New River Valley Master Gardener Association

03/26/2012

Master Gardeners are committed to learning and to communicating their knowledge of gardening to others. Master Gardeners will direct their efforts to creating and maintaining an awareness of the need for intelligent stewardship of the environment.

Announcements:

• First Annual NRVMG Plant Sale Saturday May 5th 10am - 4pm Extension Office
  Please Email Gwen Ewing recycle.compost@gmail.com with a list of what you are going to bring (helps on organizing items for sale). Start dividing and potting up now. We suspect “new and unusual” will sell better than ordinary, but ordinary at decent prices should sell too. Do not be shy! Someone might like what you have!
  … and here is a link for a form to use when requesting donations from local businesses - Donation letter
  These businesses have already agreed to donate -
  • Crow’s Nest
• Virginia Master Gardener College is schedule for Jun 20-24, 2012. Rah!
• Dues for NRVMG due by Feb 18th. Link is here: Membership.doc
  Renewal contract (everyone fills these out for extension: Renewal for 2012
• New board elected!  Congratulations to Connie Lawson,  Ini Beckman, Rosemarie Sawdon, Lynn Brammer, Gwen Ewing, Ms. Fern, and Ms Jones. Bob Lockwood comes on as new treasurer.    Thanks to Helen Young,  Jack Selcovitz, Keith Mileski for their serving on the board for 2010-11.
• Web page listing grants These are grants for schools and community gardens across the US -- http://www.gardenabcs.com/Grants.html Approx 80 listed.
• Schedule for the 2012 training class Classes are starting in the the NRV in January. Classes usually meet twice a week in Christiansburg or Blacksburg.   See schedule
  
• We need photos!   Please take pictures of any happenings!  If you need advice on downloading off your camera, feel free to call me 544 7359.  No, they do not have to be "pretty" - but try not to take at really low resolution - makes for fuzzy " expansion " just some idea of what the project/grant is all about.  One picture (full screen) :  Christiansburg library grant. Also see the Grants page
• Please try to turn in timesheets once a month.  Sorry, new policy.
• Bulb sales are (still!) on to fund a field trip. Please see: www.bloominbucks.com and select "New River Valley....".  This is Brent and Becky's Bulbs in Gloucester, VA. If we want to keep funding grants we need income.  Now is the time to start planning your early spring flower!
• Your new web mistress is Erica Jones (until further notice).  Problems?  E-mail contact My address
• Consider joining the state MG organization.  They have meetings held across the state and offer some seminars and potentially more political clout that individual groups.   To contact see www.vmga.net/membership.htm
• Link to NRV Friends of the Library >>.  Friends of Library  << They have supported NRVMG with enthusiasm.