Sonoma County Advice to Grow ByAsk Us July 27 2016 Gwen Kilchherr amp Kathleen FitzgeraldOrr Master Gardeners Overview Todays Goal Offer a unique look the UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County ID: 646272
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We are the UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma CountyAdvice to Grow By…Ask Us!July 27, 2016
Gwen
Kilchherr
&
Kathleen Fitzgerald-Orr
Master GardenersSlide2
Overview
Today’s Goal:
Offer a unique look the UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County.
Topics:
Our Office
Program History and TodayOutreach EffortsCore ProjectsSpotlight Project or Outreach Effort
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Our Office3
Location: 133 Aviation Blvd., Ste. 109, Santa Rosa, CA
Coordinator: Mimi Enright
County Director: Stephanie Larson
MGs Penny Martin & Clio
Tarazi working at our Information Desk at 133 Aviation BoulevardUCCE Sonoma Staff, 2015Slide4
Program History
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rd
program established in
1982
after Sacramento & Riverside 26 MG’s completed 8 week training April 1982“Central Committee” formed 1983 as a governing body“Steering Committee” formed 1988“Board of Directors” formed 1990Completed our first Strategic Planning process in 2016!4Slide5
Today
2016
327
active UC Master Gardener volunteers
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Gold Badge14 Platinum293,622 Volunteer Hours39,451 CE Hours5Class of 2016MG’s volunteering at local food bank in December 2015Slide6
Our Website
ucanr.edu/sites/
scmg
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Outreach Efforts
Pin us:
www.pinterest.com/sonomamgs
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Like
us: www.facebook.com/SonomaCountyMasterGardeners/Slide8
Outreach Efforts
Google: Sonoma County Master Gardener YouTube
And Subscribe!
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Core Projects
Information Desk
Biennial Garden Tour:
Bloomin
’ Backyards with plant & crafts sales
Library SeriesGarden Sense partnership with Sonoma County Water AgencyCounty Fair Demo GardenCompost Workshop Series partnership with Sonoma County Waste Management AgencySpecialists in IPM, SOD & Food GardeningAnd much, much more!
© University of California
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Spotlight Project: Diversity OutreachDelivered our 1st outreach in Spanish
A series of 3 compost workshops summer 2016
Dubbed Growing a Thriving Vegetable Garden with Less Water video in SpanishDeveloping an “Espanol” page on our web site1st Info Table with Spanish speaking MG’s at Cinco de Mayo2015 forum with key Latino leaders who advised: “Engage through the common language of food”Slide11
Spotlight Project: Food Gardening Specialists at Bayer FarmNew program developed as a result of our Latino Forum & engaging via the common language of food
An urban neighborhood park & community garden where we are “learning from each other”
Developing a pollinator & demo gardenTeams of MG’s there every week to build relationships with the community gardeners & share sustainable gardening practicesSlide12
Spotlight Project: IPM SpecialistsOld “PURE” Project revamped 20128 Sonoma Master Gardeners received in depth training in IPM practices
Work as a team to develop materials and make presentations, using PowerPoint and display tables
Have made a dozen presentations to the public and other Master GardenersSlide13
13Thank you!
Questions? Contact: Mimi Enright, Program Manager
E-mail:
menright@ucdavis.edu
ucanr.edu/sites/scmg