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COMMUNITY MARKET BOOTH (Click for PRESS RELEASE)
Lynchburg Community Market, 12th and Main Streets
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Map)
Saturdays - Mid-March through Mid-October 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Two Master Gardeners staff an information booth (the gazebo) and answer gardening
questions from market visitors.
FESTIVAL OF GARDENING
The Aviary in Miller Park
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First Saturday in May (May 2, 2009)
Staffing by Jun Looneyg consists of a plant sale, a bake sale, garden art,
garden books, and free educational workshops and demonstrations. Offered to the
public at no charge, this is HCMGA's annual fundraising event. Proceeds support
our Youth Horticulture Grant Fund, Master Gardener Training, and the Volunteer
Programs of the Hill City Master Gardener Association.
MASTER GARDENER COMPOST EDUCATION CENTER
Old City Cemetery, 4th and Taylor Streets
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Staffing by Mary Adams
The Compost Education Center is located by the maintenance shop at the Old City
Cemetery. We have an exhibit of different compost containers. There are two
demonstration gardens - one with amended soil and one without. The Compost Education
Committee goes on the road at times, taking their compost containers with them.
They appear at various functions around the City demonstrating what to do with
yard waste. They also provide education sessions at the Compost Education Center.
MASTER GARDENER HOT LINE
MG Office in the Extension Office
301 Grove Street
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Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - Noon, during the growing season.
Staffing by Beth Weiland
MGs staff the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office in Lynchburg. Master Gardener Volunteers give research-based information as well as laboratory access to solve client's horticulture problems. They answer questions, accept samples of sick plants or insects for identification, and research horticulture questions.
SPEAKERS BUREAU
Staffing by Joe Pond
Times and Locations Vary
The Hill City Master Gardener Association maintains a Speakers Bureau with seventeen
speakers who can present programs on over 60 different gardening subjects. A list
of available topics is attached for your review. For further information on scheduling
speakers for your club or organization, please contact Master Gardener Joe Pond
at 384-7868 or by email at mgspeakers08@verizon.net.
An information packet containing a complete list of speakers and contact information
will be mailed to you. For your review, click here
for a list of available topics.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Staffing by Sue Chipman
Times and Locations Vary
Occasionally we get a request to set up an information table at a community function or to participate in a one-time project that is normally completed in a day or two. Project requests are approved by the HCMGA Board, and the President/Coordinator will normally find someone to chair that special event.
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