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“Garden: One of the vast
number of free outdoor
restaurants operated by
charity-minded amateurs in
an effort to provide
healthful, balanced meals
for insects, birds, and
animals. “
- Henry Beard and Roy McKie
Gardeners Dictionary
Depending on what you have grown in your garden you are either harvesting or getting ready to harvest. I hope you have a bountiful harvest. Looking to the future -- The Master Gardener course will begin in September. If you know of someone that would be interested please let them know and either get them an application or have them contact the extension office.
-Rich Henderson
Call to Action! Here are a few ways you can get involved and make HUGE impacts in our
community:
Call Center: We still have openings for call center! Please click HERE.
Continuing Ed: As we move into the fall, we will be working on our educational
programming for the fall and winter months. We are seeking input on
programming, ideas, and educators who are interested in helping with Lunch ‘n
Learns and workshops.
Four Mounds: Community Garden is seeking some help in preparation for
this year’s Farm Crawl event on September 12th. Please contact Chris Olson:
School Gardens: As the school year approaches, our newly established
school gardens are seeking guidance and support from our group. If you are
interested in getting more engaged with school gardens, please contact Laura
Klavitter.
New MG Intern Mentors: We need a few seasoned Master Gardeners to help
provide mentorship to our newcomers this fall. Mentorship will include engaging
interns in specified areas of interest and volunteer opportunities. If you are
interested in mentoring a few interns, please contact Laura Klavitter by August
10th.
Thanks to your hours submissions in June, our county is rising on the
charts to #6 on the top ten list for total hours 2015. How high can we go?!
Remember to Submit your hours for all of your dedicated service as a
Master Gardener!
To submit your hours, click HERE.
Newsletter August 2015
Advisory Committee Meeting This month’s Advisory meeting will be, August 10th. Our advisory committee
meets the second Monday of every month at the Dubuque Co. Extension Office at
6pm.
For previous month agenda’s and meeting minutes, you can find them HERE.
Fruit Tree Keepers Course
Trees Forever is offering a new program to Dubuque and invites anyone
interested in learning how to become “Fruit Tree Advocates” in our community!
The cost to learn is FREE and will be filled with great information on growing,
caring for, and keeping fruit trees.
With edible landscape projects gaining momentum and with the new “Garden of
Eat’n” project at the Dubuque Arboretum, this is a great time to jump on board and
be the fruit tree experts for Dubuque.
This is a two-part workshop, Monday evenings from 6-8pm at the Dubuque
Arboretum, “Garden Room”. Please RSVP to save a seat! 563-583-6496
Date: August 24th and 31st
Time: 6-8pm
Where: Dubuque Arboretum
On Sunday, August 30th, catch up with your fellow Master Gardeners over our
favorite dishes and a special performance from A Beatles Tribute Band with Ralph
Kluseman at the Dubuque Arboretum.
The picnic is potluck style and will begin at 5pm. Please RSVP your dish by
August 10th. Meat will be provided.
Date: August 30th
Time: 5pm
Where: Dubuque Arboretum Porch at the Visitor’s Center
1800 Block, Washington Street
Knot Garden at Jean Bledsoe’s residence
Master Gardener
Polo shirts
Thanks to Diane Weigman, we now have our own custom
Master Gardener polo shirts to wear out in the community!
Shirts are a bright lime green and come in both mens and
womens sizes.
Cost is $25 per shirt
To order, contact Diane
563-556-8457
*Photo not exact replica
Washington Neighborhood
Curbside Garden
The new greenway curbside garden
now has an official sign to
commemorate the hard work and
dedication our Master Gardeners
invested in the community.
If you get a chance, check it out!
Photo by Laura Klavitter, 2014
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, Aug. 5th Lunch ‘n Learn:
Preserving Garden
Harvests
12:15pm-12:45pm
Multicultural Family Center
1157 Central Ave.
Monday, Aug. 17th
Food Preservation 101
5:30-7:30pm
Dubuque Co. Extension
Cost: $10
Saturday, Aug. 29th
MG Tree Hike
9:30am-11am
Dubuque Arboretum
Cost: FREE
Rain date: Aug. 30th (same
time)
Please RSVP! Class will
not run if we have less
than 20 sign up.
