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SUMMARY:KS05 - Why Gardens and Gardening Matter
DESCRIPTION:You won’t want to miss this uplifting closing keynote by Scott Beuerlein. It takes you on a fascinating horticultural journey. He connects evolution\, art\, genetics\, natural history\, food and wine\, and more with landscapes that make us feel more comfortable\, happy\, and secure. Scott makes the case that green spaces and the plants that create them fulfill basic human needs\, not wants. After listening to Scott\, you’ll return home inspired to create gardens that raise your community’s quality of life. \nA self-proclaimed plant geek\, Scott Beuerlein has the perfect mindset for his responsibilities as Manager of Botanical Garden Outreach at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. Like master gardeners\, he understands the rewarding feeling of connecting people with plants. \nScott is responsible for CZBG’s extensive plant trials\, the Garden’s popular Excellence in Horticulture symposium series\, and additional outreach programs for both the public and green industry professionals. \nAn award-winning communicator\, Scott has written hundreds of articles\, magazine columns\, interviews\, and blog posts for Horticulture Magazine\, GardenRant.com\, and a host of other gardening publications. He’s also a sought-after national speaker with a reputation for being as entertaining as he is informative talking before groups from 12 to 1\,200. \nScott’s avid readers and enthusiastic audiences describe him as “highly knowledgeable\, profound\, wacky\, irreverent\, thought-provoking\, great storyteller\, funny\, and totally honest.” \nScott and his wife\, Michele\, live in Cincinnati with what he calls “a garden best described as over-sized and under-maintained.” He adds\, “That’s a pretty fair description of myself.”
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/ks05/
LOCATION:Scott Beuerlein
CATEGORIES:Keynote Speakers
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SUMMARY:KS04 - Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden
DESCRIPTION:Jessica Walliser provides a scientific look at whether or not vegetable companion planting works and why. Discover how companion planting affects weed control and the spread of plant diseases. Learn why we should be interested in nitrogen fixing plants and more. Even non-vegetable gardeners will find Jessica’s presentation to be as fun as it is fascinating\, as engaging as it is educational. \nJessica Walliser knows the difference between good bugs and bad bugs and wanted to make it easier for fellow gardeners to identify and control the bad ones\, safely and naturally. That’s why she wrote the best-selling book\, Good Bug Bad Bug: Who’s Who\, What They Do\, and How to Manage Them Organically. \nShe takes the same practical approach to providing useful information about companion planting of vegetables in Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden. It’s an easy-to-apply explanation of how plants interact and influence one another. It’s also a guide to using scientifically-tested plant pairings to improve soil health and weed control\, decrease pest damage\, and increase biodiversity—without chemicals. \nIn addition to writing books\, Jessica’s keen interest in horticulture led her to become a radio show host\, newspaper columnist\, Organic Gardening contributing editor\, former owner of a 25-acre organic market farm\, and recipient of American Horticultural Society’s Book Award. She has a degree in ornamental horticulture from Pennsylvania State University. \nJessica lives and gardens northwest of Pittsburgh with her husband and son\, 6 chickens\, 2 cats\, 2 hermit crabs\, and billions and billions and billions of very good bugs.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/ks04-plant-partners-science-based-companion-planting-strategies-for-the-vegetable-garden/
LOCATION:Jessica Walliser
CATEGORIES:Keynote Speakers
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SUMMARY:ES03 - The Forgotten Elements of Good Design
DESCRIPTION:You will not want to miss this chance to see and hear one of America’s foremost horticulturists and plantsmen. Daniel will help us understand what it takes to create a pleasing landscape. Using his talents\, background\, and experience\, Daniel will incorporate his style and humor into an enjoyable presentation that will provide us with practical ways to enhance and enjoy our landscapes. \n  \nDaniel Hinkley\, renowned horticulture consultant\, plant explorer\, author\, and lecturer\, is the creator of two iconic gardens in Washington State\, Heronswood and Windcliff (danieljhinkley.com). A talented writer and speaker\, his information has appeared in Fine Gardening\, PBS Nova\, and as a garden consultant for Martha Stewart. Daniel has authored several best-selling books and publications. He will bring his unique style\, experiences\, and humor for an enjoyable presentation. Above all\, he is committed to solid and sustainable horticultural practices\, landscapes of distinction\, and plants that are more beautiful\, more vigorous\, and more surprising. He is passionate about raising the collective awareness of the diversity of plant life on Earth as well as the magic and mysteries of our natural world.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/es03/
LOCATION:Daniel Hinkley
CATEGORIES:Evening Speakers
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SUMMARY:CS55 - Lilac Renaissance
