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GROWING AWARENESS CONFERENCE 2004
PROGRAM AGENDA


Workshops

Speakers

Garden Tours

FRIDAY, APRIL 2

5:00pm - 7:00pm MEET & MINGLE, Maricopa County Extension Office. Get to know your fellow conference attendees, speakers, workshop hosts and award winners. No fee to attend.
SATURDAY, APRIL 3

7:00am - 8:00am REGISTRATION AND COFFEE HOUR
8:00am - 8:20am Welcome Ceremony: Highlighting Lowell Elementary School, Alice Trujillo, Principal
8:30am - 9:15am WORKSHOPS ONE
A. JMG Teacher/Leader Training (Open to Maricopa County only)
B. Profiles in Excellence: Integrated Pest Management Concepts in Schools
C. Gardening 101: Garden Basics
D. Horticulture and Special Education Adaptation
E. Advanced Garden: Plant Propagation
F. Curriculum: Ponds
G. Art in the Garden: Mosaics
9:30am - 10:15am WORKSHOPS TWO
A. JMG Teacher/Leader Training (Continued from Workshop 1)
B. Profiles in Excellence: Successful Management Networking, Highlighting Phoenix Revitalization Corporation
C: Gardening 101: Troubleshooting
D. Horticulture and Youth at Risk
E. Advanced Garden: Irrigation
F. Curriculum: Integrating Native Habitats to School Curriculum
G. Art in the Garden: Paper
10:30am-11:15am WORKSHOPS THREE
A. JMG Overview
B. Profiles in Excellence: Fund Development at Hidden Hills, a Case Study
C. Gardening 101: Garden Assessment
D. Discussion Panel: Management & Safety Strategies
E. Advanced Garden: Vermi-composting
F: Curriculum: Native Plants
G. Art in the Garden: Murals
11:30am-1:00pm GROWING AWARENESS AWARD LUNCHEON
Lunch, Award Announcements, Keynote Speaker, Laura Trujillo
1:15pm - 4:15pm YOUTH GARDEN TOURS
4:15pm - 5:00pm REFRESHMENTS


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SOUTHWEST YOUTH GARDENING CONFERENCE

GROWING AWARENESS

WORKSHOP/TRACT LAYOUT

 

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JMG

PROFILES IN EXCELLENCE

GARDENING 101

HORTI-CULTURE THERAPY

ADVANCED GARDEN

CURRICULUM

ART IN THE GARDEN

8:30 ­ 9:15am

JMG Teacher/Leader Training Seminar(Open to Maricopa County Only) Dottie Tucker, Robin Wright, Erin Taylor

Integrated Pest Management Concepts in Schools:

Kirk Smith

Garden Basics: Kelly Young

Horticulture & Special Education Adaptation: Dawna Sterner and George Salamunec

Plant Propagation: George Hull

Ponds:

Paul Holdeman

Mosaics:

Walt Ligocki

9:30 ­ 10:15am

Successful Mgmt Networking: Phoenix Revitalization Corporation:Julian Sodari

Trouble Shooting: Terry Mikel

Horticulture & Youth at Risk: Joel Flagler

Irrigation: Cathy Rymer

Integrating Native Habitats to School Curriculum: Kathryn Kyle

Paper:

Lydia Miszuk

10:30 ­ 11:15am

JMG Overview

Fund Development at Hidden Hills, a Case Study: Cindy Currence

Garden Assessment:

Jo Miller

Discussion Panel: Mgmt & Safety Strategies

DS/GS/JF

Vermi-composting: Kathleen Moore

 

Native Plants: Dwight Bond

Murals: Niki Glen



 

 


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