Master Gardeners: 40 years and Still Growing.
About
The New Mexico Extension State Master Gardener Conference is held biennially and each biennial is hosted by a different County Master Gardener program. The 2020 NM Master Gardener conference is hosted by the Albuquerque Area Extension Master Gardeners. The conference starts with a celebration dinner on Thurs. June 11th at 5:30 P.M. and on Friday and Sat. we will have Statewide and National speakers on how to grow in gardening. Registration is from 7:30 to 8:30 A.M. on Friday. There will be a continental breakfast, lunch and snacks with the conference. Then at 4:45 there will be a cash bar and appetizers with the Silent Auction. On Sat there are 4 tours and workshops where you will choose one to attend. Please join us at the NM Extension State Master Gardener Conference 2020, “Master Gardening: 40 years and Still Growing”.
Saturday Morning Tours June 13th 9:30 to 11:30 AM
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial Black"">You will need to sign up for Saturday Morning Tours/Workshops after you pay to register for the conference. A ticket will pop up and you need to fill in number of people. Click on Saturday morning and then which workshop There are 4 Tours/Workshops and 30 Individuals may register for each workshop. These will be filled on a first register basis. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial Black"">Description of Workshops:</span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial Black""><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Helvetica">1. <b><span style="font-family:"Arial Black"">Personal, guided tours by longtime Master Gardeners of the gardens at the Albuquerque Garden Center on Lomas NE.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Black""> </span> Established by dedicated gardeners 40+ years ago, this unique facility with a Garden Shop and Horticulture Library is one of a handful in the United States where local garden, flower, landscape and floriculture clubs work to educate and assist the community. All guests are welcome without limits. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Helvetica">2. <span style="font-family:"Arial Black"">Treematch.com Finding your tree-soulmate </span>/Hubbell House: Are you frustrated with your past tree relationships? During this workshop we will provide hints to help you improve your current treelationship (including Climate ready trees for New Mexico).</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black"">3. Let's Hop at Los Ranchos Ag-Nature Center</span>: The Village of Los Ranchos has a deep-rooted and vibrant agricultural heritage that is worth experiencing. The tour will be finished with a talk about their recent hop field.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black"">4. Permaculture in Action</span></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> Desert Oasis Teaching Gardens: The Gardens cultivate resilience to climate uncertainty through</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> teaching ecological restoration and food production gardening. They implement and evaluate desert adapted agriculture. <br /></span>You will tour the garden while talking about permaculture techniques implemented at the farm.</p>
Speakers
Thursday Celebration Dinner
<b>This will be a dinner celebration of 40 years of master gardener county programs in NM. This will be held at the Bernalillo County Extension Center 1510 Menaul Blvd Ext NW Albuquerque, NM 87107. This starts at 5:30 P.M. on Thursday. If you want to bring a guest with you to the dinner, the cost is $25 . You pay for this by filling in the number of persons attending in the ticket section for the celebration dinner. </b>
Silent Auction
<p>1. One free night w/purchase of two, Corazon de Corrales B&B, Taos Casita, value $165, donated by Charlene Spiegel.<br /></p><p>2. Gift Certificate for two weekend nights with breakfast at the Marriott Pyramid, ABQ, value $250, donated by Marriott Pyramid</p><p>3. Gift Certificate for two tickets to NM Philharmonic concerts at PopeJoy Hall, value $150, donated by NM Phil</p><p>4. "God's Crayons" by J. Howard 1/1, a framed pastel reproduction, value $150, donated by Anonymous</p><p>5. Casio SA-77 Electronic Keyboard, value $100, donated by Jackie Tobias</p><p>6. Tan and purple, hand-beaded leaf earrings, value $40, designed and donated by Leah Henriquez Ready</p><p>7. Green canvas, zippered wine tote, value $80, donated by Carol Bennett</p><p>8. Vintage Buddhist Tapestry, value $200, donated by Kathleen Owen</p><p>9. Concrete & Stone Garden Turtle, value $20, donated by Desert Bloom</p><p>10. Two (2) large cabbage ceramic planter pots (different colors), value $125/each, donated by Jackalope</p><p>11. Large ceramic strawberry planter pot (light brown), value $100, donated by Jackalope</p><p>12. Round, handcrafted and painted gourd, value $40, donated by Gloria Penner</p><p>13. Gift Certificate to Scarpas, value $50, donated by Carter Phillips</p><p>14. Signed Black & White Photograph/Portrait, value $50, donated by Kara Summer</p><p>15. Signed print, “Lightening, “ value $50, donated by Kara Summer</p><p>16. Acoma (black and white terra cotta) Pottery by Artist L. Bryant, value $120, donated by Palms Trading Co. </p><p>17."Cheyenne Chief" Signed Lithograph #3/275 by Steve Long, value $750, donated by Thomas Lenzer</p><p>18. Two $25 Gift Certificates for Savoy Bar & Grill</p><p>19. One $25 Gift Certificate for Seasons Rotisserie & Grill</p><p>20. One $25 Gift Certificate for Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro</p><p>21. "North Beach Invasion," 20" x 30" wrapped canvas print by Top Gum Photography, value $360, donated by Gary Gum</p><p>And more...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>