June 2022 UME Master Gardener
State Office Announcements
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It's summer and the warmer weather finally seems here to stay! We hope you are all enjoying many enjoyable hours outdoors in the garden.
Our June newsletter features our new Volunteer of the Season, an opportunity to work for the MG Program, our Summer GIEI meeting, and upcoming continuing education events.
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Summer 2022 Volunteer of the Season |
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Meet Robert Cook from Baltimore City! |
Robert Cook is the in the UME MG program in Baltimore City. He has over 1,500 hours since he joined the program in 2014. He is the leader behind the UME MG Learning Garden at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, and can also be found frequently helping out with any of multiple community gardens throughout Baltimore City. Read more about Robert and reach out to join him at the Learning Garden! |
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Become a part of the MG program team and the UME family! We're looking for a MG Coordinator for our Baltimore County program. |
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Seed to Soil!:
A Grow It Eat It Continuing Education Series
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Integrated Pest Management for Backyard & Community Vegetable & Fruit Growing
Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 | 9 am - 12 pm | Live Zoom Event | Free
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Join Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist and Home & Garden Information Center Director Jon Traunfeld to learn the latest organic IPM techniques for your fruit and vegetable gardens! Jon will assist volunteers in diagnosing fruit and vegetable plant samples. Participants will receive a PDF of the vegetable and plant diagnostics workbook. |
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Preserve Your Harvest
Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 | 9 am - 12 pm
Live Zoom Event | Free
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Learn from UME Family & Consumer Sciences Senior Agent Shauna Henley how to properly clean, preserve, or even ferment your surplus veggies! |
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Reduce Your Waste with Composting
Thursday, September 8th, 2022 | 9:30 am - 4 pm
Quiet Waters Park | Annapolis, MD | Free
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Join us for a beautiful and educational day learning about composting at Quiet Waters Park! Details and agenda coming soon. |
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Summer 2022 Statewide GIEI Meeting |
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Tuesday, July 12, 2022 | 10 am - 2 pm
In-Person at Stevensville, MD | Free
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Join your fellow GIEI volunteers for community garden tours, lessons from our GIEI experts, and updates from all the county GIEI programs! We'll start at the community garden at Galilee Lutheran Church, then move to the community garden at Bay Bridge Cove. Bring a potluck dish for lunch and any produce or seeds you would like to share! |
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Schedule:
10am: Tour of Galilee Community Garden
10:50am: Tour of Bay Bridge Cove community garden
11:20am: Presentations by Jon Traunfeld, Rachel Rhodes, and Emily Zobel
12:15pm: Potluck lunch
1:00pm: Updates from Counties
2:00pm: Wrap Up
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Adventures in Medium-Scale Food Scraps Composting
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 | 10 am - 12 pm
In-Person in Baldensburg, MD | Free
See and learn about innovative, real-world techniques used by ECO City Farms in Bladensburg, MD. Benny Erez, Director of Urban Agriculture and Compost Guru, will lead the on-site tour and explain their systems for composting food waste using redworms, forced aeration, and shipping containers. Other discussion topics will include adding biochar and clay to feedstocks, assessing compost quality, and using compost to improve soils.
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Catch Up on Webinar Recordings |
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Did you miss our recent continuing education webinar?
Check out the recording below! You can always see both upcoming continuing education opportunities and recorded webinars on the State MG Continuing Education webpage.
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Lawn Best Management Practices & Lawn Alternatives |
Turf and lawns can be a tricky topic for MGs. It is one of the most popular topics that we get questions on, but it's also something we are encouraging property owners to limit. UMD IAA professor Geoffrey Rinehart discussed best management practices for lawns. Mikaela Boley, UME Senior Agent Associate, discussed lawn alternatives and native ground covers. |
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The Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC) is continuously updating and creating new web pages with the most up-to-date information for Maryland residents.
Pro tip for searching for HGIC webpages! If you're having trouble using the AGNR search bar feature, instead use your favorite search engine and type in "UMD Extension" + "topic name".
Check out this list of some new and revised web pages below:
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The Maryland Grows Blog is a wonderful place for new and experienced gardeners to read timely tips on food gardening, soil improvement, trouble-shooting plant problems, and supporting pollinators in your landscape. To follow the blog find the "Follow Blog via Email" section on the right-hand side of the screen. Submit your email and you're officially a follower!
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By Anahí Espíndola, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park
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Article by Ashley Bodkins, Senior Agent Associate and Master Gardener Coordinator, Garrett County, Maryland. Edited by Christa Carignan, Coordinator, Home & Garden Information Center, UME
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Stephanie Pully
UME Master Gardener State Coordinator
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Jean Burchfield
Program Management Specialist
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