DESCRIPTION:Lilacs . . . “In springtime\, love is carried on the breeze.” Brian Morley fell in love with lilacs\, so much so that he “bought the farm\,” both literally and figuratively\, and now grows and collects many varieties of lilacs as well as creates new hybrids. For many of us\, the fragrance of lilacs is the very breath of Spring and perhaps a strong connection to times past. Today\, however\, lilacs are making a huge comeback across the globe. From the United States to Russia\, Japan\, and Germany\, there are thriving lilac growers all over the world working to preserve rare and old varieties and creating new and exciting ones. Join this excellent presenter as he talks about the modern-day renaissance of the lilac. \n\nLearn more about the International Lilac Society\, their extraordinary Lilacs Journal\, and sources of quality lilacs.\nGet recommendations for the best varieties beyond the old-fashioned purple.\nHow to plant and care for lilacs.\nYou won’t want to miss seeing Brian’s slideshow! It’s full of incredible images of many special\, rare lilacs as well as those from his own collection.\n\nBorn in the Kansas City area\, Brian Morley first learned his love of gardening and horticulture from his parents and has been obsessed ever since. “I grew up working with flowers as a second nature\, so fine floral design is like breathing to me.” He opened Bergamot & Ivy 30 years ago (bergamotandivy.com) and also does interior design. Brian’s love of plants and flowers continues through designing cut flower arrangements at Bergamot & Ivy. On his farm outside Kansas City\, he loves exploring the natural world\, growing many of the blooms sold at the shop\, and collecting and cultivating lilacs. He has a BFA in design from the University of Kansas.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs55/
LOCATION:Brian Morley
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS54 - The Alchemy of Compost\, How 2+2=9 If You Let It
DESCRIPTION:We all want better compost faster\, an easier composting process\, and more waste reduction. Composting is part art and part science. Most gardeners know the science\, but many struggle with the art and how to make composting work for them. Take a walk with Stan as he goes beyond the basics and delves deeper into the science and process for success. Leave with an advanced understanding of healthy soils and how you can improve the vitality of your garden. Learn more about: \n\nThe amazing properties of compost.\nThe synergies compost unleashes in the soil.\nExciting new discoveries at the forefront of composting.\nHow to shrink your carbon footprint through organics management.\nHow to explain the benefits of composting to both gardeners and non-gardeners.\n\nAnyone who has heard Stan Slaughter speak knows why he was recognized as the National Compost Educator of the Year in 2000. A lifelong gardener with degrees in biology and education\, Stan understands the alchemy of composting and how to explain its benefits in language everyone can understand. An internationally respected environmentalist\, in 2016\, Stan was invited by HRH Prince Charles to present this same topic in the United Kingdom. A popular speaker at Master Gardener events here at home\, Stan is known for being a leader in soil remediation and regenerative agriculture.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs54/
LOCATION:Stan Slaughter
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS53 - New and Recently Introduced High Performing Annuals for 2023
DESCRIPTION:What gardener doesn’t want to attend this presentation?! Join Mike DeRee from Ball Seed Company as he talks about new annual varieties introduced in 2023\, the must-haves\, and rock star annuals from the past couple of years. He’ll also entertain and enlighten you with stories about the plant industry\, an industry that is both historical and newly forming at the same time. \nMike DeRee is a first generation American. His parents immigrated to America in 1954 with a dream of starting a family bulb business. The dream broadened to selling flowers and the family greenhouse business was born in the mid-1960s. Mike worked in the family business one way or another\, and then joined Ball Seed Company as a territory sales representative. For the last 26 years\, Mike has serviced greenhouse growers in Kansas\, Missouri\, and Nebraska. His passion is to “color the world one successful gardener at a time” by assisting growers in plant selections that ensure success for consumers.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs53/
LOCATION:Mike DeRee
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS52 - Engaging Master Gardeners as Citizen Scientists
DESCRIPTION:Citizen scientists are all the buzz. As the name implies\, citizen scientists are people from the general public (citizens) who collaborate with professional scientists in doing applied research. For Extension professionals\, Master Gardeners are a natural for collaborating on horticulture research. They love to learn. They have first-hand knowledge and experience. They live where the rubber hits the road in the gardening community. Extension services in North Carolina successfully experimented with using Master Gardeners as “citizen scientists.” The co-presenters will focus on: \n\nEngaging Master Gardeners to expand Extension’s capability to do cost-effective research statewide.\nIdentifying county\, regional\, and statewide research projects that Master Gardeners can realistically help implement.\nCoordinating research projects statewide.\nUsing technology to boost interactions across counties.\n\nMatt Jones has been a county extension agent with North Carolina State University in Chatham County since 2018. His outreach programs target home gardeners\, ornamental nurseries\, and landscape professionals. He also coordinates the EMG program in Chatham County. Matt has a master’s degree in botany and horticulture from the University of Oklahoma and L’Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna.\nCaroline Richardson has worked in partnership with volunteers as a program coordinator and interpreter in the field of public horticulture for over 20 years. Currently the Program Assistant for the North Carolina Extension Master Gardener program\, Caroline supports statewide continuing education and recognition opportunities for EMG volunteers. Caroline holds a master’s degree in plant biology from the University of New Hampshire.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs52/
LOCATION:Matt Jones\, Caroline Richardson
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS51 - It's Not ALL or NOTHING! Protecting Pollinators While Still Enjoying Plants of All Kinds
