Continuing Education and Awareness
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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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We are excited to welcome Dr. Dan Suiter to our Thoughtful Thursday series in July! Specializing in household and structural pests, Dr. Suiter is a wealth of information! We have not yet featured an entomologist in our series, so bring your questions! Make plans to join us for this timely update. Thursday, July 11, 2019…
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It is mid-May, and MGEVs all across Georgia are busy, busy responding to requests for gardening information (don’t forget to turn in sign-in sheets and Educational Activity Reports!). You may have had a few minutes this winter to take in some continuing education (CE), or you may be planning to do that during our hot…
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This is really a difficult assignment for attending a webinar, but I am sure every MGEV planning to participate in June’s Thoughtful Thursday webinar can manage to find the time and enthusiasm! ASSIGNMENT: Plant a container. Yep, that’s it. Make of it what you will. Then, join us on June 13, 2019, at 2 pm,…
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Last week, on Valentine’s Day, Karan Rawlins, UGA Extension Specialist, joined 40 GA MGEVs online in the first Thoughtful Thursday webinar session of the year to discuss native and invasive plants. The recording of the session is now available on your MGLOG Homepage. You will see it as soon as you log in. Each 2019…
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We’ve been getting a lot of questions about continuing education requirements for MGEVs. Glad you asked! You’ll note in our updated Program Policies that “MGEVS are encouraged to seek at least 6 hours of continuing education each year and report it within MGLOG.” For the past several years, we have been moving toward the habit of…
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This fall, we have been working to put Georgia MGEV projects on the the Georgia map. Literally! Since we started the mapping project in late August, we have had more than 100 projects logged in to the site. Though we have MGEV programs in nearly 60 counties, and more than 1400 active MGEV projects…
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Good afternoon, Georgia MGEVs! We have some rather exciting news to share with you!! If you have logged into MGLOG this week, you probably noticed that your MGEV Home Page looked a little different. This is because the Thoughtful Thursday webinar series recordings archive is updated and conveniently linked for you to access anytime you…
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Have you heard about the MGEV mapping project? Affectionately known as “ProjectMapIt!,” this project will take place during summer and fall of 2018. Project Coordinators are ideal people to answer the questions about each MGEV project. We will use an online link that can be clicked to tell us about the physical location of the project…
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Here is a free webinar! This is a great continuing education opportunity! Pesticides, People, and Pollinators: Answers to Tricky Pesticide Questions for Master Gardeners Discussing pesticides with the public can be tricky, even for trained professionals. Master Gardeners are on the front line, providing information directly to the public on a wide range of topics.…
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