45-8:00pm      Raffle Prize Drawing – $1 each or 6 for $5 - Must be present to win

8:00-8:25pm       Business Meeting:

                               

MG Coordinator Happenings—Hattie Braun

·         April 17-19 Home and Garden Show

·         April 25 Earth Day event

·         Beginning Gardener spring/summer classes

·         Designated Campus Colleague Status (DCC)

·         Kinsey Elementary School Project

Summer Plant Sale/Garden Festival June 13 – Kari Usher/Liz George

Art-Full Summer Garden Tour July 25- Loni Shapiro/Sherline Alexander

                Colleen Tucker (928) 853-0315 or Jennifer Quarterman (720) 560-7575

Financial Report—Jeff Best, Treasurer

Committee Progress Reports:

Continuing Education – We still need a volunteer (s) to introduce and coordinate with our speakers.

·         April 9, 2020 – Climate Change/Recycling (Consumption) – Dylan Lenzen

Volunteer Support—Tim Ellsworth-Bowers /Crys Wells

Social Chair – Liz George

2020 Garden Grants – Jackee Alston

Seed Library – Jackie Alston/Cindy Murray

Blog/Communication – Loni Shapiro

Historian—Tammy Valdovino

Fundraising Chair—Sherline Alexander.

8:25-8:30              Gardening Questions? 

Next meeting:  April 9, 2020

Willow Bend Environmental Education Center

Help Support Our New Interactive Children's Garden!  

By AZ Gives Day (April 2nd) we hope to raise enough money to complete a new and exciting garden at Willow Bend. The Outdoor Interactive Children's Garden will provide hands on experiences for children of all ages to learn about habitats and local wildlife. The garden will include natural tactile material baskets, shelter building, a mouse house corner, and more!

With support from the AZ Game and Fish Heritage Grant, and a generous match from Coconino County Parks and Rec, we are only $1,000 away from making this garden not only a reality, but also ADA accessible!

Every little bit helps! Donate on FB today, or visit our website.

Call for Garden Grant Applications

The Coconino County Master Gardener Association is currently accepting applications for the 2020 gardening season. Submit your application by

           March 30th, 2020

Application forms can be found HERE

Or contact Jackee Alston @ cocogardenprojects@gmail.com or (928) 814-2280 to have an electronic copy sent to you.

Qualifying projects are required to:

1.         Fill a need or give value to a community in Coconino County.

2.        Have an educational component and have it specifically named

in the application.

Notification of funding will be announced early March

and checks mailed shortly after.

Southwest Agroforestry Challenges and Best Practice Solutions

PLEASE JOIN US 

2nd Annual SWAAN Conference

Southwest Agroforestry Challenges and 

Best Practice Solutions

March 17 – 19, 2020, Tucson, AZ

Agenda and registration at swaan-site.org

REGISTER BY March 6, 2020

OUR MISSION: The Southwest Agroforestry Action Network (SWAAN) helps people integrate trees, crops, and animals to regenerate landscapes in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah

Tuesday, March 17, Presentations, University of Arizona

One-day fee $40, includes lunch, agenda at swaan-site.org

·      Sustainable Food Systems in the US Southwest 

·      The National Agroforestry Center, an Information Resource 

·      Opportunities for NRCS Financial and Technical Assistance to Support Agroforestry 

·      Developing and Sustaining a Family Farm in Southern Arizona 

·      Best Practice Solutions for Increasing the Success of Agroforestry in the Southwest

·      Best Practices for Providing Sustainable Water Supplies to Urban Trees 

·      Mission Garden: Tucson's Agricultural Origins 

·      High Desert Food Forests 

·      Resources for Growing Edible Trees in Agroforestry Systems in Arizona 

·      Arizona Forestry Department’s Resources Available to Help Support Trees in Arizona

Wednesday, March 18, Fieldtrips

One-day fee $40, includes lunch, agenda at swaan-site.org

·     Mission Garden, Tucson 

·     Dunbar-Spring Neighborhood Tree Planting project, Tucson 

·     Harris Heritage Growers, Sonoita

Thursday, March 19, Annual SWAAN Business Meeting

Plant Sale & Garden Festival Vendor Application