The
Marion Garden Gate
Marion County Master Gardeners™ Association April 2015 Sponsored by The Greenhouse Catalog Inc., makers of Solexx Greenhouses Greenhouses
Madame Prez Sez:
We are trying to increase our membership attendance for the monthly meetings. If you don't attend, please let us know why. What changes would you like to see that make attending the meetings more attractive to you? Any suggestions for speakers would be welcome. Please respond to our suggestion box email address:
Tobie Habeck
[email protected]
Last night’s membership meeting was definitely, a success. We had eighty three people come to see Terra Nova’s Dan Heims, speak. It was an excellent presentation with wonderful slides of his specialty, huecheras, and many other plants. I know what the theme of my planting will be this summer! Dan, also, announced an Open House this summer at Terra Nova. He is inviting the public to come and see his operation on June 6. More information on this to follow in subsequent Garden Gates; this will be one you won’t want to miss!
Official address change for extension office.
Our speaker on April 28, will be just as exciting. We have Mike Darcy coming to talk on ―Garden Art and Great Summer Blooming Plants‖. Mike hasn’t spoken to our group since 2012, so he’ll have new things to discuss and pictures to show. This one will be at the Louck’s Auditorium at the library, again. This is a wonderful meeting room with plenty of room and good sound systems. One of our board goals for 2015 is to upgrade the monthly meetings and get more of our Master Gardeners to attend and follow our Mission Statement to educate the public. Our 1st Vice President, Farouk Husseini is doing an excellent job on this goal. If you haven’t attended in awhile, come back and join us. The new mission statement was voted on and passed by those in attendance: ―The mission of the Marion County Master Gardener Association is to educate and serve the community by supporting and enhancing the sustainable gardening work of the Oregon State University (OSU) Marion County Extension Service.‖ It will be incorporated into the by-laws. Tobie Habeck MCMGA 2015 Board President
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2015 PLANT SALE CHAIRS Chair
Sherry Hari
Annuals
Molly Petram
Benneficials
Carol Horning
Budget
Laveryne Gray
Cashiers
Janie Jenne
Fuchsias
Jeri Saunders Mardean King
503-508-3908
Garden Delights Mary Fletcher Ted Haverkate
Don’t forget to come to the plant sale. We can use as much help as possible Wednesday through Saturday. Sunday is a little slower than the other days, but still need you. Don’t forget Monday is half price day. Please contact the plant sale chairs and let them know you can help them. The sooner the better. There are a lot of areas that need your help.
Herbs
Linda McGeath Nancy Mortenson
Hospitality
Beth Husseini
Park-A-Plant
Dave Beaton
Perennials
Carol Ann Armstrong
Publicity
Janet Rogers
Set-Up
Jerry Petram
Security
Jim Liskey
Trees/Shrubs
Madeline Osborne
Vegetables
Tobie Habeck
Yard Sale
Penny Esplin Terry Fox
THANK YOU SO MUCH
Please contact any of the Chair-persons, to help them with the plant sale. See directory for phone numbers of the Chairs.
