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The Green County Master Gardeners Association held their annual meeting on Thursday, November 14th, 2019 at the Green County Justice Center.

Twenty-seven Green County area residents were recently recognized for earning their Master Gardener Certification at the annual meeting of the Green County Master Gardeners Association. The main functions of the group are to serve the needs of all horticulturists in the Green County area, provide continuing education for it’s members, provide community services through volunteer activities, exchange gardening ideas, promote responsible and sound gardening practices and to provide a link between the community and University of WIsconsin, Division of Extension. Read the complete Master Gardener Certification Press Release for more details.

Check out the Green County Master Gardeners Association “Blog” Site.  The goal of this site is to provide another link between our community and the Extension-Green County.  You can also visit our Facebook page (link to be coming) to keep up with the latest Green County Master Gardeners Association information.

The GCMGA is located in Monroe, Wisconsin and serves the needs of all gardeners in Green County and the surrounding area. 

Information about the Green County Master Gardeners Association

The Wisconsin Master Gardener Program teaches volunteers who aid University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Staff by helping people in the community better understand horticulture and their environment.

2021 Officers

President:  Tamara Schulte
V. President: Sharon Adams 
Treasurer:   Lynn Lokken
Secretary:   Linda Boll

The Green County Master Gardeners Association Mission is:

1. To serve the needs of all gardeners in Green County and the surrounding area.
2. To promote the continuing education of members through horticultural education, programs, tours, etc.
3. To promote community service through volunteer activities.
4. To recognize members who meet and maintain certification.
5. To provide for the exchange of ideas and to provide opportunities to promote the understanding of responsible gardening practices
6. To provide a link between the community and the UW-Extension.

Volunteer Hours	GCMGA Volunteer Honor Roll
1000+	Norma Bader, Michael Colney, Mike Davis, Eugene Gessler, Susan Konopacki, Kris Winkler
750-999	Paul Roemer, Gregg Smith
500- 749	Lois Baker, Linda Boll, Theresa Colney, Eugene Gessler, Mary Alice Hart, Deb Kleppe, Lynn Lokken, Tanna McKeon, Cheryl Rezabek,
250 – 499	Sally Bear, Kimberly Berg, Jayne Butts, Sue Hartwig, Mary Jackson, Kristi Leonard,  Mary Nelson, Ann Marie Ott, Jo Pinnow, Jack Policastro, Marilyn Sandin Ross, Tamara Schulte, Gaida Vickerman, Tom Voight, Sande Wells, Rae Wellnitz, Jean Woolworth.
150 – 249	Sharon Adams, Kay Collins Argue, Ron Hayes, Rudy Kaderly, Ricky Kiesling, Lloyd Lueschow, Roseann Meixelsperger, Jim Meuth, Cindy Palombi, Wendy Pendergraph.

Wisconsin Horticulture Update

Weekly reports by the UW-Extension Horticulture Team https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/wihortupdate/

FORMS

Speaker/Project Request Forms If your organization would like to have a Master Gardener come speak at your meeting, fill out this Speaker Request form:GCMGA Speaker Request Form (1 page, 22 KB)
If your organization would like help with a volunteer/community project, fill out this ProjectRequestForm 2020: