{"id":1272,"date":"2022-06-03T10:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T10:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2022-06-03T22:34:42","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T22:34:42","slug":"benton-mgv-enews-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/2022\/06\/03\/benton-mgv-enews-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Benton MGV eNews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>All trainees and returning volunteers are&nbsp;invited!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Spots will fill fast so RSVP today.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3140\/files\/2022\/06\/Garden-lab-invites-6.22-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-382\" \/><figcaption><br>6\/5 \u2013&nbsp;<strong>Plant Problem Scenarios at Linn Demo Garden<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Albany Fairgrounds (10-11:30 and 12:30-2)&nbsp;<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/20F0A45A9AC29A7F85-plant7\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP required<\/a><br>Practice three plant problem scenarios with the PPS team to hone your plant clinic skills.&nbsp;<br>Great for returning volunteers seeking recertification.&nbsp;<br><br>6\/12 \u2013&nbsp;<strong>Water quality and your Garden + Urban Garden Row tour + Snack Social&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture (Corvallis).&nbsp;<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/20f0a45a9ac29a7f85-water\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP required.<\/a><br>10 am: Water quality and your garden: stream tour with Sean Fleming, Master Gardener volunteer and water resources expert.&nbsp;<br>11 am: urban garden row tour with Kathleen Dennis, formerly of Oregon Garden. Learn about a new volunteer opportunity<br>11:30 am: informal social at the gazebo, bring a snack to share or your own lunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>NEW: Plant Clinic at State Fair 9\/3 \u2013 9\/4, Salem OR.<\/strong>&nbsp;Volunteers get free wristbands and parking permits. Sign up&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/508054fa9aa28a0f58-202230\" target=\"_blank\">HERE.<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Shoutouts \u2013<\/strong><ul><li><strong>Dual county MGV Trainees<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 online plant clinic mentor sessions for Linn Plant Clinic. Please<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.signupgenius.com%2Fgo%2F20f0a45a9ac29a7f85-online&amp;data=05%7C01%7Celizabeth.records%40oregonstate.edu%7C0953fa4185a14e69d90808da3e64177a%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C637890896856843545%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tdFta7fyak4NtB9P5pA2%2BNOOWvvrH1kY%2BMKxWMs6V0M%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;RSVP HERE<\/a>&nbsp;with some dates and times that work for you. You can attend more than one of these dates:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Saturday June 4,&nbsp;10am-12pm&nbsp;(Elizabeth)<\/li><li>Wednesday June 8, 1pm-3pm (Diane)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Friday June 10, 9am-11am (Elizabeth)<\/li><li>Saturday June 11,&nbsp;10am-12pm&nbsp;&nbsp;(Elizabeth)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Trainees welcome\u2013Urban Garden Row at OSU<\/strong>: Especially for busy folks or those with limited transportation: Work alongside Kathleen Dennis, formerly of the Oregon Garden, to learn plant identification, gardening techniques, landscape design for urban garden features like containers and trellises. Create Social media and blogs about projects in the Urban Garden to reach local and Statewide audiences, especially gardeners growing in small spaces, containers and community gardens.&nbsp;Based at Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticutlure on campus. To learn more, please contact Elizabeth Records or attend the 6\/12 tour.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Kudos \u2013 Seed to Supper in the Garden<\/strong>&nbsp;taught by the Community Gardening Education Team \u2013&nbsp;<em>\u201cI am sending so much gratitude for your&nbsp;seed&nbsp;to&nbsp;supper&nbsp;event that I and my daughter and 3 year old granddaughter attended. It was very informative, and we really enjoyed it. Thank-you and everyone for all of their kindness and hard work!\u201d \u2013 Laura \u2013 participant.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Volunteers needed \u2013<\/strong><ul><li><strong>Online Plant Clinic<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 check for messages on evenings and weekends. Volunteer from anywhere with an internet connection.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/20f0a45a9ac29a7f85-benton34\" target=\"_blank\">Enroll HERE.<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Office Plant Clinic sign ups open:&nbsp;<\/strong>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.