Master Gardeners
of the Tanana Valley
"Cultivating Gardeners" in Interior Alaska
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Alaska
Greenhouse
& Nursery Conference Coming in January!
Sign up now!
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Note: There
is no membership meeting in January.
ALASKA GREENHOUSE & NURSERY CONFERENCE
DATES
The 2009 Alaska Greenhouse & Nursery Conference will be held
January 27 & 28 at the Anchorage Marriott Hotel, downtown.
POLAR
GROWER TRADE SHOW
Registration for the Polar Grower Trade Show, held in conjunction
with the conference, will be sent out shortly along with the
conference code for registering with the hotel. Businesses and
organizations who have registered for the trade show by December 11
will have their name printed in the conference brochure.
NEW THIS YEAR
The 2009 Alaska Greenhouse & Nursery Conference will be held
back-to-back with the Alaska Peony Growers Conference which is being
sponsored by the Alaska Division of Agriculture for the state's
emerging cut-flower peony industry. The dates for the Alaska Peony
Growers Conference are January 26 & 27. Each event will run for a day
and a half. 1/26, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., & 1/27, 8 a.m.-noon. For the
Greenhouse & Nursery Conference, the times are 1/27, 1-5 p.m., & 1/28,
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
CONFERENCE BROCHURE
The brochure which will include information for registering for
both conferences is scheduled to be mailed out mid-December. The full
slate of conference speakers will also be available for viewing on the
Internet at that time.
SPEAKER SUGGESTIONS NEEDED
Speakers are still needed for the Alaska Greenhouse & Nursery
Conference. Suggestions for someone who could address flowers,
greenhouse operations or energy issues relating to the industry would
be appreciated. There are 3 time-slots available for 30 or 45 minutes
each.
CONFERENCE SPONSORS
Sponsoring a break or speaker expenses helps to keep conference
registration fees reasonable. Participant scholarships are also
appreciated.
CONTACTS
Julie Riley, Horticulture Agent, Anchorage
Jeff Smeenk, Commercial Horticulture Specialist, Palmer
UAF Cooperative Extension Service
Anchorage 907-786-6300
Palmer 907-746-9470
11/18/08 - New Alert
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Alaska Grown
We need your help! Spread the word! The Division of Agriculture is
sponsoring an "Alaska Grown Eat Local Challenge" to promote purchases of
Alaska Grown products. It has been a rough summer for our growers &
producers - they need local support! Please visit www.alaskagrown.org
for more information. Teachers - get your students involved!
Media - visit a Farmers Market, Farm, Restaurant or grocery store and
ask about Alaska Grown!
Consumers - make substitutions in your buying practices next week (&
always!) and buy more Alaska Grown produce! And tell your friends &
neighbors. Take the survey!
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=0tGLhFxfKjP_2fDs9Eh0AiFA_3d_3d
Supporting Alaska Agriculture is important - find out more, tell your
story & make a difference. Please call or e-mail me if you have any
questions. If you'd like a file copy of the poster I'd be happy to send
it - it is a large file (5MB). Thanks, and have a great day!
Michele Hebert, Land Resources Agent
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Alaska
PO Box 75-8155
1000 University Ave.
Fairbanks Alaska 99775-8155
Phone 907-474-2423
2009 Spring Garden Workshop
This workshop is scheduled for March 9. One of the featured speakers
is Cass Turnbull from Plant Amnesty in Seattle. If you have any trees or
shrubs in your yard, you will want to attend this session. Cass is an
expert at pruning plants for both their beauty and health. You might
want to visit her web site. The address is as follows:
http://www.plantamnesty.org/home/index.aspx
Sustainable Agriculture Conference
The 2009 Sustainable Agriculture Conference dates has been changed
for national speakers etc. The new information is a follows:
Dates: March 17-18, 2009 (Tuesday and Wednesday) at the Fairbanks
Princess Lodge, from 8-5 p.m.
NATIONAL SPEAKER: George DeVault, farmer and new Executive Director
of Seed Savers.
Alaska State Garden Club Convention this
July
The Fairbanks Garden Club and the North Pole group will be hosting
the Alaska State Garden Club Convention during Golden Days 24, 25 of
July 2009 at the River's Edge Lodge.
The Flower Show is open to the public with registration Friday, July
24 from 8:30 to 10:30 and judging of the show from 11:00 to 12:00.
Public viewing from 1-5 on Friday and Saturday. The theme is "Fantastic
Flower Fantasies in Fairbanks" for both the flower show and the
convention.
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Coming Events:
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Friday, December 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UAF Wood
Center Lower Level, GBG Holiday Sale.
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The Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District is
having an open house, 12/8, 3-6 p.m.
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Monday, January 26 & 27 Peony Growers Conference.
1/26, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., & 1/27, 8 a.m.-noon at the Anchorage Marriott,
downtown. More info
above.
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Tuesday, January 27, 28, 2009 Alaska Greenhouse &
Nursery Conference at the Anchorage Marriott, downtown. 1/27, 1-5
p.m., & 1/28, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. More info
above.
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February 10-11. Potato and Vegetable Growers
Conference, Palmer Depot.
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February 18-22, Northwest Flower & Garden Show in
Seattle. Visit
http://www.gardenshow.com
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The 2009 Spring Garden Workshop will be held on March
21, 2009. Cass Turnbull from Plant Amnesty in Seattle has been
booked as one of the featured speakers. See more info above right.
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March, TBA SARE Conference & Organic Growers School
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March 22-26 International Master Gardener Conference.
"New Frontiers in Horticulture & Gardening" Las Vegas. Register online
at http://www.unce.unr.edu/imgc/
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July 24 & 25, Alaska State Garden Club Convention
& Flower Show, at River's Edge Resort. "Fantastic Flower Fantasies in
Fairbanks" hosted by Fairbanks Garden Club and North Pole Garden Club.
Information, (907) 374-9871 or email betty[at]seki.com More
information above, right.
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Don't forget to check out the Volunteer page. Opportunities for
Master Gardeners are added as soon as we hear about them.
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Related Forums & Websites
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It used to be called the University Experimental
Farm, and the gardens and greenhouses are still used by researchers.
A great place to volunteer!
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Billed as
"America's largest club of gardening enthusiasts." membership
allows you to, among other things, become a garden product tester
(you get to keep them), You can join by the year, or buy a life
membership.
Website of the
society formed to support the Georgeson Botanical Garden. See
their website for upcoming events.
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The website
of the organization that is the major authority on gardening in
Alaska. Click on "Publications" to find a list that you can
order from. They also offer Master Gardening classes - the one
for the interior is held beginning each March. In Southcentral,
it is usually earlier in the winter.
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This is the Anchorage branch of the Alaska
Master Gardeners. Links to lots of good information here,
including a link to information on the Master Gardener
Correspondence Course.
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This page last updated
01/07/09
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