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All gardeners live in beautiful places because they make them so.
- Joseph Joubert
The Sauk County Master Gardener Association meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 PM at the West Square Building in Baraboo. The Board of Directions meets immediately prior.
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| Cooperative Extension Centennial Celebration
Kicks Off! UW-Extension, Cooperative Extension will celebrate its 100th anniversary in Wisconsin in 2012. This year, we plan to celebrate 100 years of Cooperative Extension history through stories highlighting changes that show the importance of our current and future work. This centennial is an excellent opportunity for us to recognize the evolution Cooperative Extension made over the past 100 years to meet changing individual, family and community needs, and showcase how we work to address tomorrows’ needs. Read More |
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------ Seed Savers offers monthly webinars. Registration is required. The first one begins January 24 at 7:30 PM. It is a welcome to Seed Savers and talks about the organization and how it started. A different program is offered each month. For more information go to http://www.seedsavers.org/Content.aspx?src=webinars.htm. |
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------- Just a reminder, please tell your members to vote for the At-Large position. Our current WIMGA President, Jim Culbertson, is on the ballot. People may vote for the At-Large Director simply by e-mailing Susan (Mahr) with who they wish to vote for. Her e-mail address is semahr@wisc.edu. If people do not have access to e-mail, there is a ballot in their state newsletter. A bio of each of the candidates is in the newsletter as well. |
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----- Our local WIMGA representative Gladys Proctor, has been busy. Information forwarded from her will be posted here. |
We have moved our interactive information to facebook. Go to www.facebook.com/SaukCountyMasterGardenerAssociation
for pictures, calendar of events and links to our favorites. A facebook account is not required, but if you DO have a facebook account, "Like" us to receive automatic updates of upcoming events and activities.
Other handy links:
Continuing Education Opportunities: Larry Meillor’s Garden Talk program on WPR
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
2011 Master Gardener Program Schedule The 2011 Master Gardener Program is over. Look for the 2012 schedule later in the spring. Classes start late summer. Subjects will be similar to those covered in 2011.
December no general meeting
January 5,12,19,26: Winter Seminar Series 12: General Membership Meeting: Elections. Graduation. The Jan. 12 meeting was cancelled due to weather. The January agenda will be addressed at the February meeting.
February 4-5: Orchid Show 9: General Membership Meeting: Service Projects, Succulents.
March 10: Master Composter Training |
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Weekly Column By Phyllis Both, Horticulture Educator, UW-Extension Sauk County |
