Backyard Edible Gardening for Master Gardeners on April 25 and May 23, 2009

UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog

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News and updates from the statewide UC Master Gardener Program office.

Author: Pamela M. Geisel

Published on: March 10, 2009

Presented by the UC Davis Good Life Garden, Statewide Master Gardener Program and the California Center for Urban Horticulture

Two classes are going to be held at the Good Life Garden as part of our edible backyard series. The first is being held on Saturday, April 25th on Backyard Vegetable Gardening with Robert Norris. This in-depth class will focus on growing vegetables successfully all year.

Participants should have a working knowledge of growing a garden with a desire to learn how to create a highly productive garden. Instructor Robert Norris is a UC Davis Plant Science emeritus professor and has been teaching UC Master Gardener trainees the craft of vegetable gardening for 29 years. Also instructing will be Terry Allan of Seeds of Change, whose mission is to help preserver biodiversity and promote sustainable, organic agriculture.

The second class is All About Fruits, Nuts and Berries with Chuck Ingles and Ed Laivo on May 23, 2009. In this class we will explore ways to plant, train, grow and enjoy fruit, nuts and berries in your backyard. Both instructors are highly sought after speakers on backyard orchard culture.

The Details: The seminars will run from 9am to 2pm and cost $35.00 with a box lunch included ($25.00 without). They will be held in the UC Davis' Good Life Garden and the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science sensory theatre. For more information and registration, visit the UC Davis Good Life Garden website at www.goodlifegarden.ucdavis.edu or call Kira O'Donnell, (530)681-6412. I look forward to seeing you there!

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Comments:

by Roger Hall

on July 24, 2009 at 2:10 PM

Regarding Backyard Edible Gardening by Robert Norris, April 25th, he's been working with Master Gardeners since the program was established in our state. He must have a wealth of information that he's shared over this time. Looks like some of this valuable information could be put on handouts or worksheets to assist Master Gardeners all over the state. Could some of these fine programs be video taped and shared with County Master Gardeners--I doubt if many from Southern California made it to Davis for these programs. A video would make a fine program for a county meeting.
Have there been worksheets prepared by and for Master Gardeners on subjects related to vegetable gardening? I believe more Master Gardeners would be willing to share information with garden clubs, school children, community garden groups, etc. if they had a guideline to help them with their presentations.
The California Master Gardener Handbook has a wealth of information in it, but much of it is not organized so an individual can easily provide a demonstration or program.
Possibly some of the Master Gardeners who have been providing information related to vegetable gardening over the years have such an outline (lesson plan) that could be shared for use by newer Master Gardeners.
In the past, you've asked county groups to share photos. Maybe outlines of the nature mentioned above could also be a topic that counties could share at a future state meeting.