http://groups.ucanr.org/sbdisplay/blogs.cfm?county=2016&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed en-us UC ANR http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:28:30 PST Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:28:30 PST Winter is a great time to prune many of your evergreen trees and shrubs.  You can use the clippings and create beautiful holiday wreaths and swags to decorate your home for the holidays.  Join me in this hands-on holiday traditional workshop. Participants will learn how to prune evergreens properly and then take those evergreens and make them into beautiful wreaths or swags to take home.  Cost is $40.00 per person and includes all supplies for a large wreath, refreshments and handouts.  Bring......
]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:40:03 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1984&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pmelam@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Geisel) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1984 The Statewide Master Gardener Program and ANR Communication Services are pleased to announce the launch of our new online system to assist Master Gardener volunteers find answers to hotline/help desk questions. The FAQ system (Frequently Asked Questions) enable volunteers to provide feedback to other FAQ’s and the ability to post their own questions with descriptions and photographs. UCCE Master Gardeners can access the FAQ system through the VMS, or through their UC portal. For further...... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:39:06 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1925&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pmelam@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Geisel) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1925 Story by Kathleen Cotta ’05, Nikki Justino ’05-Alameda County Master GardenersA team of several Master Gardeners headed by June Wallace spent a full day setting up the irrigation for the Sorensdale Recreation Center garden. The school provided the materials and Master Gardeners provided technical and hands-on support. A great job was done by all. This Garden is located at 275 Goodwin Street in Hayward. The primary purpose of this facility is to provide opportuni­ties for develop­mentally......
]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:27:52 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1827&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pmelam@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Geisel) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1827 By Jill Fugaro Marin Master Gardeners designed and built three temporary demonstration gardens at the Marin County Fair July 1-5 and hosted over 1500 diverse visitors and 450 attendees at 15 workshops over the five days. Visitors met and talked with the Marin Master Gardener teams of two docents who guided them through the exciting admiring space that was built into straw bales, straw wattles and compost made from last year’s fair food waste. The compost was cured into “black gold” in the bio......
]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:05:00 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1679&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pmelam@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Geisel) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1679 Planting drought resistant plants; increasing the efficiency of irrigation systems; irrigating based on plant water needs; reusing greenwaste; and, adopting integrated pest management practices are key elements of sustainable landscaping.   Adopting these sustainable landscaping principles improves plant health and reduces water waste, organic matter otherwise destined for landfills, and the use of pesticides.  In May 2009, the University of California Cooperative Extension’s (UCCE) Master......
]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:11:01 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1612&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pmelam@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Geisel) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1612 Last April, the Master Gardener Program Coordinator in San Joaquin County, Marcy Hachman, was contacted by a few third grade teachers at Shasta Elementary school in Manteca.  The teachers were interested in starting worm composting at their school but had little expertise. Then the Master Gardeners stepped in and taught a series of classes to both the teachers and the children.  Two third grade classes started composting their lunch scraps after the MGs talked to the classes about worm......
]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:04:47 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1572&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed pmelam@ucdavis.edu(Pamela Geisel) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1572 Over a six-month period, six Sonoma County Master Gardener volunteers assisted the program coordinator by securing a grant from the Sonoma County Water Agency and coordinating the design and installation of a large demonstration garden. The garden themes focused on water conservation, pesticide use reduction, and appropriate plant materials for the climate. At the entrance to the facility, the inmates installed a lovely garden that demonstrates the proper use of drought-tolerant plants that......
]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:58:14 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1186&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed dcseaver@ucdavis.edu(Donna Seaver) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1186 The Sonoma County Master Gardener volunteers sought to offer hands-on, practical information to county gardeners by demonstrating specific practices, such as proper plant selection, alternative pest control, home composting and water conservation. Multiple problems in managing previous public demonstration gardens, along with Sonoma County’s size and population distribution, led to the idea of showing home gardeners how science-based concepts were being effectively implemented within......
]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:00:05 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=157&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed dcseaver@ucdavis.edu(Donna Seaver) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=157 Conferences designed for volunteers are an opportunity to show off your expertise in your subject area, to make good friends, to eat wonderful foods, and to keep learning. There are several major volunteer conferences. I’ll review a conference at the regional and our California state volunteers conference. The first is the Western Regional Leaders Forum. This is fondly known as WRLF. This conference was started in California in 1966 as a staff and volunteer joint effort and now......
]]> Mon, 19 May 2008 18:26:08 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=421&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed mypollard@ucdavis.edu(Mignonne Pollard) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=421