President’s Corner
WSU Whatcom County Master Gardener Foundation (MGF)
WSU Whatcom County Master Gardener Foundation (MGF)
Harriet Arkely
First off, a “heads up.”
The dates for our March and April Foundation Board meetings have been
changed to Tuesday, March 7th, and Tuesday, April 4th. The time and place are the same, 10 am at the
Extension Office. Please let me know harrietarkley@gmail.com if you would
like a spot on the agenda. You are also
naturally welcome to just attend. In May
we will return to our regular meeting date, the first Thursday morning of each
month.
Hats off to Karen Gilliam for trying out a new venue and
time for our monthly Foundation Meeting.
Keep reading……
Free Plants for Your Garden:
Demonstration of Division
Downtown Co-op
(mtg. room next to the new bakery)
Thursday, March 9
12 noon – 2 pm
Perfect timing Karen!
Hope to see you and your neighbors there.
MEET YOUR BOARD MEMBERS
Barb Shickler
I grew up on a farm and helped my dad go to
market in Rochester NY. We would load the truck with the corn, beans,
squash and whatever else we harvest for the outdoor market. My oldest sister
Susan was an amazing gardener and influenced me greatly, demonstrating how to
grow your own veggies in raised beds in a city lot next to her house.
It was then the big move to the Pacific
Northwest where our grandiose scheme hatched of have a large 40x 120 foot
garden, half the time battling the slugs and fungus (we didn't have snails
then, they came later). My love for gardening just grew and of course the
desire to become a Master Gardener, completing the course in 2012.
It took on its own life, seeing how much you could accomplish with dedicated
gardeners, and so we completed the Butterfly garden near Cordata. The
passion of teaching the 5-6th graders at Meridian Middle School was a
compliment to the joy of gardening and teaching.
And so it goes...I still feel
like a newbie.
And so it goes...I still feel like a newbie.
