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NEWS, News, News
What's the news from your neck of the woods? Send your stories to Kerry at smithkp@auburn.edu. The deadline is the 20th of each month. Word count preference is 200-250 words. Photo's are appreciated!
What creative programs are you doing with your Extension Agent? I heard some interesting buzz from the Montgomery metro area.
- Are you still sewing face masks? How many from your MGA?
- Growing and giving produce? Supporting a community garden for charity? Report your total giving to date.
- ETC!
Master Gardener stories are the BEST.
Thank you, Kerry Smith
(State Master Gardener Program Coordinator and Extension Home Grounds Team Co-Leader)
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We Need You in Grow More, Give More
Please consider volunteering and/or helping us recruit one volunteer from each MGA. We need a Grow More, Give More Ambassador to help coordinate produce donations in each county. A training will be held for all Liaisons in late August. Below is the list of counties where we still need someone to volunteer. Contact Bethany O’Rear, Extension Home Grounds REA, bao0004@auburn.edu.
Thank you to those who joined our project last month! We still need your help in these counties.....
Calhoun - Cherokee - Clay - Cleburne - Coffee - Covington - Cullman - Dallas - DeKalb - Etowah - Henry - Jackson - Lauderdale - Limestone - Marshall - Morgan - Pike - Randolph - Russell - Tallapoosa - Tuscaloosa - Walker
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NEW Monthly Program
A monthly Extension-MG Update will be offered every month, on the last Monday, 1:00 p.m. Our inaugural program, August 31, included an update from Dr. Charles Ray on the Asian Giant Hornet, and from Bethany O'Rear on the Grow More, Give More program. Here's the recording if you missed it.
Zoom recording, August 31, Extension-MG Update
September's Update meeting will be on September 28, 1:00 p.m. We'll share news from the Extension-MG Steering Committee - online library for MG public programs - and news from Dr. Conner in the AU Diagnostic Lab. Zoom link to September's live webinar, https://auburn.zoom.us/j/93566762516 (save this link to your monthly calendar)
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Sharing Their Passion for Gardening!
Dealing with the Covid-19 crisis is still a huge factor in the life of BCMG, our board is encouraging members to participate in several new opportunities.
One is a request to think about personal gardening observations, gardening tips or recipes, or anything else related to the enjoyment of nature. They write a brief, 100-200-word article to be shared in our newsletter, Grassroots. For example, Luanne Matson from Magnolia Springs, has recently submitted “Tips on Flower Arranging and Care. We hope to eventually initiate a weekly blog to share these helpful suggestions with the public.
We are also encouraging our members to invite others (10 persons or less) to share in a mini-tour of their home gardens or a public garden. All required Covid precautions will be observed. Gerry Lester, our Vice-President, recently invited seven 2020 interns and several MGs to visit her lovely yard in Magnolia Springs. Gerry identified numerous native plants that she planted to transform a neglected yard into a beautiful collection of plants and hardscapes. Of especial interest was her transformation of a roofless, abandoned garage (with Clay City tile from an old Baldwin Pottery). She made this into a peaceful and attractive outdoor sitting area. Gerry topped off the outing with touring the group at the Magnolia Springs Arboretum, a wonderful project established by the Magnolia Springs Garden Club.
(Julian Walthall, Baldwin County MGA)
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Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
There was an educational webinar on this new pest last month. Did you miss the August 10 program? View the recording here.
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Are you growing a home vegetable garden? More beans or zucchini than you can eat? Donate your extras to a local food charity, a neighbor in need, or someone who thinks they don't like green beans. Fresh tastes better!
Don't have a veggie garden? How about growing transplants and donating those? Teach someone else how to grow their own garden or donate transplants to a community garden. You can support the Grow More, Give More project in numerous ways. Every time you donate your time, harvested vegetables or transplants, report your volunteer hours and note the number or pounds you donated. Reported to date, your statewide total is almost 10,000 pounds!
Along with researchers at Texas A&M University and the University of Florida, Auburn University is conducting research to gauge the public’s beliefs about integrated pest management, their pest management practices, and how their beliefs influence consumer behavior regarding home pest control. The lead researcher on the survey is Janet Hurley at Texas A&M University.
This is a national survey contributing important information to consumer research and is easy to complete using a mobile device. Your participation is completely voluntary. Take this survey: https://agrilife.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aben4hZHyZraFXT
Spread the word too! Please pass this on to friends, coworkers, family members, or anyone who would be interested in giving their opinion on home pest control.
EARN ONE HALF OF A VOLUNTEER HOUR (0.5) for answering this survey. That's right, spend just 15 minutes of your time, maybe less, and earn half a volunteer hour!
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