DESCRIPTION:Many gardeners today are focused on the pollinator plight and doing all they can to protect and promote them. Yet other gardeners\, especially the gardening public\, are unlikely to turn their front lawns into native meadows. They want to enjoy the plants they love without feeling guilty for not planting all native plants. IT REALLY DOESN’T HAVE TO BE ALL OR NOTHING! Gardeners can have a great blend of native plants and new cultivars and species without feeling guilty. This is the important thing: Plant some plants to help encourage pollinators while still enjoying the look of your garden. This session focuses on: \n\nHow to balance the landscape and still benefit pollinators.\nProtecting and planting for pollinators.\nThe latest research on cultivars and pollinators.\nHow to incorporate native plants into a pre-existing landscape.\nNon-native plants for attracting pollinators.\n\nPam Bennett is an assistant professor with Ohio State University and serves as the director of the Ohio Master Gardener Volunteer Program. She is also a horticulture educator and director for OSU Extension in Clark County. She has a BS in Landscape Horticulture and an MS in Human and Community Resource Development from Ohio State University. Pam presents programs locally\, statewide\, and nationally on annuals and perennials as well as other landscape topics. She also specializes in herbaceous plant trials and is a frequent writer for popular gardening magazines and trade publications.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs51/
LOCATION:Pam Bennett
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS50 - The Art of Gardening Monet Style
DESCRIPTION:Have you wanted a Monet-style garden but thought it was too involved? Then this is the session for you. Come be inspired and entertained at the same time as Gale McRoberts explains how to bring art and gardening together to create a Monet-style garden. Claude Monet transformed the art world by infusing his paintings with his distinctive impressions of color and light. Did you know he transformed gardening design as well? \n\nLearn about the unique blending of Monet’s artwork with his garden design.\nLearn the nine design elements of a Monet-style garden and how to use color and design to create your own.\nEnjoy a virtual tour of both Monet’s famous garden in Giverny\, France and the Monet Garden at the Overland Park Arboretum. Gale will compare the two.\n\nGale McRoberts is a life-long gardener who joined the Johnson County\, Kansas Extension Master Gardener program in 2010. Although she has worked in several EMG demonstration gardens through the years\, Gale says her first love will always be the Monet Garden at the Overland Park Arboretum. As volunteer co-chair of the overall garden\, section captain of the South Walk\, and a professional career coach\, Gale is just the person to inspire and guide you in planning and planting your own Monet-style masterpiece.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs50/
LOCATION:Gale McRoberts
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:TS13 - A Relaxing Outing: Behind the Scenes at Boulevard Brewery
DESCRIPTION:Do you like beer? Are you curious about how it’s made? Then gather your friends and head downtown to Kansas City’s Boulevard Brewery. You’ll have a fun and sociable afternoon exploring Kansas City’s oldest and most successful craft brewery. Located on Southwest Boulevard (the Brewery’s namesake)\, Boulevard is known in the Midwest for its delicious ales\, IPAs (India Pale Ales)\, wheat beers\, and\, more recently\, its hard seltzers and craft cocktails. \nFollow your guides\, including one of our own Master Gardeners\, as they give you a behind-the-scenes look at how craft beer is made and the ingredients that go into it. And yes! Get ready to sample some of Boulevard’s delicious brews at the end of the tour. Experience for yourself why Boulevard is one of the most successful craft brewers in America. It’s a great way to spend a summer afternoon in Kansas City. \nSnacks and flatbreads are available for purchase. Return to the Convention Center around 6:30\, just in time to meet your friends for dinner. \n——————————————————— \nMax Participants: 50 \n——————————————————— \nIncluded \n\nWater on the bus\, be sure to bring your conference water bottle.\nFree beer samples\n\n——————————————————— \nWhat to Bring \nBecause Boulevard is a working brewery\, closed-toed shoes are required. \n——————————————————— \nAccessibility \nTour is handicap accessible.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/ts13/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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SUMMARY:CS48 - Children in the Garden\, A Sensory Experience
DESCRIPTION:Children’s gardens are a big part of the Master Gardener mission. Because sensory experiences are so important to a child’s development\, creating a sensory garden for children is a natural fit. Join Rene Bookoff as she walks through the how-tos for creating a sensory experience in a community children’s garden in Maryland. The photos will inspire you! Rene will explain: \n\nThe evidence and research about the benefits of gardening with children.\nThe value of sensory experiences within the first six years of life.\nMajor benefits of gardening with young children.\nPlants for engaging all of a child’s senses.\nPrecautions to take when planning a sensory garden for children.\n\nGardening is in Rene’s bones. She’s been gardening most of her life. She has a BA in Family Studies and an MA in Occupational Therapy. She loves to find ways to combine her educational background with gardening. Rene has been a Master Gardener with University of Maryland Extension for seven years.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs48/
LOCATION:Rene Bookoff
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS47 - The Need for Monarch Waystations
DESCRIPTION:How can you not love a tiny\, gorgeous creature that flies from Mexico to Canada to keep its species on the Earth? Monarch butterflies are one of our most iconic insects. And they need our help. Join this entertaining speaker and outstanding scientist and learn how you can help. \n\nHabitat loss and climate change is a double whammy that monarch butterflies face.\nYou can help by creating Monarch Waystations (monarch habitats) in home gardens\, at schools\, businesses\, parks\, zoos\, nature centers\, along roadsides\, and on other unused plots of land.\nMonarch Waystations provide resources necessary for monarchs to produce successive generations to sustain their migration. Without milkweeds\, monarchs are not be able to produce the numbers that culminate in the migration each fall. Similarly\, without nectar from flowers\, these fall migratory butterflies are unable to make their long journey to overwintering grounds in Mexico.\nImproving life for the monarch improves life for all pollinators.\n\nDr. Orley “Chip” Taylor is an insect ecologist. A champion of monarchs\, he founded Monarch Watch (monarchwatch.org) in 1992\, an outreach program for education\, research\, and conservation for monarch butterflies. Monarch Watch has tagged over two million monarchs so they can study their migration habits. The organization has done more to enlighten the world about the unique charms and challenges of the monarch butterfly migration than any other. In 2005\, he created the Monarch Waystation program because habitats for monarchs are declining at a rate of 6\,000 acres a day in the U.S. Dr. Taylor continues to mobilize citizen science and gardening support to restore the habitat needed to preserve this species.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs47/
