June Meeting Dates ASSOCIATION OFFICERS · 2018. 6. 5. · Workshop—8:30am-4:00pm at the Youth & Ag Building, Lancaster, WI *See pages 7-8 for more details. Save the Dates (more

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June Meeting Dates The Advisory Board meeting is Wednesday, June 6, at

5:30 pm at the Crawford County Administration Building.

The next regular Master Gardeners’ meeting is

Wednesday, June 13, at 6:30 pm at Cheryl Frazier’s

home.

B U S I N E S S N A M E

ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

President: Julie Hazen

608-326-8707

Vice President: Caprice Ellefson

608-391-0535

Past President: Donna Teynor

608-412-4661

Secretary: Sandy Vold

608-391-0494

Treasurer: Marla Cameron

608-632-3706

Editor: Caprice Ellefson

608-391-0535

J U N E , 2 0 1 8 Volume 10, Issue 99

C R A W F O R D C O U N T Y M A S T E R G A R D E N E R A S S O C I A T I O N

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

FOR JUNE

June 6: Executive Board

Meeting-5:30pm at the County

Administration Building.

June 13: Regular MG Meeting-

6:30pm at 60847 Wall Ridge Rd,

Eastman, WI

June 2: *Crawford County Dairy

Breakfast-6:00am-10:00am at

the Flansburgh Farm Heifer

Facility, Prairie du Chien, WI

June 8: *Mike Maddox’s

Horticulture Therapy

Workshop—8:30am-4:00pm at

the Youth & Ag Building,

Lancaster, WI

*See pages 7-8 for more details.

Save the Dates (more on Page 2)

Land of the Giant Hostas Farm and Rotary

Botanical Gardens Bus Tour

July 6

Janesville, WI

One of our new MG interns, Cheryl

Frazier, will host the meeting this

month at her home where she will

share what she has learned over

the years as an organic gardener.

Needless to say….the meeting will

include a tour of her

gardens AND snacks.

Yummy!

Please RSVP

(see page 3 for address &

directions)

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CRAWFORD COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS

CELEBRATING THEIR 10TH YEAR

Save the Dates (continued)

From some of our members

Friends of the Library Garden Walk

Saturday, July 14th

Misc. gardens in Prairie du Chien, WI (TBD)

Crawford County Fair—Cleanup Day

Saturday, August 11th

Gays Mills, WI

Crawford County Fair—”Fair Fever—Catch the

Fun”

August 22-26

Gays Mills, WI

WIMGA Conference

September 21-22

Eau Claire, WI

The Vold Plant Dig

By Sandy Vold (MG Volunteer)

I just wanted to thank those MG Volunteers who helped with the plant

dig. With the help of my husband, Ken, and the MGVs who could

come, we were finished cleaning out two big beds by about 2:00p.m. I

hadn’t thought we’d even finish in one day. Cathie Nelson’s husband,

Tom, transported three pickup loads of plants back to PdC for the plant

sale. So if you weren’t able to come, don’t feel bad, it was a success.

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A Note from Cheryl:

My address and directions (GPS usually gets it wrong)

Address and contact information:

60847 Wall Ridge Rd, Eastman, WI

608-874-9383 (phone)

262-745-4196 (text)

DIRECTIONS:

Coming from Prairie du Chien:

Hwy 35 North to County Rd D - turn right. Turn at the next left onto Wall Ridge

Road. In about 2.5 miles, look on the right for a pile of limestone blocks and a

large iron wheel...turn right into the driveway.

Coming from the north & east:

Drive up / down Hwy 27 (which is closed from Eastman to PdC). Our road is 2

miles north of town. At Zabel’s Equipment store, turn west onto Wall Ridge

Road. In about 2.5 miles, look on the right for a pile of limestone blocks and a

large iron wheel...turn right into the driveway.

Parking:

In front of the garage

In front of the barn doors

Along the driveway on the north side of the barn (by the propane tank)

Along the driveway by the orchard

Please leave a lane open along the barn and driveway for anyone who needs to

leave early. And do not park on the south side of the barn...there are areas there

with a steep drop.

I will be serving refreshments: lemonade, water, fruit, cheese & crackers and cookies.

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The St. Feriole Island Plant Sale on

5/12 was a success. We had fun and

the customers were appreciative of

our help picking out plants.

Shown here are Carley Borcherding

and Julie Hazen answering questions

and helping a customer with her plant

selections.

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The first annual Crawford County

Master Gardner’s Fund Raiser was a

huge success. We made $650. And

now we just need to decide – how do

we want to use it?