Sherry Hari Plant Sale Chair
Thank you Sherry Hari
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Marion County Master Gardeners Board Meeting March 9, 2015, 1:00 pm OSU Extension Office, Hall of Fame Room President Tobie Habeck called the meeting to order at 1:00 pm. In attendance: Board members: Tobie Habeck, Farouk Husseini, Bill Sutkus, Laveryne Gray, Janet Rogers, Sherry Hari, Jim Liskey, Peter Dane, Roger Keiffer Guest: Ted Haverkate Acceptance/modification of agenda: The agenda was approved. Approval of Minutes: The minutes of the February 2015 meeting published in the newsletter stated that two-year’s operating costs are kept on deposit. The correction is that one-year’s operating costs are kept on deposit. It was moved, seconded, and approved to accept the minutes as corrected. Treasurer’s Report: Laveryne presented the February 2015 Financial Statement and 2014-2015 Budget Report. She told us that she will pay OMGA dues by March 31. The budget will be balanced in June. A reserve amount of $12,000 is on-hand, a ―cushion‖ to cover items not otherwise budgeted. Tobie reported that Neil Bell recommended a reserve account for this purpose. Laveryne reported that we are over budget in the capital outlay account. Tobie said that the budget committee (Laveryne, Tobie, and Farouk) will do longrange (five-year) planning. It was moved, seconded, and approved to accept the budget report. Unfinished Business: The proposed mission statement change was read at the February membership meeting, published in the February newsletter, and will be voted on at the March membership meeting. It was agreed that a field trip will be arranged for July in place of a picnic. Tobie distributed minutes of the March 2, 2015 officers meeting and reminded the board that those meetings are open to members. Per Gail Langellotto, a trademark symbol is to be placed after the word ―Gardeners‖, as in Marion County Master Gardeners™ Association. Tobie showed new forms on new letterhead. The forms give a professional impression of the association. It was clarified that the event sign-In sheet is not used at clinics, but may be used for events such as classes and workshops.
New Business: Janet opened the topic of the membership renewal process. There were discussions about what could be improved. Janet, Sherry, and Kathy O’Neal will write documentation. Tobie said there should be masters of such important documents, and Laveryne said that documentation should be passed along to new chairs of committees. The membership renewal process document will be posted to the MCMGA website for reference. Board responsibilities – Bill asked ―Is the MCMGA structure up to the job of running the association?‖ The by-laws committee (Tobie, Bill, Laveryne, Roger) will meet to deliberate the question and make recommendations to the board. Seed to Supper Basic Gardening – Bill reported that feedback from last year’s community gardening consulting work indicated that there needs to be more adult education of gardening. In 2015 the committee will be working with Marion Polk Food Share (MPFS) and Salem Keizer Education Foundation (SKEF) in the Seed to Supper program, a collaboration of Oregon Food Bank and OSU Extension. MCMGA will provide most of the teachers, with eleven members signed up so far. Six-hour training sessions are scheduled. Service hours are to be logged as education. Officers Reports: Jim Liskey reported that the cost for this year’s Mini College is $200 and typically MCMGA pays the fee for its Master Gardener of the Year. The OMGA Master Gardener of the Year is awarded all expenses for the International Master Gardener Conference. OMGA’s Search for Excellence Awards details are on its website. Peter Dane reported on the OMGA meeting held on March 7 in St. Helens. OMGA is asking for chapter donations to the Mini College silent auction – ten items valuing $25 each or $50 cash. Trinity Sheraden will be making gift baskets and could use some help. Mini College is August 7, 8, 2015. Fifteen MGA chapters use credit cards or PayPal for payments and several have seen significant sales increases after implementing these services. Announcements: Bill commended Ted Haverkate on a successful mentoring program this year. Ted suggested that MCMGA sell papercrete items online, with payments via credit card. Laveryne pointed out that we plan to use credit cards only during the plant sale to keep bank costs down. The meeting was adjourned at 3:15 pm.
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PLANT SALE HOSPITALITY
HELP NEEDED! Hospitality Chair Call Beth Husseini phone: 503-589-0785 e-mail:
[email protected]
Earn volunteer hours for various hospitality jobs. Volunteers needed for plant sale hospitality (Plant sale, April 29th to May 3rd) 1 to 5 jobs to be filled: Prior to plant sale (to be delivered Wednesday or Thursday) * Cookies * Muffins * Cupcakes During the plant sale: * Ice Cubes in gallon bags delivered during the sale * Sandwich assembly * Salad making * Serving food * Early morning coffee making Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Thank you! Thank
you!
is a new plastic tablecloth. Penny used about a yard of her tape to make the current one hold together for a few more weeks, and the next Bottle Drop trip should buy us a new one!
