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Linn Master Gardener Volunteer eNews

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TODAY – Thu 6/23/2022 6:00 PM 

LCMGA general meeting and social at demo garden. 

Bring a sweet or savory snack 
Socialize with new and returning volunteers
For questions please contact Betty Goergen: goergenb (at) gmail.com

Directions to Demo Garden: Take Knox Butte to the Expo Center, at the stop lights turn onto Timber Drive and continue to stop sign. Turn right onto Dogwood (which becomes Price Road) and continue past Expo Center parking lot to the blue entrance gate. Drive through the gate and through the back parking to the Demo Garden. We will have signs to direct you to our Demonstration Garden. 
Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edit?mid=1NfonLdRE-k8_fOnbbzCIY7IgnMxO3JDY&usp=sharing

Bookmark our page: Find newsletter archives, volunteer handbook and more volunteer opportunities at https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/activebentonlinnmg/

  • Shoutouts
    • Sat. June 25, 11am-2pm. Volunteers needed – Lebanon – Summit ACE Garden Center Plant Clinic. To participate please contact Betty Goergen: goergenb (at) gmail.com
    • June 30th Thursday 6 pm – Drop-in classes In the Demo Garden (free). Master Gardeners are teaming up to discuss gardening. Each session features a short talk, demonstrations and valuable information to take home. Planting your Garden—How and when to prepare the soil, plant, and transplant vegetables and ornamentals. June 30th Thursday 6 pm
    • Remembering Carolyn Larime – Master Gardeners – share your memories of Carolyn. You can also read Carolyn’s obituary.
    • Diagnostics desk sessions/Office plant clinic. Thursdays 1-3 – learn how to identify and solve insect and plant issues with longtime MGVs Rich and Susan. These two are retired scientists and coordinates of the BEEvent pollinator conference. Sign up and make sure to bring a sample to work on if there’s not one from a client.
  • LCMGA News:
    • 2022 LCMGA Board Meetings IN PERSON Tue 7/5/2022 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM at Linn County Extension. 33630 McFarland Rd, Tangent. Dial-in by calling the office at (541) 967-3871. No Zoom at this time.
  • Volunteers needed
    • NEW: Linn Office Plant Clinic – diagnostics & skills training (Thursdays 1-3).
    • 9/3 & 9/4 Plant Clinic at the State Fair. Free wristbands and parking permits will be mailed to participants as soon as they are available. Learn more and RSVP.
    • Trainees and returning volunteers! Linn County Pop-Up Plant Clinics need people to “talk plants” with our communities. Upcoming dates at Farmers Markets and more to come. Sign up HERE. NEW dates at the Brownsville Farmers Market.
    • Trainees welcome – Demo Garden: Join us for work parties at the Linn Demo Garden on Wednesdays and/or Fridays from 1:00-3:00.  Get volunteer hours by helping make the Demo Garden look great.  
    • Do you want to earn direct service volunteer hours? Create and deliver an informal presentation or workshop on a research-based gardening topic. Presenters wanted for the Gardening in the PNW Lunchtime Series at Albany Public Library’s main branch. Please contact Dan Murphy to learn more.
    • Find ongoing and anytime opportunities on the Linn Volunteer Opportunities Page
  • Continuing education opportunities:  
    • OMGA – Joy of Gardening Conference Mini-College will be held July 28-30, 2022, live at OSU Campus! Learn more and get tickets.
    • Linn & Dual MGV Trainees – online plant clinic mentor sessions. Please RSVP HERE with some dates and times that work for you. You can attend more than one of these dates:   
    • Drop-in classes In the Demo Garden (free). Master Gardeners are teaming up to discuss gardening. Each session features a short talk, demonstrations and valuable information to take home.
      • Planting your Garden—How and when to prepare the soil, plant, and transplant vegetables and ornamentals. June 30th Thursday 6 pm
      • Container Gardening—Growing in containers unleashes possibilities for gardening in a small space. July 9th Saturday 10 am
      • Plant a Fall Garden —It is not too late to plant a garden to enjoy in fall through winter. August 11th Thursday 6 pm
      • Growing & Using Herbs—Learn to start, grow and care for perennial and annual herbs. August 27th Saturday 10 am
      • Harvesting Fruits & Vegetables—How to determine the peak flavor and ripeness of fruits and vegetables. Sept 8th Thursday 10 am and 6 pm

