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Issue No. 2
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Winter 2013 Master Gardener Newsletter
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Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!
Mahalo nui loa to all our master gardeners across our state who have given so many hours of service to assist the Hawai'i community with their plant choices, questions and problems. This year promises to be an exciting year of improvements for our statewide program -- be sure to read more about it below. Best wishes to all in 2013 and we look forward to our efforts "growing together."
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NEWS from around the STATE
Meet the new Master Gardener Coordinator for Kauaʻi County
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Aloha kākou! I'd like to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Kim Perry and I am the new Master Gardener Coordinator for Kauaʻi County. I am very excited to take on this role and carry forward the great work initiated by my colleague Richard Ebesu, who previously managed the program. I am committed to enhancing food self-sufficiency and promoting environmental stewardship on Kauaʻi and I look forward to working alongside you towards this goal.
Read the full article here.
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O'ahu Master Gardener Program
by Jayme Grzebik, MG Coordinator for O'ahu County
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The Oʻahu Master Gardener Training Class starts on February 1 and meets for 16 classes, until May 31st at the Urban Garden Center in Pearl City. We have room for 32 trainees in our UGC Classroom. Every year we take a field trip to the Leeward Community College where we visit a Native Plant Collection and Propagation Shadehouse. We also have Master Gardeners that offer demonstrations in the garden at UGC on selected topics. The students are encouraged to choose a group project to participate in throughout the class. The goal is to get to know Veteran Master Gardeners and fellow UGC volunteers, engage trainees in the UGC Gardens and gain knowledge on a subject of their choice. Projects are presented by groups on the last day of class where we invite all MGs and UH Specialists to attend.
Certified Oʻahu Master Gardeners write, solicit stories and produce a by-monthly newsletter that we would like to share with neighbor island MGs. The latest Newsletter can be seen here.
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Maui Master Gardener Program
by Lorraine Brooks, MG Coordinator for Maui County
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We're very excited about the 2013 Maui Master Gardener training. This will be the first graduating class since the class of 2011. Classes run from January 9, 2013 and runs through April 24, 2013. The training features CTAHR experts from Maui as well as neighboring islands. In addition, instructors include certified Master Gardener Volunteers.
A special thanks goes out to the following Master Gardeners for conducting applicant interviews: Susan Beall, BK Griesemer, Tom Hunter, Charlotte Kennedy, Geri Lim, Lance Mohler, Ray Racette, Maryetta Sciuto, Melanie Stephens, Merry Tamashiro, Lori Unfus, Chris Wooding, and Dixie Youts. We could not have done all the interviews without you! Mahalo!
View our fall 2012 newsletter here.
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East Hawai'i Master Gardener Program
by Andrew Kawabata, MG Coordinator for East Hawai'i
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Our East Hawaii 2013 Training begins on February 26th and runs up to April 11th, with classes being held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 am till 12:00 pm. We hope to make two field trips, one to the USDA Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center (PBARC) and a second trip to the Imiloa Astronomy Center to view native plants in the landscape. Our most popular classes are the hands-on training in grafting and airlayers, tropical fruits. We usually have a welcoming pot luck lunch with the "old timers" at the end of the classes to introduce the new trainees to the other MGs. Our program can accommodate 20 people.
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West Hawai'i Master Gardener Program
by Ty McDonald, MG Coordinator for West Hawai'i
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This yearʻs Master Gardener training classes will be held at the CTAHR Kona Extension Agency in Kainaliu, with field trips in the area. The next Program will be held for 3 hours every Tuesday morning for 13 weeks, starting February 5, through April 30th, 2013. Our program can accommodate 22 people. Classes will be actively involved with our current Master Gardener projects.
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Grow Native!
Native Hawaiian Plants as Groundcovers 
by Gregory A. Koob
Many native Hawaiian plants can serve well as ground covers. They work well in a variety of environments, from oceanfront gardens to landscapes up in the mountains and anywhere inbetween. Almost any place a nonnative plant works as a ground cover, there is a native plant that will work just as well. When choosing native plants for ground covers, take into consideration the natural environment that plant normally occurs in. But don't let that restrict your thinking.
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Statewide Program Update
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California MG Handbook available for viewing in your local MG Helpline Office.
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Statewide Master Gardener Training Manual
Statewide Policies & Procedures Manual
As we continue to grow together, it is key that Master Gardeners have the opportunity to be the growth that will move us to the next level. Extension Faculty MG Coordinators are hoping that Master Gardeners are part of the process moving forward. In the next year, we will address the state of our UH Master Gardener Training Manuals. In our fiscal situation, we must seek opportunities and be creative in our endeavors. We simply don't have the resources to start from scratch and luckily we don't need to.
Read more about our program plans for 2013 here.
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Announcements
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Are you planning to attend? Let a fellow UH MG know! Contact Emeritus MG, Margaret Mortz, mmmortz@hawaii.rr.com, who is already registered!
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Aloha! Jayme Grzebik Email: GrzebikJ@ctahr.hawaii.edu
University of Hawaiʻi Master Gardener Statewide Coordinator |
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
University of Hawai'i
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