The Scoop on “Monday in the Marion Garden Goodies” Monday workdays in the Marion Garden –that’s a tradition that goes back goodness knows how many years. The tradition of Goodies in the Garden only goes back to when Tanya Kuhl was garden chair. She started declaring a break time at about 10:30, spread a tablecloth on the concrete table, and laid out coffee and homemade cookies. Mary Fletcher took over the next year, and got me involved, too. And on and on goes the tradition. But wait? How does it work? Recently someone asked me how much was budgeted for Marion Garden Goodies. Budgeted? I had to laugh. There is no budget. All of the treats are brought by folks who just want to bring something good to munch on. There are no ―sign -up,‖ and no schedule. And we always have something to enjoy at the 10:30 break time. We collect the empty water bottles, which we can turn in for cash—but not much cash. After one of our summer picnics I was rounding up bottles and cans, when someone asked what I did with the money I got for them. My reply was, when there is enough, I will buy a new can of coffee for the Monday Break time. The next Monday two people brought us cans they had been saving at home. Whee! We had enough for a can of coffee! Then I started saving for a bottle of coffee creamer, as we use lots of that and someone had been donating that before. The whole point of this story is that the whole break time thing is dependent on donations of food, bottles, and cans. There’s a basket in the big green shed to put bottles and cans in, if you choose to do so. Now that Bottle Drop has opened on Lancaster, cashing in the bottles and cans is ever so much easier. We have a new can of coffee now, and I’ll get creamer this weekend. The next thing to save for
Carol Horning
VOLUNTEERING WITH PERENNIALS By Carol Ann Armstrong
It sure feels like spring has sprung! Leaves are madly unfurling and the early spring blooms are basking in the unexpected sun. In the world of perennials for the Plant Sale, we’re off to the races in early March as the Perennials Committee begins to prepare our donated plants for the big Sale. We ask you to consider helping us in two ways: 1. You can donate perennials from you garden (10 or fewer one gallon plants per variety). Potting soil, pots and labels are available on Mondays or other days by appointment. Because we are short on plants this year, almost any herbaceous perennial (along with ferns, grasses, vines and groundcovers) is fine. But, to be sure, please contact me before you drop off a donation! The key thing to remember is: will your donation look like Master Gardener quality by the 1st week in May? We want to be proud of our product! Also, please note that if you wish to donate trees or shrubs, please contact Madeline Osborne (503) 873-0307. I apologize for giving incorrect information about the Chair of Trees and Shrubs in the last newsletter. 2. We need volunteers to help with preparing (grooming) our plants, most of which have been over-wintering in Marion Garden. Here is the grooming schedule: April 22 (Wed.) 9:00-noon and 12:30-3:30 April 25 (Sat.) 9:00-noon It takes many hands to pull off our once-a-year fundraiser. Great teamwork ensures a successful Plant Sale. Please call or e-mail and let me know how you can help. The Perennials Committee very much appreciates your support! Carol Ann Armstrong, Perennials Chair, (503) 931-3725 or
[email protected]
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Speaker’s Bureau byTed Haverkate
I will give you only one piece of Help Desk advice, practice it and you will never go wrong on desk duty or in life. Never be afraid to say "I don't know." "I don't know, but will try and find out for you" KBZY 1490AM has a regular weekly MCMGA garden show sponsored by would be a better response. Never be afraid to say "I don't know." Al’s Nursery, Thursday 8:40AM to 9:00. Congratulations, a bit early perhaps, on passing your Final Exam! One piece of advice for earning your service hours between now 1st Thursday, Ken Graves 2nd Thursday, Aaron Poplack and October or in life never be afraid to ask for help. All of the men3rd Thursday, Scott Anderson tors are still available to help you and that will not change. However 4th Thursday, Julie Miller now the "Ball will be in your Court more often." More of the respon5th Thursday Michael Johnson sibility of mentor/trainee interaction is being shifted to you, as it should be, for your maximum gain and experience in becoming a successful Master Gardener. Problems or concerns? Simply ask. Never be afraid to ask for help. Never! Speakers Bureau Report - April 2015 th ******************* March 5 Penny Esplin - 50+ Center – Home and Garden Insects – Do you know what your classmates are up to or involved in? And I 43 people