Benton Master Gardener Volunteer eNews

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OMGA – Joy of Gardening Conference Mini-College will be held July 28-30, 2022, live at OSU Campus! Learn more and get tickets.
  • Shoutouts
    • Volunteers needed 6/18: Quilts in the Garden Plant Clinic. Join this fun event and sign up HERE. Or attend Quilts In the Garden: Enjoy a huge display of impressive quilts in five private gardens. Admission is $10 and includes a tour of all five gardens. Purchase tickets in person at local quilt shops.
    • 6/18: 21st Annual Through the Garden Gate tour! Saturday June 18th, 2022, 10:00 to 4:00, Six unique & artful Albany gardens. Tickets on sale June 1 at linnmastergardeners.com  
    • Rich Little entomology desk sessions Thursdays 9-11:30 – learn how to identify and solve insect issues with longtime MGV Rich, a retired entomologist, and coordinator of BEEvent Pollinator Conference. Sign up with Rich on the Benton plant clinic schedule and bring a sample insect or insect-damaged plant.
  • Volunteers needed –
    • Online Plant Clinic – check for messages on evenings and weekends. Volunteer from anywhere with an internet connection. Enroll HERE.
    • Office Plant Clinic sign-ups open: The office is open to the public, and volunteers can sign up for plant clinic shifts as desired, to answer client questions or practice skills. Pairs of volunteers can currently sign up in the front office again! Sign up HERE. If you’re a trainee, please wait to connect with a mentor, before enrolling.
    • Farmer’s Market Clinic Table! 2nd Saturday and 4th Wednesday of each month. Certified Master Gardeners are required to give advice but trainees may volunteer as well. If enough people volunteer, we can have two shifts. Please contact Debbie Lauer at 541-929-7544 or DSL2017@peak.org to sign up.
    • NEW: Plant Clinic at State Fair 9/3 – 9/4, Salem OR. Volunteers get free wristbands and parking permits. Sign up HERE.
    • Trainees and other Volunteers are Welcome at the Fairgrounds Demonstration Garden. Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.  You can access the garden through the RV park entrance to the Fairgrounds.  Sign-up is not required and drop-ins are welcome.  If you would like more information, please contact Denise Saunders at vdenisesaunders@comcast.net or Dan Dix at ddix@verizon.net
    • Find more opportunities on the Benton Volunteer Opportunities Page.
  • Continuing education opportunities:  
  • Community news (Please note that anything in this section is not eligible for MGV volunteer service nor endorsed by Extension, but is mentioned as a courtesy to our community.)
    • Open House: Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture Jul 26, 2022 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. 844 SW 35th St Corvallis, OR 97333. Save the date for our open house and tour at the Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture. Open to the public; families welcome!

Linn Master Gardener Volunteer eNews

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In Memory of Carolyn Larime

Carolyn Larime passed away June 6, 2022. Carolyn was an active Master Gardener since she completed her training in 2015. She was one of two Master Gardeners responsible for starting the Willamette Community Garden in Albany, Oregon. She devoted many hours to the garden, instructing gardeners while all the while maintaining the garden. Every year she helped to plan, organize, promote, and grow the majority of plants for a plant sale that supports the garden. As part of the garden plan, a bed was located outside the fenced area so that people walking the nearby path (mainly homeless persons) can access fresh fruits and vegetables. Carolyn served as a Member at Large on the Linn County Master Gardeners Board and was part of the planning committee for BEEvent Pollinator Conference. She was recognized as Linn County Master Gardener of the Year in 2018. Carolyn, you will be missed.