LOCATION:Dr. Orley “Chip” Taylor
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS46 - Inspiring Your Inner Artist with Nature’s Art
DESCRIPTION:Mother Nature is the perfect engineer and design guru. She has been creating and optimizing her designs for millions of years. She has R & D in the bag. What are her design principles? How might you apply them to garden design? Join Donna as she guides you in seeing nature’s design principles at work—from seashells\, fern fronds\, sunflowers\, and pinecones to hurricanes\, the human embryo\, and summer solstice. In this visually rich presentation\, Donna shows you: \n\nHow color\, line\, shape\, form\, texture\, space\, and the Golden Ratio repeatedly occur in nature.\nExamples of gardens that take their inspiration from nature’s unifying patterns.\nHow to apply the Golden Ratio in nature to bring structure\, harmony and visual appeal to your garden\n\nDonna Houtteman is the owner and creator of ART BLOCKS (artblockskc.com)\, a novel concept of mini-classes in art history for the purpose of enriching people’s lives through the joy of art. ART BLOCKS is the culmination of her lifelong passion for sharing her love of art. Donna’s many involvements in the art world include being a docent at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art for 22+ years\, an art instructor at the Kansas City Art Institute\, and a popular teacher and presenter in venues from coast to coast. Donna’s latest passion is in the gardening world\, which is no surprise since her mother was a Master Gardener. She has a degree in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs46/
LOCATION:Donna Houtteman
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS45 - Kahoot! Educating Master Gardeners and Our Communities with a Smile
DESCRIPTION:How do we inspire Master Gardeners to learn? How do we spice up the same old lecture on container gardening? Kahoot! Kahoot is a subscription-based tool on the web that lets you create online trivia games that are fun and\, most importantly\, educational. It has over 100 million games on every topic imaginable. Learn how the Master Gardeners of Ontario\, Canada\, adapted Kahoot for meaningful continuing education and spicing up presentations to our communities. Come play! \n\nSee for yourself how easy it is to use.\nDiscover how Kahoot can spice up otherwise ho-hum lectures.\nGet tips and tricks for creating and using different types of “kahoots” (learning games).\nLet’s explore the possibility of how EMGs everywhere could contribute to a network of high quality garden education.\n\nTena van Andel has been a Toronto Master Gardener since 2005. Tena says although she’s served in several key Master Gardener leadership roles\, her most rewarding volunteer experience is that of an educator and presenter. A former IMGC presenter\, Tena’s topics range from orchids\, balcony gardening and invasives to green roofs\, houseplants\, and gardening disasters. When she’s not volunteering\, she’s busy rewilding a 19th century farm property and teaching garden fitness.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs45/
LOCATION:Tena van Andel
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS44 - Landscaping with a Prairie Palette
DESCRIPTION:Carol Davit tells a compelling story of why the prairie matters. Native grasslands occur globally in the form of prairies\, glades\, savannas\, and other grassland-natural communities. In addition to their in situ biological values\, grasslands are reservoirs of seed for the native landscaping industry\, and provide inspiration for attractive native gardens. Carol will discuss: \n\nHow to incorporate prairie plants into Missouri and Kansas landscapes for vibrant\, living landscapes.\nPrairie ecosystems.\nThe history of prairies in other parts of the world\, their conservation significance\, and universal best practices for prairie gardening – a captivating subject even if you don’t garden in the Midwest.\n\nCarol Davit oversees the operations of the 56-year-old Missouri Prairie Foundation and land trust\, including the Grow Native! Program. She has worked for 25 years in conservation and environmental communications\, development\, administration\, and leadership for private and nonprofit conservation groups\, and also municipal and state governments. Editor of the Missouri Prairie Journal since 1997\, Carol writes articles on native gardening\, edits field guides\, and speaks at conferences on native gardening\, prairie conservation\, and related topics.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs44/
LOCATION:Carol Davit
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS43 - Grow Your Own Spices
DESCRIPTION:Learning to grow spices used to require acts of dangerous espionage. No more! Spice up your garden\, your plate\, and your health with your own fresh\, homegrown spices. Unlike herbs\, spices come from the seeds\, roots\, bark\, or berries of plants\, which means growing\, harvesting\, and preparing spices is a lot more nuanced than growing leafy herbs. \n\nLearn to masterfully grow any spice without risk to life or limb.\nJourney deep into the secrets for growing some of the most exotic spices at home\, including vanilla\, peppercorns\, and turmeric.\nLearn about the mysterious and critical processes of inflorescence\, pollination\, and senescence.\nGet historically guarded harvesting and processing tips.\n\nTasha Greer is an “Epicurean homesteader” and writer focused on simple\, sustainable living (simplestead.com). She’s the author of Grow Your Own Spices and Weed-Free Gardening\, and a contributor to Mother Earth News\, The Grow Network\, Grit\, and Morning Chores. Tasha’s obsession with great food\, gardening\, and simple living led her to homestead in beautiful Surry County\, NC. There she raises goats\, chickens\, ducks\, worms\, and more on a 10-acre property with lots of help from her partner in good living\, Matt Miles. She volunteers with gardening organizations in her community and teaches classes on edible landscaping and organic gardening.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs43-grow-your-own-spices/