attended th don't know the "half-of-it!" Here are the names of some of your March 14 Tobie Habeck – Woodburn Public Library – Growing classmates involved in the Community/School Consulting program Plants from Seeds -13 plus (2 shadows) attended. th with coordinators Bill and Carol Sutkus. March 18 Elaine Smith – Habitat for Humanity – Vegetable GardenDebra Huff, Megan McFarland, Carmen Gonzalez, Suzanne Hart, ing Class – 5 people attended. Michel Knott, Margrit Angeloni, Gretchen Coppedge, Mona Kanner, Fran Martineau, Elaine Harlan, Krista Richey, Pam McCullum, and Eric Suing. Bill and Carol and all of the above named individuals deserve a sincere and earned. Well Done! Why did you choose to be an instructor in the Seeds to Supper program? I chose to be an instructor in the "Seeds to Supper" program because I was looking for a rewarding way to give back. I have always enjoyed teaching and it is a great way to reinforce the learning we are doing in class. - Michel Knott
Mentors Corner Mentors Corner April
2015
by Ted Haverkate
By the time you read this, there will be only the April 6th class remaining, a particularly important last class. I urge all of you Trainees and Mentors alike, to pay especially, close attention to the Desk/ Office Orientation class. Mentors, note that there have been substantial changes and improvements in the Desk and Office procedures, all for the better, nevertheless, there are changes that you will want and need to know. Trainees you are now entering into the phase of training where you will be doing your utmost to translate your book and classroom learning into useful information for the benefit of the individual citizens of Marion County, our clients! The real purpose of being a Master Gardener is to provide home horticulture information to the public! With the help of your desk trainer, the Help Desk Handbook and under the watchful eye of the Desk Coordinator, Elaine Smith, you will soon feel at ease and confident that you are capable of finding and giving the correct answers to the questions you will be asked and in accordance with OSU and the Extension Service polices. Note the emphasis on ((in accordance with OSU and the Extension Service polices!)) The Key to your success. Yes, it is a huge responsibility! You will be properly prepared, have no fear about that. You will also find considerable satisfaction and pleasure in knowing you are really helping your community to achieve sustainable gardening. Giving to others - - - - yep, that is what it is all about, Giving to others!
I was asked to remind everyone that works in the Garden, that a simple Thank You goes a long way With the people you work with. Sherry H/
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LAST-MINUTE PLANT DONATIONS!
Carol’s Bug Group is for anyone new that would like to attend
By Carol Ann Armstrong, Perennials Chair
[email protected]
Yes, it seems hard to believe, but we have actually arrived at “last-minute” status for donating plants from your garden for the Plant Sale. It’s now less than a month until the Plant Sale is upon us, and any donated plants need to have a little time to settle into their pots before we sell them to customers.
Bug Group News
That means, if you haven’t dug up that plant and put it in a pot Bug Group – The Meeting That Wasn’t already—it needs to be done today! It is also very helpful for the Perennial Committee to receive plants well before the Sale The Bug Group meeting on Wednesday the 18th didn’t happen after so that we can get them inventoried and organized. Let’s, set all. Penny was coming down with a “bug” she didn’t want to pass a deadline of April 20 for donating plants to Perennials. around. The only other person who responded wasn’t sure she (including herbaceous perennials, vines, groundcovers, ferns could make it. So I exerted an executive decision and told her not to come, as it would be her first time to meet with the group and this and grasses). As you may already know, this year we are accepting almost would not make a good first impression. any healthy, non-invasive perennial. However, our past So…I put on my shorts and tank top and spent the afternoon digexperience indicates that, much as we may love them in our own gardens, bearded iris, daylilies and Shasta daisies do not ging quack grass roots (elymus repens) in my front yard. And quack sell well for us! And, they propagate so well! Too bad for us. grass is something that really, really BUGS me! If you plan to donate plants, please contact me at (503) 9313725 or at
[email protected] so that I know when plants will be arriving. Pots, soil and labels are all available on Mondays at Marion Garden or at other times by appointment. The Perennial Committee thanks you for your support and we look forward to hearing from you.
