Happy Holidays to All!

This Thanksgiving I finished up my bulb planting project and reflected on all of the things I am grateful for.  If you’ll indulge me - I’d like to share a few of them with all of you.

1. I am thrilled to be a part of the UCCE Master Gardener community and am still reveling in the warm welcome, patience and support as I have been making the transition.
2. New staff and positions at the statewide office will help us better address the needs of the UCCE Master Gardeners! Aubrey Bray is enjoying her new position as training coordinator. Aubrey is doing the formative work for online training modules to complement the CA Master Gardener Handbook (new handbook’s ETA is fall 2014).  Melissa Womack is settling is as program coordinator and has already shown us how valuable her talents will be to harness the power of our Web based assets throughout the state. 
3. The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) has a beautiful new home. Now all programs and functions within UC ANR are housed in the same building in Davis, Calif. The statewide Master Gardener office moved in early November, and now has direct access to Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Information Technology (IT) and increased visibility to ANR leadership!

Master Gardener Program

University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources

2801 Second Street

Davis, CA 95618-7779

Main:530.750.1362

Fax: 530.756.1076

Melissa: 530.750.1388

Aubrey: 530.865.1105

Missy: 530.750.1266

I am looking forward to a fruitful 2014 with exciting opportunities, including the 2014 Statewide Master Gardener Conference next October.  Please keep your eyes open for blog posts and updates – the theme is appropriately Growing Together, a tagline we are actively putting into practice now and for years to come.

Wishing you a safe and family filled holiday season!

Warm Regards,

Missy