Wednesday, Sept. 2 Lunch ‘n Learn: Extending
the Growing Season
12:15pm-12:45pm
Multicultural Family Center
1157 Central Ave.
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In Areas Nearby
August 4th and 6th Sustainable Landscaping
Series
5:30-8pm
Elizabeth Community Bldg.
Elizabeth, IL
What’s In Bloom
Pollinators in the Garden
Growing Season Summer Webinar– Pollinators and Growing Herbs
August 10th, will be our last “Growing Season” webinar from 4-6pm at the
Extension office. This month’s topic will be “Pollinators and Growing Herbs” with
Nathan Brockman, the curator of the butterfly wing of Reiman Gardens at Iowa
State, and Polk County Master Gardener Susan Appleget Hurst. They will talk
about attracting bees, birds and butterflies, and focus on growing, harvesting and
preserving culinary herbs.
“This class will help gardeners plan and maintain their gardens in a way that will support more insects in their gardens,” said Brockman, curator of the Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing.
“Herbs are very easy to grow and are even easier to use, adding surprising flavors to everyday meals,” said Susan Appleget Hurst. Master gardeners provide encouragement and support to both new and experienced gardeners. “By enticing them with our display gardens and educational opportunities, gardeners can learn more about plants and even pests, which tend to avoid herb plants, making them low maintenance and suitable garden settings.”
Cost is FREE to attend for Master Gardeners and counts for education hours!
Recipe of the Month
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Have a story or recipe to share? As Master Gardeners, we all have a favorite recipe for every season. Recipes are like
stories, tell us about your favorite dish as well as what you get excited about, what you
have learned as a Master Gardener, and what keeps you motivated to stay active in
our community!
MG Recruitment Thanks Marv Stoffel, Jeanne Ambrosy, Judy
Gansemer, Patti Ruden, and Mary Jo Kluesner for
all your hard work calling and recruiting potential
Master Gardener Interns for 2015! As of now, we
currently have 22 applications received and
counting.
This year we are trying a brand new recruitment
approach in that we will be scheduling “Meet and
Greets” with all of our prospective members. The
purpose of these sessions is to understand how our
interns best fit into our organization so we can get
them engaged in our programs right away! In
addition, we are also changing up our face-to-face
time with on-site lessons in gardens. Our first face-to-face will be held at the Dubuque Rescue Mission, where we will be in
the gardens learning about vegetables and season extension.
In an effort to integrate and support our new interns, we are seeking “mentors” to serve as guides and resources for
questions and needs that may arise throughout the first year internship. If you are interested, please contact Laura Klavitter.
As Master Gardeners, you are welcome to join any and all of our sessions including any hands-on activities for continuing
education hours!
Our detailed class schedule can be found HERE.
Save the date to meet our new students and welcome them to our program during orientation,
Tuesday, September 22nd at 6pm.
2 1/2 cup sifted flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup nuts (optional)
1/2 cup cocoa
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup soft butter
2 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup milk
2 cups grated zucchini
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, nuts, cocoa, baking soda, and cinnamon. In large bowl, cream together butter and sugar (until smooth). Add eggs one at a time, stir in vanilla. Add dry ingredients and milk alternately to creamed mixture with spoon. Stir in zucchini.
Pour into greased and floured 10” tube or bundt pan. Bake at 350° for about 1 hour. When cool—glaze
Glaze: 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, and 3 Tbsp milk
Submitted by: Susan Mariman
Advisory Board
President: Rich Henderson
Vice President: Jean Bledsoe
Secretary: Lou Ann
Arensdorf
Treasurer: Laura Klatt
Contact Us
Dubuque Co. Extension
14858 West Ridge Ln.
Dubuque, IA 52003
(563) 583-6496
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