In April, on the 15th, we will begin our summer insect collecting with a trip to Bonesteele Park north of Stayton, We have been asked to participate in the survey and identification of insect and plant life in this park. We will meet in the parking lot by the Marion Garden, and leave there promptly at 10. Bring a net if you have one, your hand lens, drinking water and appropriate dress for the weather. I will provide kill bottles and other necessities. We do have a few extra nets to share.
Shrubs and Trees for Master Gardeners’ Plant Sale A hearty Thank you goes to Carol Sutkus, Melanie Barker, Harry Oliver, Vanada and Herb Morris, Leslie Lewis who came out to the garden on March 7th and pruned the shrubs and trees for the Plant Sale. ALL 431 plants were spruced up in ―record time‖ (3 hours) and are almost ready for the sale, May 1-3. The plants will all need a last minute spiffing up, but the date hasn’t been set yet, so watch for an e-mail blast from Neil Bell if you want to help, or contact me, Madeline Osborne at
[email protected] or 503-873-0307. Again, Thanks to all who helped. Madeline Osborne
It is very important that you let me know if you intend to come so I can plan supplies and carpools.
Melanie Barker, Carol Sukus, Leslie Lewis pruning shrubs for the plant sale 6
Monthly Membership Meeting April 28th, 2015, 7:00 pm Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St SE, Salem (Loucks Auditorium)
Mike Darcy will speak about “Garden Art and Great Summer Blooming Plants” Mike Darcy is well known in the Portland gardening community. It all started 30 years ago when he began his garden show on KXL. Mike has done garden television programs for OPB, KPTV, KATU, and did garden segments on Good Day Oregon when it first premiered. He writes a column for Digger, the trade magazine for Oregon Association of Nurseries. He has been a speaker at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle and the Yard, Garden and Patio Show in Portland. He and his wife, Linda, frequently open their garden to various garden groups and other non-profit organizations.
Join Master Gardeners for a fun evening with Mike and, of course, refreshments and door prizes will be part of the evening.
OMGA Quarterly Report, Marion County Recently, we had the privilege to hear Gail Langellotto speak at our County Master Gardener Association's monthly meeting. The title was "Biodiversity in the Home Garden." There are often a high number of insects and volunteer plants in our back yard's mini ecosystem. Gail mentioned that even places like New York City show a new popularity in small gardens, along with an increase in commerce in garden supplies. When buying new plants, check the labels to be sure they haven't been sprayed with "neonicotinoids," for the foliage can be harmful to beneficial insects. At another recent meeting, Gail mentioned that Master Gardeners are encouraged to get "recertified" annually, to keep their knowledge up to date. There was an introductory tour of our 1.75 acre demonstration garden for the new Master Gardener trainees. To encourage more volunteering, we have issued a new booklet, "Guidelines for the Marion Demonstration Garden." It can be found at our website: www.extension.oregonstate.edu/marion/mgon." To get new trainees faster oriented, they were given a new booklet, "Survival Manual 2015." . Class notes of all the class lectures, for the new and veteran Master Gardeners are posted on our website. Many thanks to our webmaster, Elaine Smith. As of February 10, the Marion County Ag Extension and 4-H offices, along with the Master Gardener office, are moving to the "Oregon Farm Bureau" office, at 1320 Capitol St, NE, #100, Salem, 97301. The old, 3 story, County building, is being remodeled The Marion Demonstration Garden will be at its same location, at 3180 Center St, NE, Salem. . There are several clinics planned this spring on fruit tree pruning, thinning, and grafting. On March 7, there will be a "seed exchange," at the Marion/Polk Food Share warehouse in Salem. 7