LOCATION:Tasha Greer
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230621T121500
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SUMMARY:CS41 - Connecting People and Plants
DESCRIPTION:As Horticultural professionals and Master Gardeners\, we instinctively know the communities we serve and environment are better because of what we do. But how much better? Join our three panelists as they provide the answer. They detail the depth and breadth of the everyday benefits and value of gardening\, both to individuals and communities. Consumer horticulture and the science-based education we provide has far reaching effects. Listen as the panelists put facts and figures around the many areas we impact\, including: \n\nThe economy and businesses\nEnvironmental sustainability\nHealth and well being\nCommunity beautification and green spaces\nLocal food production\n\nTerri James is an Extension Educator at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. She coordinates the Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program for the state\, develops content for the Backyard Farmer program\, and coordinates and teaches the local Master Gardener program at the East Campus. She is also part of a group working on publications outlining the importance of consumer horticulture to everyday life. She earned her BS in Horticulture-Landscape Design and her MS in Public Gardening from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Before her work at the University of Nebraska\, Terri was the landscape manager and designer with the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln. \nPam Bennett is a Horticulture Educator and the state Master Gardener director at Ohio State University Extension. She specializes in herbaceous ornamental plant trials and presents programs on annuals\, perennials\, and landscape topics locally\, statewide\, and nationally. Pam is the co-author of Garden-pedia\, An A-to-Z Guide to Gardening Terms. She also writes a weekly gardening column for the Springfield News and Sun and the Dayton Daily News\, authors the bi-monthly Ask the Expert Column for Ohio Gardening magazine\, and writes for popular gardening magazines. Pam also teaches nationally and internationally on a variety of horticulture and volunteer management topics. \nSheri Dorn is an Extension ornamental specialist in the Horticulture department and state Master Gardener coordinator at the University of Georgia on the Griffin Campus. As a gardener\, Sheri is passionate about vegetable gardening and color in the garden. She enjoys raising vegetables and small fruits with her family. She loves to plant colorful container gardens with annual and perennial combinations\, and tries to visit public gardens whenever possible. As a researcher\, Sheri is most interested in the human dimension of horticulture. She seeks to quantify engagement with plants and to describe underlying motivations and benefits for doing so using a primarily quantitative approach.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs41/
LOCATION:Terri James\, Pam Bennett & Sheri Dorn
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS40 -  Mini-Forest Revolution
DESCRIPTION:So much of the climate conversation is powered by the fearful narrative of a dying planet. Hannah Lewis offers a different story. The mini-forest revolution is a movement to restore biodiversity in our cities and towns by transforming empty lots\, backyards\, and degraded land into mini-forests. Hannah Lewis presents the Miyawaki Method\, a unique approach to tree planting conceived by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki. Join Hannah as she: \n\nExplains how tiny forests the size of a tennis court grow quickly and are much more biodiverse than those planted by conventional methods.\nExplores the science behind why Miyawaki-style mini-forests work and the myriad environmental benefits.\nShares the stories of mini-forests that have sprung up across the globe within diverse types of terrain\, climate\, and location and the people who are planting them.\n\nThe Miyawaki Method can be done by people everywhere. We do not have to wait for nations and corporations to act. Mini-forests are a gift to a despairing world and a recipe of hope\, powered by love and a trowel. Hannah Lewis is the leading the way. She’s doing it\, and wants you to know you can do it too. \nAuthor of The Mini Forest Revolution\, Hannah Lewis is a freelance writer focusing on people\, nature\, and conservation. She edits the “Compendium of Scientific and Practical Findings Supporting Eco-Restoration to Address Global Warming” published by Biodiversity for a Livable Climate\, an environmental non-profit. Hannah worked for many years supporting sustainable food systems in the Midwest\, and then shifted toward the entwined crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. Hannah discovered the Miyawaki Method while living in France. She has a BA in Environmental Studies from Middlebury College in Vermont and an MS in Sustainable Agriculture and Sociology from Iowa State University.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs40/
LOCATION:Hannah Lewis
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS39 - Cacti and Succulent Varieties and Growing Tips
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever bought a colorful succulent from the garden center only to have it die a few weeks later? Do you struggle with growing succulents and cacti for more than one season? Worry no more. A leader in the Cactus and Succulent Society\, Judy will teach you how to grow them successfully throughout the year. You’ll be able to touch actual plants and see what healthy succulents can be. You’ll walk away knowing: \n\nThe differences between succulents and cacti.\nGrowing tips to ensure your plants thrive indoors or outdoors.\nRecommended varieties to get you started off right.\nWhat healthy plants should look like.\n\nLong time member and past president of The Cactus and Succulent Society of America\, Judy Pigue is passionate about growing succulents and sharing her experiences with others. She is a talented artist and illustrator\, skills that are reflected in her own hardy cactus and succulent home garden. Judy has been fortunate to travel and see many cacti and succulents up close in their natural habitats\, including several trips to Argentina\, Chili\, and Baja.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs39/
