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It is MGEV training season here in Georgia, and we are anticipating the welcome of several hundred new MGEV trainees within the space of a few months! It is always a time of high excitement and lots of activity. Getting everyone registered for training, making sure speakers are in place, testing computers and projectors, and…
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Happy New Year, MGEVs! I hope that you had a healthy holiday season and that you are managing to stay warm. If you are staying inside, checking out all of those tempting catalogs coming your way, you might be making a list of goals for your gardens. Personally, I have few gardening goals for the…
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We get lots of questions about how to register for MGEV Advanced Training, so we thought we’d answer that question right here on Trellis! First, if you are new to Advanced Training, you can learn more about it here. It is open to current, active MGEVs (sorry to Trainees! You have to finish those first…
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In case you are interested in traveling with MGEVs from other states, here is some information about the West Virginia Master Gardener Tour to Italy. This is for your information only.
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Congrats to the 5 counties receiving complimentary AT! Free Advanced Training was offered to the first 5 counties to achieve 100% completion of 2017-18 Risk Management Training (RMT). We are excited to recognize Rockdale, Paulding, Bibb, Fayette, and Clayton counties for achieving this recognition. We had fun with the first AT, Water-wise Landscaping, yesterday in…
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I love this time of year for so many reasons, but mainly because it is a time to reflect on all of our hard work this year. For me, it is similar to the satisfaction of looking at the root cellar or larder, where the plentiful harvests are stored and ready for use, knowing that…
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Traditionally celebrated the third Saturday in March, MGEV Appreciation Day is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of MGEVs and to say “thank you” for partnering with Extension in educational outreach to our communities. For several years, UGA Extension has been celebrating during Volunteer Appreciation Week, a national celebration of volunteerism. We’ve had a social…
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Just a reminder that MGEV volunteer service hours need to be reported no later that January 26, 2018, for inclusion in the 2017 Georgia MGEV Program report! To continue active MGEV service in 2018, make sure that you have completed 25 hours of volunteer service on Extension projects this year (and reported them in MGLOG),…
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Ever thought about what leadership looks like for MGEVs? We had a very interesting conversation about just that last Friday at the Leadership Advanced Training held in Marietta. Simon Sinek’s Start with Why provided the foundation for the day’s training, led by Dr. Rochelle Sapp, UGA Specialist for Leadership Development. At the close of interactive…
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ANNOUNCING 2017 Ornamental Horticulture Research Field Day at The University of Georgia Horticulture Farm 1221 Hog Mountain Road Watkinsville, GA 30677 Friday, October 6, 2017 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (Registration starts at 8:30am) Register Here: https://events.attend.com/f/1383781550 Have you ever wondered what is going on at UGA’s Durham Horticulture Farm? The faculty and staff of the Department…