VOLUNTEERING AND ADVANCED TRAINING

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January Advanced Training Opportunities
Other Volunteer Opportunities
Organizations
Community Gardens (Volunteer)
Websites


HOURS PER YEAR
V = volunteer hours
AT = advanced training hours

To become certified, class of 2008
(Trainees):
Any combination of V and AT hours to include no fewer that 30 V with a combined total of 50 hours. (Click for examples)
Future classes: 50 V
Certified Master Gardeners: 30 V and 20 AT
MG Gold Badge: 25 V and 12 AT

Steve Tjosvold, September 11, 2008

 

 

 

 

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To order a replacement badge contact Martye Lumpkin - martyel@prodigy. net or (831)633-6435. 
All other badges will automatically be ordered quarterly, (i.e. after the 15th of Jan, April, May and Oct)
when required hours have been entered. 


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Advanced Training Opportunities January 2009

 

date

day

time

class

organization/
website

Jan 10 Sat 10:30 - 2:00 Fruit Trees 101 Basic Fruit Tree Care UCSC Farm
Santa Cruz
  10 Sat 10:00 - 12:00 Fruit Trees Q & A Session ProBuild (formerly Lumbermans) Santa Cruz, (831) 423-0223

 

10 Sat 10:30 - 1:30 Rose Pruning and Care
Common Ground
Palo Alto, (650) 493-6072

 

14 Wed   UC Davis Arboretum:
New Programs, Gardens and Plants

Western Hort
Palo Alto

  17 Sat 10:30 - 12:00 Intro to Grow Biointensive Common Ground
Palo Alto, (650) 493-6072
  17 Sat 10:00 - 2:00

Fruit Trees 101 Basic Fruit Tree Care
Sierra Azul Nursery

2660 East Lake Ave. (Hwy 152), Watsonville, 763-0939
  21-24 Wed-Sat   Ecological Farming Conference

Eco-Farm Conference
Asilomar

 

24 Sat 10:30 - 12:00 Intro to Growing Biointensive Common Ground
Palo Alto, (650) 493-6072

 

24 Sat 2:00 - 4:00 Grow Biointensive Seed Propagation Common Ground
Palo Alto, (650) 493-6072
  24 Sat 10:00 - 2:00 In-Depth Winter Pruning, Pome Fruit Trees UCSC Farm
Santa Cruz
  31 Sat 1:00 - 3:00 Wormshop at Grey Bears Recycling ,
S Cruz ---- Registration required------

Karin Grobe 427-3452
kgrobe@wormdoctor.org

  31 Sat 2:00 - 4:00 Herb Gardening and Transplants Love Apple Farm
Ben Lomond

 

31 Sat 10:30 - 12:30 Amaranth to Wheat and all Points Between Common Ground
Palo Alto, (650) 493-6072

 

31 Sat 2:00 - 4:00 Grow Biointensive Composting Common Ground
Palo Alto, (650) 493-6072
  31 Sat 10:00- noon

Pruning Class with MG Peter Quintanilla

12-Acre Farm—see What's Happening for details

 Other Volunteer Opportunities
 Water-Smart Masters Garden Tour   Cynthia Jordan (831) 426 9673 cynjord@pacbell.net
 Advisory Board   Cynthia Jordan (831) 426 9673 cynjord@pacbell.net
“Gardening on the Edge “ journal  Christina Kriedt (831) 427-1381 christinakriedt@yahoo.com
“What's Happening” newsletter  Christina Kriedt (831) 427-1381 christinakriedt@yahoo.com
 Smart Gardening Faire  Tom Karwin (831) 760-6727 tom@karwin.com
Sheryl McEwan (831) 212-5861 sherylmcewan@pacbell.net
Simon Stapleton (831) 335-4947 sistapleto@comcast.net
 Website: montereybaymastergardeners.org  Christina Kriedt (831) 427-1381 christinakriedt@yahoo.com

 Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Project
 
(click for pdf description)

rsolick@hotmail.com
 Organizations
  location monthly meeting and time contact / website
 Monterey Bay Rose Society Grange Hall
2555 Mar Vista Dr., Aptos
last Friday www.montereybayrosesociety.org/
 Carmel Orchid Society First Presbyterian Church of Monterey
501 El Dorado Street, Monterey
8:00 PM
first Monday
except May, Sept and Dec
www.carmelorchidsociety.org/
 Monterey Bay Dahlia Society

Simpkins Swim Center,
Community Room 979,
17th Avenue, Santa Cruz

7:00 PM potluck dinner,
7:30 PM meeting
second Friday

www.mbdahlias.org/
 Santa Cruz Orchid Society Live Oak Grange
1900 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz
first Friday
Orchid show & sale early Feb
8:00 PM
http://dir.gardenweb.com/directory/scos1/
 Santa Cruz Garden Club site varies first Thursday Joy Hickey 831-722-2300

,Community Gardens
  location days and hours contact
 Quail Hollow Ranch 800 Quail Hollow Rd.
Felton
As arranged Simon Stapleton
sistapleto@comcast.net
 Cooper-Molera Adobe  Garden 525 Polk St., Monterey 9:00-12:00 Tues Bonnie Gillooly (831) 624-4678
gillooly@mbay.net
 La Mirada Museum Garden 720 Via Mirada,
Monterey
 

http://www.historicmonterey.org/?p=
cooper_molera_adobe

 Homeless Garden Project
 Natural Bridges Farm
Shaffer & Delaware,
Santa Cruz
10:00-2:00 Thurs & Fri; Saturdays upon request Paul (831) 423-1020
paulg@homelessgardenproject.org
 Beach Garden
Monterey Bay Dunes   Mary Wilson (831) 393 0193
bluespud@pacbell.net
 Anzar High School Garden 2000 San Juan Hwy.
San Juan Bautista
Call for times Maryann McCormick (831) 333-9579
bobnma2003@yahoo.com
Barbara Schilling (831) 643-0177
barbara.schilling@hp.com
 School Garden Consulting     Alicia Molina (831) 763-0201
nmnalicia@sbcglobal.net

 Websites
 UC Farm and Garden http://casfs.ucsc.edu/community/
 UCSC Arboretum  http://www2.ucsc.edu/arboretum/calendar.html
 Native Revival Nursery 
 2600 Mar Vista Dr., Aptos
 831-684-1811
http://www.nativerevival.com/about_us.html
 UC Davis  UC ANR January Calendar of Events
http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/calendar/calbox.cfm?month=1&year=
2009&keyword=&calcat=0&group=&calowner=all&waste=yes 
 Southern Nevada MGs  http://www.extension.iastate.edu/story/news/09mgconf.htm
 Love Apple Farm 
 9299 Glen Arbor Road, Ben Lomond
 831-588-3801
http://loveapplefarm.typepad.com/growbetterveggies/upcoming-eventsclasses.html
 Western Horticultural Society  http://www.westernhort.org/
 Common Ground 
 Organic Supply and Education
 559 College Avenue, Palo Alto
 650-493-6072

http://www.commongroundinpaloalto.org/upcomingclasses.htm
 CNPS, 429-7681 http://www.cruzcnps.org/events2.html
 Middlebrook Farms/CA Native Garden  Foundation
 76 Race St., San Jose, 408-292-9993
http://www.cngf.org/NativePlants/whynatives.htm
 CASF
 UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz
 831-459-3240
http://casfs.ucsc.edu/
Western Horticultural Society
Palo Alto (650) 948-4614 or (650) 941-6136
http://www.westernhort.org/
email:  info@westernhort.org
 
Examples of V and AT hours for Class of 2008 Trainees only:

Certification would occur with:
50 hours V
30 hours V and 20 hours AT
35 hours  V and 15 hours AT

Not:
20 hours V and 30 hours AT
0 hours V and 50 hours AT

Steve Tjosvold, September. 2008