LOCATION:Judy Pigue
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS38 - How Using Online Training May Help Increase MG Diversity and Lessons Learned Along the Way
DESCRIPTION:COVID forced many states to change how they deliver Master Gardener training\, including Mississippi State. In 2021\, they began using online delivery for initial EMG training. They learned a lot! Come and hear about the good\, the bad\, and the ugly. Dr. Jeff Wilson hopes to give you a leg up as you move to online training or do more of it. If you are an Extension Agent or Master Gardener Coordinator\, you won’t want to miss this presentation. Jeff will focus on: \n\nLessons learned—what worked and what didn’t.\nHow online training helped increase diversity.\nWhat to expect and what to avoid.\nHow to evaluate its effectiveness.\nHow well going online connected with Master Gardener volunteers.\n\nAn Assistant Horticulture professor and the state Master Gardener Coordinator for Mississippi State University Extension\, Dr. Wilson has 40 years’ experience in the horticulture field. He has a BS and an MS in Horticulture from Auburn University\, and a PhD in Agricultural Information Sciences from Mississippi State University.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs38/
LOCATION:Dr. Jeff Wilson
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS37 - Growing Edible Natives in Your Garden
DESCRIPTION:Expand your culinary horizons and come away with some tasty recipes to boot! You don’t have to become a forager to enjoy the many edible native plants that are quite tasty. Dr. Navarrete-Tindall will cover: \n\nHow to grow edible natives right along with other edibles in your kitchen garden or landscape.\nPlant identification and general information about propagation and establishment to get you off to a good start.\nWhat to plant\, when to plant\, and what to harvest for each edible plant.\nLots of recipes to try when you get home.\n\nDr. Nadia Navarrete-Tindall\, a native of El Salvador\, is a professor at Lincoln University in Jefferson City\, MO. An expert in native plants with over 20 plus years’ experience\, she is in charge of the University’s Specialty Crops/Native Plants Program. Through outreach and education\, Dr. Navarrete-Tindall focuses on increasing awareness of native plants as specialty crops and their importance in conservation\, especially as relates to native pollinators. In 2008\, she received Missouri’s highest conservation honor when she was inducted into the Conservation Hall of Fame as a Master Conservationist.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs37/
LOCATION:Dr. Nadia Navarrete-Tindall
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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CREATED:20220914T022853Z
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SUMMARY:CS36 - The Giving Grove: Inspiring Community Orchards Across America
DESCRIPTION:Little orchards. Big impact. Will your city be next in joining this food sovereignty movement? The purpose of the Giving Grove’s work is to inspire and excite neighborhoods about growing food by way of fruits\, berries\, and nuts. Since the Kansas City nonprofit started planting gardens and orchards in 2013\, its footprint has expanded to almost 400 orchards in 10 cities\, and this network of cities is growing rapidly. \nBeyond providing fresh food to the communities they serve\, Giving Grove’s orchards have also cultivated a network of community stewards—volunteers who take ownership of the orchard installation\, orchard maintenance and neighborhood engagement\, particularly during harvest season. Stewards not only invest in their neighborhoods\, they also participate in life-long horticulture education\, learning how to orchard holistically and organically. This grassroots-inspired idea is now being replicated in cities across America. Join Rob Reiman as he describes: \n\nA brief history of the program.\nImportant nuances in getting a neighborhoods’ involvement.\nThe benefits of a multi-city network in creating innovation.\nThe impact this program is having on health\, equity\, and strengthening of community—all while beautifying disinvested neighborhoods.\n\nAshley has local and international experience in program development\, community engagement\, and research. She has a Master in Social Work Advocacy\, Policy and Administration and is committed to connecting people\, ideas and policies. A dedicated Kansas City community member\, Ashley is involved with the Unified Government Wyandotte County Board of Park Commissioners\, Community Capital Fund Board of Directors\, and the Pride Charitable Fund Advisory Board. Ashley is always looking forward to a good podcast\, book\, or the next time she can work in her ever-expanding vegetable garden or neighborhood Giving Grove orchard. \nMatt has been employed in the horticulture field since 1994. He has worked in retail\, municipal\, botanical garden\, and non-profit community horticulture\, planted over 10\,000 trees and has a passion for growing food and native plants. He continues to botanize the Kansas City area while searching for new champion trees and new plant records. When he is not gardening\, he is cooking the produce from the garden and helping raise a couple of teenagers.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs36/
LOCATION:Matt Bunch & Ashley Williamson
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS34 - Keys to Success for School Garden Programs That Thrive