Seed to Supper Community garden consulting last year concentrated on managing school gardens over the summer as a way to take care of those gardens when school is not in session and to utilize those gardens as sites to teach gardening. In that project we partnered with the Salem-Keizer Education Foundation and Salem Harvest. One of the conclusions from last season’s experience was that we needed to focus more on involving parents. Last fall, one of our partners, Aaron Poplack, a Food Corps Volunteer with SKEF and a Master Gardener, made us aware of the Seed to Supper program as a way to involve adults. Seed to Supper was designed in 2007 and taught in the Portland tri -county area for five years. It was redesigned in 2012 in cooperation with OSU Extension. In 2014 the re-written text was published, written by Alison Abbors, Learning Gardens Program Coordinator with the Oregon Food Bank, and Lynn Cox, a Master Gardener in Washington County. The Seed to Supper program has won the 2014 OMGA Search for Excellence award and has recently placed third in the international Search for Excellence competition. The program consists of five basic beginning gardening classes of one and a half hours each taught over a five week period. A joint project of Oregon Food Bank and the OSU Extension Service, the goal is “to give novice, adult gardeners the tools they need to successfully grow a portion of their own food on a limited budget.” The free program, including a copy of the Seed to Supper book and other materials, is intended for low income folks. Last year the Oregon Food Bank began expanding the program statewide by partnering with local organizations, usually the local food bank. It is now in 18 counties in Oregon. The primary partner here in Marion County is Marion-Polk Food Share, with the SalemKeizer Education Foundation as a major sub-partner. MCMGA is providing the Garden Educators who will actually teach the classes. About a dozen Master Gardeners are involved in the project. Classes are being offered at four different sites in Salem; with classes at two of the sites being in Spanish only (there is a Spanish version of both the text and of the PowerPoint presentation): At McKinley Elementary School 466 McGilchrist St SE on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30PM beginning March 31 At Grant Elementary School 725 Market Street NE on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30PM beginning April 01 and conducted in Spanish At Northgate Community Church 3193 Silverton Rd NE on Saturday mornings from 10:30AM to noon and conducted in Spanish At John Knox Presbyterian Church 452 Cummings Lane N in Keizer on Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30PM beginning April 16. If you know of any adults interested in taking this course, let them know that they can register by contacting Ingrid at Marion-Polk Food Share 503 798-0457 or
[email protected].
And if you are interested in obtaining a copy of the Seed to Supper book, which is a very good basic text, please contact us as we have copies available for $10 each. Bill and Carol Sutkus
Notes from the help desk By Elaine Smith
Change at the desk
Doors into the Extension office, except the one leading to the reception area, are kept locked throughout the day.
If you are working an afternoon shift at the desk, you need to leave with an Extension staff member, since the building front door will not lock behind you. The last staff person to leave will check that all volunteers have departed.
In the (hopefully unlikely) event that you find yourself the last person in the office, do not leave via the lobby. You will need to exit via the back door. Go down the hall toward Neil’s office, and turn right at the cross-hall. The exit is clearly marked a few steps to your left.
Web-spinner’s Corner
There is a new page on our website for listing Coming Events. If you would like to have something posted there, please send the information to Elaine.
Your input is also requested regarding that new page: Should we post only MCMGA events, or should we include activities hosted by other groups – for example, the recent Beevent in Linn Co – which might be of interest to both MGs and the community at large? Please e-mail your preference to Elaine with the subject line Coming Events. Remember that it’s our website, so it needs to reflect our collective views.