Master Gardeners – share your memories of Carolyn.

Bookmark our page: Find newsletter archives, volunteer handbook and more volunteer opportunities at https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/activebentonlinnmg/

  • Shoutouts
    • Sun 6/12/22 10:00am- 11:30am – Water quality and your garden + Urban Garden Row tours + social in Corvallis at Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture. For all trainees and returning volunteers from the Linn & Benton MGV programs. Learn more and RSVP.
    • Thu 6/23/2022 6:00 PM – LCMGA general meeting and social at demo garden. Bring a sweet or savory snack and socialize with new and returning volunteers.
    • Plant Problem Show and Tell – Yellow Leaves on Ilex crenata – by Molly Miller, Master Gardener Trainee. You can earn plant clinic hours for writing a Show and Tell!
  • Garden Tour Tickets Available Now! 
    • For the first time since 2019, the OSU Linn County Master Gardener Association is hosting their garden tour. This year the tour will be held on Saturday, June 18, and will feature six unique & artful Albany gardens. Tickets:
      • In-person at Albany Visitor’s Association – 110 SE 3rd Ave
        • On sale now
        • Day of the Tour – 9:30-2:00
  • Do you want to earn direct service volunteer hours? Create and deliver an informal presentation or workshop on a research-based gardening topic. Presenters wanted for the Gardening in the PNW Lunchtime Series at Albany Public Library’s main branch. Please contact Dan Murphy to learn more.
  • LCMGA News:
    • 2022 LCMGA Board Meetings IN PERSON Tue 7/5/2022 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM at Linn County Extension. 33630 McFarland Rd, Tangent. Dial-in by calling the office at (541) 967-3871. No Zoom at this time.
  • Volunteers needed
    • 9/3 & 9/4 Plant Clinic at the State Fair. Free wristbands and parking permits will be mailed to participants as soon as they are available. Learn more and RSVP.
  • Trainees and returning volunteers! Linn County Pop-Up Plant Clinics need people to “talk plants” with our communities. Upcoming dates at Farmers Markets and more to come. Sign up HERE. NEW dates at the Brownsville Farmers Market.
    • Trainees welcome – Demo Garden: Join us for work parties at the Linn Demo Garden on Wednesdays and/or Fridays from 1:00-3:00.  Get volunteer hours by helping make the Demo Garden look great.  
    • Find ongoing and anytime opportunities on the Linn Volunteer Opportunities Page
  • Continuing education opportunities:  
    • OMGA – Joy of Gardening Conference Mini-College will be held July 28-30, 2022, live at OSU Campus! Learn more and get tickets.Coming soon, for all interested trainees and volunteers – diagnostics desk sessions with Rich, Susan, and Ann. Practice identifying specimens, measuring soil pH and more.
    • Linn & Dual MGV Trainees – online plant clinic mentor sessions. Please RSVP HERE with some dates and times that work for you. You can attend more than one of these dates:   
      • Friday June 10, 9am-11am (Elizabeth)
      • Saturday June 11, 10am-12pm  (Elizabeth)
    • Drop-in classes In the Demo Garden (free). Master Gardeners are teaming up to discuss gardening. Each session features a short talk, demonstrations and valuable information to take home.
      • Planting your Garden—How and when to prepare the soil, plant, and transplant vegetables and ornamentals. June 30th Thursday 6 pm
      • Container Gardening—Growing in containers unleashes possibilities for gardening in a small space. July 9th Saturday 10 am
      • Plant a Fall Garden —It is not too late to plant a garden to enjoy in fall through winter. August 11th Thursday 6 pm
      • Growing & Using Herbs—Learn to start, grow and care for perennial and annual herbs. August 27th Saturday 10 am
      • Harvesting Fruits & Vegetables—How to determine the peak flavor and ripeness of fruits and vegetables. Sept 8th Thursday 10 am and 6 pm