DESCRIPTION:Why do some school gardens take root and become well-established\, while others fizzle and fade? Get the antidote to Fizzle-and-Fade from Whitney Cohen\, an expert in garden-based education for children. If you are involved in a Junior Master Garden program\, school gardens\, or want fun ideas for involving your own children in gardening\, this is the presentation for you. Whitney will discuss: \n\nKey elements of school garden programs that are resilient.\nTools and strategies from school gardens across the country that are thriving.\nHow garden-based education can fill multiple needs of schools.\n\nWhitney Cohen is the Education Director at Life Lab\, a nationally recognized organization that teaches people to care for themselves\, each other\, and the world through farm- and garden-based programs. Guided by her joy in being outdoors with children\, she is the author of the award-winning Kids’ Garden activity card set and a contributor to other garden-based learning activity guides. She presents hands-on garden education workshops to varied audiences across the country\, including Master Gardeners. Her expertise in gardening with children comes from years as an environmental educator\, a middle school science teacher\, a teacher trainer\, and a mother.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs34/
LOCATION:Whitney Cohen
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230621T110000
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SUMMARY:CS33 - Plants for Birds
DESCRIPTION:How do we restore vital habitats for birds in our communities? How do we help them adapt and survive in the face of climate change? Join this dynamic speaker from the Audubon Society and learn more about: \n\nThe benefits of choosing native plants for our yards and public spaces.\nAudubon’s easy-to-use Plants for Birds program.\nWays to have a positive impact on birds right where you live.\nThe best plants to entice birds to make your garden their home.\n\nAs Chief Conservation Officer\, Marshall Johnson leads the conservation work at Audubon to address the dual crises of unprecedented climate change and biodiversity facing birds. He spearheaded a grasslands project that conserved nearly 500\,000 acres. He also led America’s largest regenerative\, bird-friendly land certification effort for protecting North America’s fragile grasslands. He helped to create 36 new nature parks across North Dakota\, creating safe passage for migratory birds and returning 2\,000 acres back to nature. Marshall is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and is based in Fargo\, ND.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs33/
LOCATION:Marshall Johnson
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230621T110000
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SUMMARY:CS32 - Growing and Blooming Orchids Successfully
DESCRIPTION:ORCHIDS. Mysterious . . . exotic . . . beautiful . . . difficult to get to bloom. These are the four descriptions orchid grower David Bird hears most often from gardeners. For many people\, orchids are a plant of high interest but low confidence when it comes to actually growing them. Join David as he takes out the mystique and gives you the facts on: \n\nThe proper culture of several orchid genera.\nHow to have these beauties grace your home for many years to come\, not just a few months.\nWhich orchids he recommends growing (he’ll bring them along for you to see).\n\nDavid Bird has loved orchids since he was 16 years old and got his first glimpse on a trip to Hawaii. He took five flowers home and began the long process of learning to care for this difficult plant. It sparked a lifelong passion. In 2001\, he started his own business as an orchid grower\, Birds Botanicals (birdsbotanicals.com). “Start with one orchid\, at 20 you’re hooked\, at 60 you’re obsessed\, and at 10\,000\, there’s no turning back.” Orchids are his favorite\, but he also grows a wide variety of cool and unusual plants. He is considered one of the biggest orchid growers in the Midwest.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs32/
LOCATION:David Bird
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230621T110000
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CREATED:20220914T015428Z
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SUMMARY:CS31 - Friendly Inclusive Gardening (FIG): Garden Design for All Ages and Abilities
DESCRIPTION:How do you experience the joy of gardening when you have mobility or accessibility challenges? Learn about the FIG program – Friendly Inclusive Gardening – developed by Stephen Cantú\, a wheelchair user. He developed it when realizing many in the general public and the Master Gardener program didn’t have an understanding about mobility issues when setting up home\, school\, or community gardens. \n\n“Friendly” means safe and easy to move around and using tools properly.\n“Inclusive” is for all ages and physical abilities.\n“Gardening” is just that . . . gardening!\n\nThe FIG approach offers ideas for all gardeners. What works for those with physical challenges makes gardening easier for everyone else. \nStephen Cantú is a two-time Paralympian and a Master Gardener with the Master Gardener program in San Diego County. Making gardening more inclusive has been on his mind ever since a job site accident led to his wheelchair use four decades ago. “An environment should be designed to meet the needs of all people who wish to use it.” He gardens on a 2-acre paradise of edibles\, fruit trees\, succulents\, and berries on a hillside in Bonita\, CA. Stephen is also a woodworker\, journeyman carpenter\, and a consultant on accessibility and ADA compliance.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs31/
LOCATION:Stephen Cantú
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230621T110000
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CREATED:20220914T015155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T003744Z
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SUMMARY:CS30 - Personal Impacts and Public Value---The Ripples of Volunteerism
