Volume 29, Issue 3 – March 2019 My first order of business this month is to thank the more than 94 rodeo volunteers who worked 2,482 hours this year. I send an especially big “thank you” to our Guadalupe County Master Gardeners who helped from construction to tear down. AgriLife support from David Rodriguez and Ruby Zavala was phenomenal again …
Scion – February 2019
Volume 29, Issue 2 – February 2019 Meet the NEW Board of Directors! Please hover at the bottom of this page to bring up the control to go to a different page in this .pdf article. Hosted by the Bexar County Master Gardeners Thursday, February 21, 20191:00 – 3:00 p.m. at Bexar County Master Gardeners3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 208San Antonio, …
Scion – January 2019
Volume 29, Issue 1 – January 2019 Happy New Year to everyone!! The year is over and our accomplishments have been great. We have recertified 213 Master Gardeners, 33 Honorary Master Gardeners (13 record hours) and 21 Interns. This is a wonderful accomplishment for the Bexar County Master Gardeners. Total miles, CEUs and hours for the year are: 93,219 miles, 2999 …
Scion – December 2018
Volume 28, Issue 12 – December 2018 Gardening Friends, A very large thanks to all the 97 attendees who came to hear Justin Horne from KSAT weather at the final Master Gardener general meeting and election of officers. The new VMS codes were discussed. They will simplify time entry and the recertification process beginning in 2019. Remember, your 2018 hours need …
Scion – November 2018
Volume 28, Issue 11 – November 2018 For all the volunteers who worked Cultivate – planning, working, speaking, setting up, tearing down – I want to thank you for your time and dedication to Bexar County Master Gardeners. In September I was deployed by the American Red Cross, volunteering to assist flood victims (and again, now) and I am sorry for …
Scion – October 2018
Volume 28, Issue 10 – October 2018 Master Gardeners, We have had a busy month for Bexar County Master Gardeners with the beginning of the two children’s vegetable gardens, the Home and Garden show for a week, the start of the Culinary Docent program project, and of course, the special projects at the GVC. Oh, and did I mention the RAIN? Thank …
Scion – September 2018
Volume 28, Issue 9 – September 2018 Master Gardeners, Thirty-five (!) docents were trained at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in August, so we will now begin volunteering in the Culinary Garden, 7 days a week from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The soft start is September 15, 2018, and full staffing will begin on October 1, 2018. Sign up soon in …
Scion – August 2018
August Volume 28, Issue 8 – August 2018 BCMG has a brand new Volunteer Project: The San Antonio Botanical Garden Culinary Docent (VMS Project Code 800). The project was approved by David Rodriguez and the BCMG Board, so we will now be volunteering in the Culinary Garden, 7 days a week from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Don’t miss the …
Scion – July 2018
Volume 28, Issue 7 – July 2018 It has been 6 months since I took the office as President of the Bexar County Master Gardeners. I am truly impressed with the ladies and gentlemen who have volunteered to help with special projects and long-term positions. Y’all stepped up and I am very thankful! May and June are now a blur …
Scion – June 2018
Volume 28, Issue 6 …