Another new page is also in the works: Current Issues. The intent is to gather material and links regarding matters of interest to gardeners and householders which are appearing now in other places. Sources from Facebook will include Jay Pscheidt’s PNW Plant Disease Management, the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), and OSU (Oregon) Master Gardener Program. Materials like Neil’s recent post on Herbicide Drift Awareness will also be included. Hopefully, this will serve as a clearinghouse for a broad range of items folks might otherwise miss. Again, your feedback is encouraged.
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Concerning Volunteer Hour Sheets 1 Please use the new forms. If you are using one of the old forms, turn it in and start with a new form (with an EDU column) 2 If you send a scanned copy, please make sure it is readable. Sheets done in pencil copy are too light to read. 3 For new class members, please submit whatever hours you may have. This allows us to see how the class as a whole is doing at this time. Thank you Jerry Petram 9
MCMGA CALENDAR APRIL 2015 SUN
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25 Grafting fruit trees workshop 9 am demonstration garden Center st. trees will be for sale
Marion garden work day 9-12
Marion cty extension and 4H fundraiser. See flyer pg 9
Plot mgr meeting 12 noon
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13 Work day 9-12 Plant sale mtg At noon Exec board mtg 1pm fresh start mkt.
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15 Bug Group 16 mtg. Boonsteele KBZY 1490AM 8:45 a.m. park. Aumsville Hwy. Meet at Marion Garden parking lot 10am 10am
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28 Membership 29 Mtg. 7pm public library.
30 KBZY 1490 AM 8:45 am
Food share work day 1-3pm
HAPPY EASTER
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MCMGA MONTHLY EVENTS BOARD MEETINGS 2nd Monday of every month
MASTER GARDENER The T-shirts will now come In just one color
Are you on Facebook? Become a fan; Marion County Master Gardeners‖ Contact info; Janet Rogers
Salem Area Garden Club Third Tuesday of month
7 p.m. at Center 50+,
ASSOCIATION MEETING 4th Tuesday of each month 7pm
The Salem Senior Center, 2615 Portland Rd NE. No charge. Visitors are welcome to join us! Contact: (503) 375-7355
PLOT MANAGERS MEETING 1st Monday of every month 12 noon
MARION-POLK FOOD SHARE 4th Tuesday of every month 1:pm-3:pm
KBZY 8:45am, on 1490-AM
Contact Tobie Habeck Cell: 503.951.0111 Email
[email protected]
The Garden Gate Newsletter for the Marion County Master Gardener Association is produced in cooperation with the OSU Extension Service, and is published and distributed monthly to all of the MCMGA members and students.
Friends of Straub Environmental Learning Center 1320 A Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 Phone: (503) 391-4145
Check them out online for some great lectures!
www.fselc.org
Guidelines for Submission:
BUG GROUP MEETING 3rd Wednesday of every month 1-3 pm
MARION GARDEN WORK DAY Every Monday, Rain or Shine 9am-Noon
THE GARDEN GATE DEADLINE 23rd of every month
[email protected] Contact Sherry Hari
Submissions are encouraged (and greatly appreciated!) from MCMGA members and students. Horticulturalrelated articles must be thoroughly researched to be sure that the information is accurate and consistent with OSU published information and standards. Send submissions, feedback, and comments to:
[email protected] The monthly cut-off date for submissions is the 23rd of each month and are subject to change due to vacations and holidays. Contact: Sherry Hari 503-508-3908
[email protected]
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Silverton Garden Club Silver Creek Fellowship Church, 822 Industrial Way N.E. Silverton, OR 97381 Monthly meetings with garden programs and informative presentations, newsletter, garden and nursery tours. Club meetings are held every first Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Annual membership fee is $10.00 each or $15.00 per/family .
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Salem, OR 97301 Ph: 503-588-5301
fax: 503-585-4940
3180 Center St NE, Room 1361
Thanks to our Garden Gate sponsor! The Greenhouse Catalog at 3740 Brooklake Rd., NE Keizer, OR, 97303
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