gardening at the big red barn
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Gardening at the Big Red Barn. BE A PART OF THE BIG RED BARN! Start a Garden Here. Cordova Road. Parking. Garden Spaces Available. Garden Spaces Available. Navarro 4-H Club Gardening. Big Red Barn & Master Gardeners’ Vegetable Garden. Big Red Barn Native Plants Herb Garden. Gazebo. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
Parking
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!