To register for this anytime course CLICK HERE.
- Program updates: Per the recent order from the Governor, everyone needs to wear face coverings inside, and for outdoor activities where they cannot stay 6 feet apart, whatever their vaccination status. This is similar to last week’s public health policy update from OSU. Please keep doing great volunteering activities and help everyone in our community stay well. Get the latest information.
- Shout outs
- Save the date for Gather screening and talk – Wednesday November 10th at 7pm. MGV continuing education opportunity. Gather is an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide. As Master Gardener Volunteers, learning about and supporting gardeners across cultures in cultivating food that is meaningful to their traditions, is an exciting way to connect with new audiences.
- We need your photos and stories! What are you doing in the garden? Share a selfie or image of a lovely plant for our headline photo!
- Volunteers needed.
- Brownsville Plant Clinic: 3-6pm every Thursday from May into October. Location is Park and Kirk in BV. If interested please contact Elizabeth Records. Organized by Don Lyon.
- Thompson’s Mill in Shedd: Thompson’s Mills State Heritage Site is establishing a pioneer heritage vegetable garden and is seeking volunteers who might be interested in helping to coordinate this project. Current priorities are to help prepare the large plot which is fenced and has water. Soil needs amending with compost and manure, available on site. Contact Donald Lyon at phototraveler02 (at) gmail.com to arrange a visit.
- Demo garden.
- Visit the Linn County Volunteer opportunities page to sign up for these opportunities, and more.
- Continuing education (free to MGVs unless noted with “$”)
- 9/14/2021 @3pm Gardening with Native Plants for Pollinators | Growing Oregon Gardeners: Level Up Series.
- Anytime: Elevated MGV courses.
- Anytime: Portland Metro Master Gardener webinar series.
- LCMGA updates
- Board meeting info: see this week’s eNews email.
- Extension updates.
- Featured plant clinic question: Tomato plants have browning leaves that showed up in the past few weeks. What could be the cause? To find out what volunteers think was happening, CLICK HERE.
- Featured publication: When to pick the perfect pear. Don’t wait for pears to turn yellow or soft before you pick them. Instead, pick them before they mature and place them in cold storage.
- 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.)
- None this week – please share local garden events or opportunities that don’t fit in other categories!