- Author: Dona Jenkins
If you missed the Garden Workshops on October 3rd, you have two more chances this month to attend the event at different locations.
The Master Gardeners will be providing the public with free workshops on Thursday, October 15th (Apple Valley, 9am to 4pm) and Sunday, October 18th (Loma Linda, 11am to 5:30pm).
AND - a container garden "make and take" workshop will be led by our Master Gardener container gardening experts, Sebastian Vasquez-Navez on October 18th and Cynthia Chavez on October 15th. They are two of our most popular presenters - don't miss this!!
The first 5 attendees will receive the "make and take" materials at no charge. If we still have materials left, you may purchase a "make and take". You will create your container garden at the workshop and take home your creation.
Vermicomposting workshop - all about worm composting will feature a free giveaway of a handful of worms and instructions to start your own worm bin.
IPM (Integrated Pest Management) workshop - wow!! - we are giving away a Landscape Pest Identification Guide, valued at $20.
Master Food Preservers will be on hand to answer your food preservation questions.
Here is the agenda for both events:
- Dealing with Drought
- Creating Wildlife Habitats
- Vermicomposting
- Herb Container Gardens
- IPM (Integrated Pest Management)
- Community and School Gardens
- Horticulture as Therapy
- Master Food Preservers
Click here to reserve your seat for Apple Valley - Mojave Water Agency
Click here to reserve your seat for Loma Linda - Humpty Dumpty House
- Author: Dona Jenkins
The Master Gardeners will be providing the public with free workshops on Saturday, October 3rd.
AND - an herb container garden "make and take" workshop will be lead by our Master Gardener container gardening expert, Sebastian Vasquez-Navez. Sebastian is one of our most popular presenters - don't miss this!!
The first 20 attendees will receive the "make and take" materials at no charge. If we still have materials left, you may purchase a "make and take". You will create your herb container garden at the workshop and take home your creation.
IPM (Integrated Pest Management) workshop - wow!! - we are giving away a Landscape Pest Identification Guide, valued at $20.
Master Food Preservers will be on hand to answer your food preservation questions.
Click here to reserve your seat
See you there!!
- Author: Dona Jenkins
- Author: Dona Jenkins
Sustainable Landscaping is the focus of the Garden Workshops planned at the Mojave Water Agency on Thursday, October 15, 2015. The workshops, which will include gardening presentations are organized by the University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program. This free event runs from 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a break for lunch. RSVP required – Dona Jenkins, djenkins@ucanr.edu, (951) 750-0943.
Garden Workshops Fall 2015 - Mojave Water Agency
- Author: Dona Jenkins
Garden Workshops Planned at the
Chino Basin Water Conservation District
Keynote speaker Dona Jenkins, UCCE San Bernardino County Master Gardener Program Coordinator will kick off the program at 9 a.m. speaking on the topic of How to Become a Master Gardener and an Introduction to the UCCE San Bernardino County Programs.
Master Gardeners are community volunteers who join with the University of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) with a mission “to extend research based knowledge and information on home horticulture, pest management, and sustainable landscape practices to the residents of California." Master Gardeners have given over two million hours of volunteer time since the program's inception in California in 1980.
University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) has been helping people solve their agricultural and horticultural problems since 1913 when Extension Agents (now Farm Advisors) supervised “Victory” gardens during World War I and II. They have helped agriculturalists and home and community gardeners ever since. In addition to serving the needs of agricultural industry, UCCE also supports research and education in the areas of youth development and family and consumer sciences, using thousands of volunteers to extend the research based information and knowledge to its California clientele. This is accomplished through partnerships with growers and others in the agriculture industry, with nutrition education programs, with 4-H Youth Development programs, and with various certificate programs such as California Naturalist, Master Food Preserver, and Master Gardener programs.
Importance of these workshops to San Bernardino (West Valley) residents – “Home gardeners are faced with severe drought conditions and the workshop on water management during drought addresses how to use water efficiently in their gardens. Following water management practices, West Valley home gardeners can more effectively develop sustainable landscapes” – Dona Jenkins, UCCE San Bernardino County Master Gardener Program Coordinator.
Garden Workshop Fall 2015 - CBWCD