September 2018 News!
September 10th, 2018 - BCMG News and Updates!
Continuing Education
BCMG Meeting and Speaker Series
Join us at 6:30 for the Baltimore City Master Gardener Meeting (this counts as volunteer hours). Then stick around for the BCMG Speaker Series. Speakers start at 7:00pm. Events held at Cylburn Arboretum Greenhouse Classroom.
Click here for the Full Line up of Speakers!
Food for Profit - Maryland Entrepreneurship Training Program
October 30th, 2018 sign up with link below.
Northeast IPM Webinar Series
Why leave your comfortable couch to go to continuing education workshops? WEBINARS!
Click here for upcoming webinars
Click here for archived webinars
Hours Entry and Reporting
All hours need to be entered into the database by December 15th, 2018. Any hours served after December 15th, may be guessed and must also be enter by December 15th, 2018.
Voting and Nominations for our BCMG President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer
Please read this letter on voting and nominating people to the UME BCMG Exectutive Committee, written by Kathy Brown, UME BCMG Vice President.
Click here to read it and learn how to nominate a fellow MG or yourself!
PROJECTS COMING IN HOT!
1. Anyone interested in working with Balt City Master Gardener Coordinator, Erin Mellenthin, on developing a composting workshop for volunteers and staff of the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore? --send Erin an email!
2. Seniors Rock! Urban Farm, is a cool new organization dedicated to educating seniors about gardening! The BCMGs have been working with Joi Drake to put on two different classes coming up in September. Shout outs to Lena and April of the 2018 Intern class for preparing and giving presentations on their own!
Applications are Up for the Jan 2019 Basic Training Class. Please share them!
Here's the link to the Jan 2019 Applications, please share! https://extension.umd.edu/baltimore-city/master-gardeners/how-do-i-become-master-gardener
Here is the downloadable flyer you can print and deliver to your local community associations, and neighbors! Help us spread the word!
Flyer for 2019 Jan BCMG class.pdf
Shout-Outs!
There have been SO MANY incredible volunteer events, and activities that have happened in the last few months. This section is devoted to shouting-out to some of the BCMGs that have really stood out as leaders in the past few months. Please send suggestions for Shout-Outs to Erin Mellenthin!
Robert Cook, Marty Resigner, and Derek Joost-
Shout-out for being incredible assests to the State Fair team that not only redesigned and built the demonstration garden as the State Fair Grounds, but also bringing together Balt Co and Balt City MG to collaborate, making learning guides and representing not just Baltimore City, but the entire State at the brad new UME State Master Gardener Learning Garden.
Valerie Griffith -
Shout-Out to Valerie and her DIG Team for totally rehabbing the DIG Garden this year and show how dealing with the crazy deer situtation at Cylburn with grace and resilience! The fight is not over yet!
Carole Aine Langrall -
Major shout-out!!! Carole took on a new role this year as the Overall Coordinator for all three Charm City Farm and Garden Events that the BCMGs organize! She did an excellent job in helping to make sure the CCFG Garden Judging, CCFG Bus & Bike Tours, and CCFG Supper were successful!
Derek Joost, Emily Jaskot, Homer Smith, Raychel Santo, and Betty Walke -
These were the Coorindators of the CCFG Garden Judging, Bike Tour, and CCFG Supper this year as well as our graphic design guru! The CCFG Events could NOT have happended with them and a dozen more BCMGs and Interns who showed up for meetings, helped map out routes, aided in driving around judges, and helped volutneer at the supper, went on last minute Bun Runs, donated their grills, and overall made these events happen. SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF YOU!
Shout out to all of you wonderful BCMGs and Interns! Your dedication and work helps people every single day in growing food, beautifying spaces, and keeping our waterways healthy!
Other Events around town!
https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/grow-center
Got to check in with our Liaison at the next BCMG BoA Meeting.