If you have some ideas on how we

can spend the money contact Julie

with your ideas.

And a BIG thank you to everyone who

helped. It is thanks to all of you that it

was such a big success.

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This is a little bit of a late notice but this tour is being offered by the

Bluff County MGVs. You can get ongoing educational hours for the

hike of the Bluff Prairie Restoration but not the self-guided tour of

the studios and galleries.

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Crawford County Dairy Breakfast

Saturday, June 2nd

6:00am to 10:00am

This will be held at:

Al & Kathy Flansburgh Farm’s Heifer Facility

61341 Old State Hwy 18

Prairie du Chien, WI

Come and volunteer to help with resupplying containers with fresh

food. Or just come for a delicious breakfast, entertainment, games and

door prizes all while enjoying the atmosphere of an actual farm.

Upcoming Events for June

Horticulture Therapy Workshop

Friday, June 8th

8:30am to 4:00pm

Cost: $15

Registration Deadline: June 1

Location: Youth & Ag Building

Grant County Fairgrounds

Lancaster, WI

(more details on next page)

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Upcoming Events for June

Horticulture Theraby Workshop

Friday, June 8th

8:30am to 4:00pm

Cost: $15

Registration Deadline: June 1

Location: Youth & Ag Building

Grant County Fairgrounds

Lancaster, WI

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Highlighting MG Volunteers for June

Donna Teynor: Donna has been a life long gardener. She doesn’t remember when she was

not gardening. And she comes from a long line of farmers / gardeners.

Both sets of her great-grandparents were truck farmers. Donna’s maternal great-grandfather

had 15 acres of orchard, 2 acres of strawberries and 4 acres of vegetables that they hauled to

PdC and sold or traded. He had 10 or so cabins that families from around the area lived in from

spring until fall and helped with the planting, harvesting and canning of the produce from the

farm. He had a huge “summer” kitchen where they processed the produce. The workers were

paid with a share of the produce along with room and board.

Her paternal grandparents worked for the canning factory in

Cassville. Her grandmother used to tell her that she had gardening in

her veins and if she were to cut herself she would bleed mud. She

said “that used to scare me a lot when I was little!”. She had a big

family with 9 siblings. They lived just south of Patch Grove, about 13

miles from PdC. With such a large family to feed, of course her

parents had a large garden and a small orchard, too. Donna loved to

work in the garden as a little girl and she still does.

Donna has been an MGV since 1995 (she estimates, since she says it has been too long to

remember). She has been a facilitator for Level 1 training since 2004. At that time anyone in

Crawford County who wanted to take MG Level 1 training shared the training with Vernon and

Richland Counties. When Donna asked Vance if he would host Crawford County MG training

he said that he didn’t have time. So Donna asked if she could be the facilitator for the classes

and he stated that she could if she could find a partner. Donna asked Cathie Nelson, who

agreed, and they held the first training class in Crawford County. Donna and Cathie shared the

facilitator role for two years. Donna then did the training on her own for the next 5-6 years.

When the training changed and was more hands-on work, she asked Julie Hazen, Sandy Vold

and Mike Maddox to assist. Mike did the soils training class and, when he left, Donna asked

Vance Haugen to take over. Vance did the class until he left last year at which time Dave

Troester took it over. Julie and Sandy switch it up and do the classes that they most enjoy.

Also, this year, Marla Cameron and Karyl Fritsche joined as facilitators.

Donna maintains that she took the MG training for selfish reasons. She liked to garden and

wanted to learn how to better share the knowledge with others. The MGV association was

perfect for that. But we all know that Donna gives a lot of herself to help and benefit the

community. So it isn’t all selfishness. And she still likes being a teacher when it involves

gardening. Which is what lead her to starting the “Kids in the Garden” program last year. It

was a huge success and she says she is looking forward to this year’s adventures with the kids.

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A Note from Donna:

If anyone wants to contribute a bag of Miracle Grow Potting

Mix, I need about twenty 2-cubic-foot bags for the new bed in

the Kids in the Garden. Donations would be greatly

appreciated.

It is tax deductible.

ALSO: If anyone has been saving plant stems (for bug motels) and/or

coneflower seed heads, please bring them to the June monthly meeting and I

will take them.

Crawford County’s MG Association’s Mission Statement: We TEACH, LEARN, LEAD and SERVE, connecting with the University of Wisconsin and engaging with them in transforming lives and communities.

"An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and

programming, including Title IX and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements."

Plant some flowers for

the birds and the bees.

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