DESCRIPTION:Ripples are tiny waves generated when someone drops a stone into the water. Ripple Effects Mapping is generating some big waves in the world of evaluation. If you are an Extension professional or a Master Gardener coordinator looking for a new tool to measure the impact of your EMG program in the community\, come and learn about Ripple Effects Mapping. A team of Extension professionals at the University of Florida tried it out and loved the results. REM is simple and inexpensive. It captures the impacts of complex work. It’s motivating and inspiring. The visual nature of ripple maps makes it an ideal tool for communicating program impacts with stakeholders. Join Anne and learn how to: \n\nUse REM and develop inquiry questions.\nRecruit volunteers and conduct REM sessions.\nMap results.\nEffectively share results with program funders\, participants\, and cooperating agencies.\n\nAs Polk County\, Florida’s Residential Horticulture Agent\, Anne Yasalonis provides research-based education about Florida-friendly landscaping and best management practices for home lawn and landscapes. An active blogger\, Anne is also responsible for producing/managing monthly newsletters\, workshops\, webinars\, and social media sites. In addition\, Anne is the county’s Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator managing an active group of 80 Master Gardeners.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs30/
LOCATION:Anne Yasalonis
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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SUMMARY:CS29 - Weed-Free Gardening
DESCRIPTION:Let’s get into the weeds! Make weeds your allies in creating a more peaceful\, non-toxic garden using the ideas in this presentation. \n\nLearn to decipher the clues weeds offer about the current condition of your soil.\nLearn how to reduce weeds using four steps to garden care for long-term soil stability.\nGet tips to help you suppress weeds while solving soil issues.\nUse weeds as a free resource to nourish and beautify your garden.\n\nTasha Greer is an “Epicurean homesteader” and writer focused on simple\, sustainable living (simplestead.com). She’s the author of Grow Your Own Spices and Weed-Free Gardening\, and a contributor to Mother Earth News\, The Grow Network\, Grit\, and Morning Chores. Tasha’s obsession with great food\, gardening\, and simple living led her to homestead in beautiful Surry County\, NC. There she raises goats\, chickens\, ducks\, worms\, and more on a 10-acre property with lots of help from her partner in good living\, Matt Miles. She volunteers with gardening organizations in her community and teaches classes on edible landscaping and organic gardening.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/cs29/
LOCATION:Tasha Greer
CATEGORIES:Concurrent Sessions
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230621T094500
DTSTAMP:20260406T123423
CREATED:20220914T131726Z
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SUMMARY:KS03 - Challenges of Gardening in a Changing Climate
DESCRIPTION:Climate change is increasing global temperatures. How do gardeners deal with the challenges of climate change? \n\nPrecipitation continues to increase in some areas and decrease in others.\nMore and more\, intense precipitation is followed by extended droughts.\nIncreasing summer heat is stressing plants.\nMore erratic temperature swings are occurring in spring and fall.\n\nJoin Dr. Charles Rice as he talks about the following strategies for dealing with climate change. \n\nSoil health for increasing water infiltration and retention and providing resilience to extreme precipitation.\nPlant selection for using less water and better tolerating heat.\nUsing perennials for their deep roots for greater water use and tolerance to drought.\nImportance of breeding.\nShifting plant species in some geographic areas.\n\nDr. Rice has visited over 33 countries as an agronomy researcher\, speaker\, teacher\, and mentor. He’s known for his research on the impact of climate change on agriculture and soil carbon and nitrogen cycling. As part of his international outreach at Kansas State University\, Dr. Rice has live-streamed classes with students around the world including Federal University of Santa Maria in Brazil. \nHis long list of awards include being named K-State’s University Distinguished Professor in 2009 and a Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2007. As a member of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change\, he co-authored the report on climate change that received Nobel Peace Prize recognition. \nDr. Rice joined the K-State faculty in 1988 where he is a Professor of Soil Microbiology in the Department of Agronomy. When Extension Master Gardeners share researched-based information\, Rice may have been involved in the research. He has received over $35 million in research grants\, advised over 47 graduate students and 18 post-doctorates\, and has over 225 publications. \nA former 4-H’er\, Dr. Rice spends his free time reading and gardening. Dr. Rice says he likes the physical work of gardening and “enjoys seeing the results and accomplishments from that work.”
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/ks03/
LOCATION:Dr. Charles Rice
CATEGORIES:Keynote Speakers
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SUMMARY:ES02 - Bicycling with Butterflies
DESCRIPTION:Sara Dykman made history in 2017 as the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies as they made their 10\,201-mile annual migration. She bicycled from Mexico through the United States to Canada—and back. A lifelong learner\, Sara’s goal was to tell the monarch’s story through an amazing “butterbiking” adventure that included four flat tires\, getting lost in New York City\, and eating plenty of peanut butter. Along the way\, she visited over 50 schools and nature centers showing over 9\,000 students that anyone can be a scientist\, conservationist\, and adventurer. Join Sarah to discover what we can do to protect\, preserve\, and enhance the life of the mighty monarch. According to Sara\, “My goal is to inspire people to see and appreciate what’s in their own yards. Too often we look\, but don’t see.” \n  \nSara Dykman\, a native Kansan of Johnson County\, is the founder of BeyondABook.org\, which fosters lifelong learners\, boundary pushers\, explorers\, and stewards. She is the winner of the 2021 National Outdoor Book Award. She works in amphibian research and as an outdoor educator\, guiding young people into nature so they can delight in its complicated brilliance. She hopes her own adventures—walking from Mexico to Canada\, canoeing the Missouri River from source to sea\, and cycling over 80\,000 miles across North and South America (including the monarch migration trip)—will empower young and old to dream big.
URL:https://catalog.imgc2023.com/session/es02/
LOCATION:Sara Dykman
CATEGORIES:Evening Speakers
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