Changes to Continuing Ed Events, HGIC Updates, GIEI Meeting Minutes
March 2020 UME Master Gardener
State Office Announcements
The health and well-being of our faculty, staff, and volunteers is our top priority. As many of you are aware, the guidance regarding COVID-19 is rapidly changing. We are working to accommodate Master Gardener events and programming by transitioning to online learning opportunities.
Be sure to check for the latest information from the University online at umd.edu/virusinfo.
In this newsletter, we are including updates on Continuing Education Events and HGIC online resources as well as the Grow It Eat It Statewide Meeting Minutes. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 directives and will post any changes to Continuing Education on our website.
Thank you all for your willingness to be flexible in this uncertain time!
Continuing Education
March 23, 2020 | 10:30 am- 2:30 pm
Growing Healthy Youth Gardens Workshop
Join the University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener and Food Supplement Nutrition Education programs to learn about school gardens! Speakers include Heather Burtisch, Jon Traunfeld, and Michael Andorsky.
This event has been moved to
Webex, all tickets purchased via Eventbrite have been refunded.
April 1st, 2020 | 10 am- 12 pm
Plant This, Not That!
Washington County Extension via Zoom
Join fellow MG Ann Aldrich to learn about excellent native plants that can be substituted for common, problematic invasive plants.
This event has been moved to Zoom using meeting number 507 940 505.
July 21, 2020 | 10 am- 2 pm
Composting Workshop!
Baltimore County Extension
Join founder of Veteran Compost, Justen Garrity, to learn how to turn food scraps into high quality, organic compost! More details coming soon.
August 28th, 2020 | 10 am- 2 pm
UME Master Gardener Pollinator Training & Tour
Ladew Topiary Gardens
Come learn about native plants and the pollinators they support, then see it in real life in Ladew's native butterfly house and meadows!
On March 12, 2020 GIEI hosted their spring Statewide Meeting!
Click
here to view the meeting minutes and Carol Allen's Introduction to Food Safety presentation. You can also look back at GIEI and MG Plant Clinic Statewide Meeting Minutes from previous years.
