The San Francisco Chronicle has kind words today for the San Francisco-San Mateo Master Gardeners. Six months ago, a group of the MGs "adopted" the Chron's culinary roof garden. This week, they gathered for a lunch inspired by herbs grown in the garden with recipes from the "community of cooks and gardeners."
According to the article, by Olivia Wu, the roof-top garden is not new. The Chronicle's food staff planted it four years ago to grow herbs for their test kitchen. They struggled with pests and wind, but not gophers.
Wu correctly noted that Master Gardeners aren't "righteous, egocentric soil-toilers" but volunteer gardeners who have completed a UC training program. To the delight of those of us working in the UC ANR public information office, she also included the complete name of our organization, "University of California Cooperative Extension," and mentioned the Master Gardeners' "training program and educational projects."
Great publicity all around.
