Here are details on the latest, hottest News and upcoming Volunteer & Education Opportunities for your Gardening interests! Use the BCMG Master Calendar to find more information on upcoming Classes and Seminars, Volunteer Opportunities, and Gardening Events.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & NEWS
TOMORROW EVENING
Again, Many Thanks to all the folks who signed up on the VMS for the Home & Garden Show, the Herb Market and the 1st Monarch Festival. And, we still need 10 volunteers for the Home & Garden Show and 3 volunteers at the Herb Market (Pot-a-Plant). Hope you will sign-up now….we need your assistance!
Food Handlers Class will be held on Fri, Sep 30, 9am at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 3355 Cherry Ridge St, Suite 208, 78209. Fee: $20. Call 210-631-0400 to register.
Got Some Early Holiday Spirit??
Volunteers are needed to plan our December Christmas Party.
Email Jack Downey today!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
2016 Fall Learn Grow Eat and Go! Program Assistance
When: Mon, Oct 3
Where: AgriLife Office and Wrenn Middle School
Details on our Calendar! Email Ruby Zavala to volunteer.
Hosts for San Antonio Garden Center Monthly Meeting
When: Wed, Oct 5, 9-11am
Where: San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N New Braunfels, 78209
Info: As Meeting hosts, Bexar County Master Gardeners will provide appetizers (tea sandwiches, fruit, veggies, deviled eggs, muffins, etc.) for this meeting. Debbie Gonzales, Oakleaf Florist, will speak on “Bring the Beauty of Fall Indoors.” Email Barbara Lutz or call (210) 699-0663 to volunteer and to let her know what appetizer you plan to bring. For BCMGs – Vol Hours Code 304 (time for preparing and bringing appetizer) and 1 CEU; Code 002 (for presentation).
Bexar County Health Fair
When/Where: Wed, Oct 28, 8:30am to Noon at AT&T Community Centre
Details on our Calendar! Email Ruby Zavala to volunteer.
SPEAKERS BUREAU
Needs your help! Please email Karen Gardner or call 210-571-3903 to have your name and contact information added to the Speaker Volunteer List and the Speakers Bureau Assistant’s List, or to volunteer for a specific request. Speakers use Volunteer Hour Activity #s: 902=preparation; 903=presentation; 904=tear down; Assistants use #901=Administration. Thanks!!
We need a speaker for this engagement:
Topic: Rainwater Harvesting
When/Where: Saturday, Oct 22, 9-10a.m, 1705 West Ave. 78207
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
Upcoming Classes — See All the Details on MG Calendar!
Thu, Sep 29: Fall & Winter Vegetable Gardening; 1.5 CEUs; Code: 001
Fri, Sep 30: Butterflies of South Texas and Walkabout; 2.5 CEUs; Code: 002
Fri, Sat, Sun, Sep 30, Oct 1 & 2: 30th Annual Fall Home & Garden Show; CEUs Vary; Code: 002
Sat, Oct 1: Installation & Maintenance of Native Landscapes; 7 CEUs; Code: 002
Sat, Oct 1: Pond Building 101; 1.5 CEUs; Code: 002
Sat, Oct 1: Prized Perennials For Fall; 1 CEU; Code: 002
Sat, Oct 1: Fall: What Can I Plant Now?; 1 CEU; Code: 002
Tue, Oct 4: Observations of a Texas Botanist; 1 CEU; Code: 002
Wed, Oct 5: Bring the Beauty of Fall Indoors; 1 CEU; Code: 002
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Opportunities to Meet New Requirement for 3 CEUs at BCMG Monthly Meetings & Seminars (Total Annual CEUs = 6); BCMG CEU Code: 003
Thu, Oct 20, 1-3:30pm: Holiday Arrangements with Stephanie Jones – Seminar & Mtg – See MG Calendar!
Thu, Nov 17, 6-8:30pm: Flora of Big Bend with Claude Townsend – General Mtg – See MG Calendar!
Fall Vegetable Seminar –– Details on MG Calendar
When: Sat, Oct 8, 10:30am–Noon (Note: Date change from Sat, Sep 3)
Where: Fanick’s Garden Center Inc., 1025 Holmgreen Road, 78220
Info: Seminar is free; donations to the Children’s Garden are welcome. Details also at Fanick’s website.
MASTER GARDENER SPECIALIST COURSES IN 2016
If you are interesting in attending, please email David Rodriguez, Extension Agent-Horticulture, Bexar County. BCMG CEU Code: 001.
Growing Healthy Communities Specialist, 4-6 Oct, Weslaco – See MG Calendar!
Tree Care Specialist, Oct 12-14, Houston – See MG Calendar!
Rainwater Harvesting, Oct 19-21, San Angelo – See MG Calendar! (Note: BCMG will host this course April 10-12, 2017)
Irrigation Efficiency Specialist, Oct 24-26, El Paso – See MG Calendar!
Vegetable Specialist, Nov 9-11, Bexar County MGs, San Antonio – See MG Calendar!
AND, CHECK THIS OUT!
Dinner Tonight!
Any morning is a good morning for Breakfast Burritos!
And, Tomorrow is National Coffee Day! Learn what researchers have to say about coffee in moderation!
BOOtanica in October
Celebrate Autumn at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Place, 78209. Each week from 10am to 2pm enjoy a different fall theme with fun, hands-on activities. Free with Garden admission on Saturdays, October 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. For more information, visit the SABOT website.
In Case You Missed It!
Find Your Volunteer Niche
Among the many activities in which the BCMG is engaged at our new website page, Ongoing & Seasonal Volunteer Opportunities. Browse nearly twenty activities, visit the related websites, and use the contact information to get involved with the one that fits best! Or, maybe you’ll find more that one!
PLEASE NOTE: The email address associated with this e-Blast is only checked once a week. To volunteer or to sign up for a class, please use contacts provided. Thank you! If you no longer wish to receive e-Blasts from Bexar County Master Gardeners, please send an email to eBlasts@bexarmg.org with “Remove from Distribution List” in the subject line.
The post e-Blast–– Wed, Sep 28, 2016 appeared first on Bexar County Master Gardeners.