&nbsp;<strong>Pairs of volunteers can currently sign up in the front office again!<\/strong>&nbsp;Sign up&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/20f0a45a9ac29a7f85-2022\">HERE.<\/a>&nbsp;If you\u2019re a trainee, please wait to connect with a mentor, before enrolling.<\/li><li><strong>Farmer\u2019s Market Clinic Table!<\/strong>&nbsp;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&nbsp;DSL2017@peak.org&nbsp;to sign up.<\/li><li><strong>Trainees and other Volunteers Welcome at the Fairgrounds Demonstration Garden<\/strong>. Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. &nbsp;You can access the garden through the RV park entrance to the Fairgrounds. &nbsp;Sign up is not required and drop-ins are welcome. &nbsp;If you would like more information, please contact Denise Saunders at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:vdenisesaunders@comcast.net\" target=\"_blank\">vdenisesaunders@comcast.net<\/a>&nbsp;or Dan Dix at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:ddix@verizon.net\" target=\"_blank\">ddix@verizon.net<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Find more opportunities&nbsp;<\/strong>on the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/benton-volunteer-opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\">Benton Volunteer Opportunities Page<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Continuing education opportunities:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Growing Oregon Gardeners \u2013 Level Up 2022:<\/strong><ul><li>June 14:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/mg\/growing-oregon-gardeners-level-series-2022#irrigation\">Irrigation Choices and Design for the Home Garden and Landscape<\/a>\u202f<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>July 12:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/mg\/growing-oregon-gardeners-level-series-2022#Pests\">Best Ecological Ways to Control Pests in Green Spaces<\/a><\/li><li>August 9:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/mg\/growing-oregon-gardeners-level-series-2022#leaves\">Should You Leave Your Leaves? How autumn yard maintenance\u202faffects overwintering insects<\/a><\/li><li>September 13:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/mg\/growing-oregon-gardeners-level-series-2022#compost\">Compost Can-do: develop a system that meets your needs<\/a><\/li><li>Find more&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/mg\/growing-oregon-gardeners-level-series-2022\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Community news<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>(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.)<\/em><ul><li><strong>Get your tickets now for the 21st Annual Through the Garden Gate tour!&nbsp;<\/strong>Saturday June 18th, 2022, 10:00 to 4:00, Six unique &amp; artful Albany gardens. Tickets on sale June 1 at linnmastergardeners.com &nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Open House: Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture<\/strong><ul><li>Jul 26, 2022 11:00 am \u2013 2:00 pm. 844 SW 35th St Corvallis,&nbsp;OR&nbsp;97333. Save the date for our open house and tour at the Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture. Open to the public; families welcome! Meet the bees, see the veggies, smell the flowers, &amp; learn all about OSU\u2019s latest projects. Learn more about OSU Department of Horticulture research projects including urban ecology and pollinator health research, honeybee research and demonstration hives, Oregon Bee Atlas, organic vegetable production, OSU Extension Small Farms Program, dry farming vegetables, OSU Master Gardener Program, and more.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All trainees and returning volunteers are&nbsp;invited! Spots will fill fast so RSVP today. NEW: Plant Clinic at State Fair 9\/3 \u2013 9\/4, Salem OR.&nbsp;Volunteers get free wristbands and parking permits. Sign up&nbsp;HERE. Shoutouts \u2013 Dual county MGV Trainees&nbsp;\u2013 online plant clinic mentor sessions for Linn Plant Clinic. Please&nbsp;RSVP HERE&nbsp;with some dates and times that work&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/2022\/06\/03\/benton-mgv-enews-27\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150847],"tags":[150854,150939,150953,150954,150951,150878,150952,150844],"class_list":["post-1272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-benton-e-news","tag-continuing-education","tag-garden-labs","tag-garden-tour","tag-kudos","tag-plant-problem","tag-seed-to-supper","tag-state-fair","tag-volunteer-opportunity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1272"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1273,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1272\/revisions\/1273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}