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For the first time ever, an award is being offered to agents who extend consumer horticulture programming through MGEV programs. Sponsored by GMGA, this award seeks to recognize and reward excellence in programming and volunteer management. Applications became available to agents on August 1, 2019, through GACAA, the statewide professional association for Agriculture agents. Applications…
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I recently received a request from Dr. Matthew Chappell, UGA’s Associate Professor and Statewide Extension Specialist (Nursery Crops). He explained that Texas A&M has frequently partnered with UGA on native plant projects. They currently have a student project for which they need our help. The PhD student Kaitlin Hopkins along with Dr. Michael Arnold and Dr. Charlie…
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In September, we kick off an Advanced Training, Teaching with Demonstration Gardens, aimed at taking advantage of your beautiful demonstration gardens. I have offered this training before, but this time, we’ll cover the material in a distance format over a series of weeks. In addition to the webinar time together, participants will have access to…
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When I called my colleague and fellow quilter, Dr. Bodie Pennisi, earlier this year and asked her if she’d be willing to help me with an MGEV quilt project, she was so excited! I think she said something to the effect that I made her day or month or year or something, combining plants and…
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It’s been a while since we have had an Advanced Training that addressed water quality and management topics, so we’re pretty excited that Fulton County is hosting one in September! During this training, MGEVs will learn about potential nutrient resources, household water testing and remediation, septic systems and their effect on water quality, and the effects…
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These beauties arrived in today’s mail and I just had to share! Thank you Kathy Booker, MGEV in Rabun County, for contributing these machine-appliqued quilt blocks to our commemorative quilt! Kathy says “Black-eyed Susan” was inspired by flowers in her garden, while “A Dragonfly in My Garden” was inspired by the beauty of this whimsical…
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Have you been hearing about the Great Georgia Pollinator Census? It is scheduled for August 23-24, 2019, and is just around the corner! Becky Griffin, coordinator of the census, will be online with us THIS THURSDAY, August 8, at 2 pm, to tell us more about the census during our Thoughtful Thursday session. She’ll tell…
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Are you a MGEV with vision and heart for the Georgia MGEV Program? We are looking for “big picture” people, especially with experience outside of Extension, to serve on the statewide advisory panel. Q1: I am only interested in the MGEV program in my county. TRUE — Thank you for your contributions to Extension…
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MGEV Carlotta Ehmen of Walton County recently sent me this lovely contribution to the 40th anniversary commemorative quilt project: Her note shared the story of the square: This 5-patch poppy quilt square is in honor of the “Poppy Lady,” Moina Belle Michael, who was a native of Walton County (Good Hope), and a University of…
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Georgia was well-represented at the International Master Gardener Conference last month in Valley Forge, PA. Congratulations to Cobb County for securing a first-place award in the research category of the national Search for Excellence awards program! I will be sharing their project story in upcoming posts. It’s not too early to be thinking about the…
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