gardening at the big red barn

Gardening at the Big Red Barn

BE A PART OF THE BIG RED BARN! Start a Garden Here

Garden Spaces Available

Garden Spaces AvailableNavarro 4-H Club Gardening

Big Red Barn & Master Gardeners’ Vegetable Garden

Big Red Barn Native PlantsHerb Garden

Big Red Barn & Master Gardeners’ Butterfly Garden

Gazebo

Cordova Road

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4) Coordinate with our County 4-H Horticulture Project Leader

1) Choose a site to be Responsible for… planting, watering, & weeding

3) Debut garden @Ag FestPecan Fest &Kid’s Ag Fair

Use harvest for contest or community service

EASY TO GET STARTED…. 4 Steps

2) Choose one or more seasons:Fall/ Winter/Spring/Summer

Not sure if you want your own garden

plot? We still would love

your help.Come on out and

volunteer and help…

•Big Red Barn•Master Gardeners• 4-Hclubs

TRY OUT SQUARE FOOT GARDENING!@the Big Red Barn

Easy defined space: Make them out of …just about any border

TRY OUT ANY TYPE OF GARDENING!@ the Big Red Barn

Aggie Support!Information is free and always available for

teachers, youth leaders, and kids .

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/travis/r_youth.htm

Become a Junior Master Gardener!!

• Kids Earn Junior Master Certification!• Leadership Activities• Community Service Ideas• Easy Group Lessons• Great for Clover Kids and 4-H Clubs (all ages)• Rated #1 for horticulture ACTIVITY IDEAS!!

Guadalupe County Master Gardener Help Available

JMG... Cultivating Youth and Communities through Gardening!

Q. Do I have to be a Master Gardener to lead a JMG group? A. No, we only ask that the JMG Teacher/Leader be interested in youth development.

Q. Do I have to attend a JMG training in order to lead a JMG group? A. No, training is beneficial for a future JMG Teacher/Leader, but it is not required.

Q. Who can participate in JMG? JMG is a project of the 4-H program. We do not restrict who can participate in the program. Many different groups can be a part of JMG: public/private school, home school, Boy/Girl Scouts, YMCA and faith based groups.

Q. Is there a time requirement for JMG Certification? A. No, the JMG program is flexible. The program was designed so that registered groups could achieve certification with-in one school year, but we realize this isn't always feasible.

•Best Lesson Materials for Groups

• Easy, Fun, and Affordable

•Over 400 activities

•Great ideas for every 4-H meeting

• Indoor and outdoor fun

•All the Ideas you need for horticulture, foods and nutrition, wildlife projects!!

Recognitions and Awards built into to the JMG program

•Flexible for your program• Some groups choose one type of recognition, while others use a combination of recognition opportunities.

Certified Junior Master Gardener,Golden Ray Series Certification,JMG Recognition Medals

JMG On-line Support!

•Registered JMG groups receive:Registration certificate Their own JMG web pageJMG Updates and free newsletterOpportunity for Certification and RecognitionState and National contests and awards Eligible for Monthly garden give- awaysSupport from Cooperative Extension

http://jmgkids.us/

IT IS EASY! You can Register your gardening group like 4-H connect only…IT’S FREE100% FREE

FREE FREE FREEREGISTRATION!

Register your Group! Get even more…

JMG has Awesome Support!Started in Texas through Texas A&M Horticulture

…now has Grown Nation Wide!