July 2014

“Reaching Out Report” the Greene County Extension Newsletter

2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, Mo. 65807

Email: [email protected] * Tel: (417) 881-8909

July 2014 * Vol. 7, Issue 7

Upcoming events …

page 2

Pam Duitsman…

page 3-4

4-H Report …

page 5

Nutrition program…

page 6

David Burton …

page 7

Patrick Byers …

pages 8-10

Master Naturalists …

page 10

Master Gardeners …

pages 11-12

2014 Friends list …

page 13

Sponsors & Partners

page 14

University of Missouri Extension provides equal opportunity to all participants in extension programs and activities, and for all

employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on

the basis of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or status as a protected veteran.

Online Event Calendar The most up-to-date list of re-

ported upcoming MU Extension

programs in Greene County is

available online at

extension.missouri.edu/greene

Calendar is visible on right

side of page.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Work Day in the Demonstration Garden Glenn Blake needed the help of a wheel barrow while weeding in the native

beds of the demonstration garden in Nathaniel Greene Park. “I enjoy volun-

teering for work days because there are so many knowledgeable people in the

master gardener chapter to learn from when we get together,” said Blake

(Master Gardener class 2009). Members of the Master Gardeners of Greene

County have scheduled work times in the morning of the first Tuesday of the

month and the evening of the third Tuesday of the month. Members says

there is always plenty of "the usual" (weeding, deadheading, touch-up mulch-

ing) but also time to learn-by-doing in the native beds.

http://extension.missouri.edu/greene

Selected Upcoming Extension Events in Greene County

Business Development Classes Regular business classes are held at the Small

Business Development and Technology Center,

405 North Jefferson Ave., Springfield. Assorted

dates and topics. Register by calling 417-836-5685

or check online www.ws.missouristate.edu/sbdc.

Organic Gardening Academy Topics will help you balance your garden with nat-

urally occurring products and practices. All classes

are at 6 p.m. Call MU Extension 881-8909

Aug 7 -- Organic Gardening for Pollinators and

Beneficial Insects

Aug 21 -- Garden Planning for the Next Season

Sep 18 -- Composting

Sep 30 -- Sustainable Gardening

Learn to Grow in the Garden:

"Loving Lavender" Master Gardeners of Greene County invite you to

stop by the Botanical Center at Nathanael Greene

Park, 2400 South Scenic on Thursday August 7,

2014 from 6-7 pm (weather permitting) for Learn

to Grow in the Garden: "Loving Lavender". Our

casual hands-on class will introduce you to the

beauty of this herb as it fills the garden with senso-

ry delight from its soothing and refreshing fra-

grance to its multitude of uses. Meet in the Botani-

cal Center Lobby, but our class will be taught by

Master Gardeners in our beautiful gardens. Educa-

tional handouts and cool drinks will be provided.

Salute to Century Farms Sept. 30, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Round

Barn Event Center near Ash Grove

Get $25 tickets at our office or order tickets

online at http://extension.missouri.edu/greene.

Put on your jeans and boots and come celebrate

our agricultural heritage in an historical setting

and help honor the Century Farms in Greene

County. Our guest speaker will be David Baker,

Assistant Dean of Agri-

culture Extension at the

University of Missouri.

He will discuss the 100

year history of Coopera-

tive Extension and the

challenges facing family

farms in the coming 15-

20 years. We will honor those being named

“Century Farms” this year and have musical enter-

tainment by Acoustic Essays, a traditional blue-

grass and classic country band. All proceeds will

benefit Greene County Extension. Our event is

made possible by our media sponsors: News-

Leader; Ozarks Farm and Neighbor Newspaper;

KOLR/KOZL; Our Gold Level sponsor the

Greene County Soil and Water Conservation Dis-

trict; and our

silver level

sponsors

Old Mis-

souri Bank

and Cox

Health Sys-

tems; and

our bronze

level spon-

sors: Race

Brothers

Farm Supply, Main Street Feeds and Fire & Ice

Restaurant & Bar. Video promoting our event

at http://youtu.be/j0vnASzxNzc.

Program Calendar Online The most up-to-date list of reported upcoming MU Extension programs in Greene County

is available online at http://extension.missouri.edu/greene

Calendar visible on right side of page.

Greene County “Reaching Out” Report Last Updated July 23, 2014

www.botanicalcenter.org

Round Barn Event Cnt.

Acoustic Essays

http://www.ws.missouristate.edu/sbdc

http://youtu.be/j0vnASzxNzc

http://www.botanicalcenter.org

Online at http://extension.missouri.edu


Nutrition and Health Specialist

Economic Development

through Local Food Pam is working to bring a

series of educational

events to Greene County

with Collaborators: Re-

gional Food Solutions;

Food CORE; Ozarks

Food Harvest; SUAC;

and the Ozark Regional

Food Policy Council.

Pam worked on market-

ing, budget, and secured

sponsorships during July.

Healthy Lifestyle Initiative

Pam works with communities to improve commu-

nity environments and policies, and to provide pro-

gramming for enhanced healthy lifestyles. During

July Pam secured funding to help assist this work,

and met with collaborators to coordinate program-

ming.

Local Food Programs in Greene County

During July, Pam presented seven times to Greene

County groups totaling 97 people, and was a part

of several community strategic planning sessions

focused on growing and connecting our local food

system, and decreasing food insecurity in urban

Springfield neighborhoods. Below: local food sys-

tem meeting with community partners and City of

Springfield officials.

Voices for Food Project

Pam is the State Coordinator for the Voices for

Food Project, focused on improving Food Inse-

curity. During July,

Pam finalized com-

munity contracts,

and worked with the

six-state project

team to develop

community imple-

mentation proce-

dures.

MO ranks

among the top ten states with the highest %

of “food insecure” households, and MO has

had the single largest increase since 2000 in

the percent of its population who is food in-

secure.

Specifically, SW MO has some of the high-

est rates of food insecurity in the State. One

in six people are food insecure, one in four

are children. These residents don’t know

where their next meal will come from.

Pam is working with SW MO communities

& Food Pantries to make a difference. This

project is 75% of Pam’s appointment.

Ozarks Regional Food Policy Council

The council is a forum for representatives of the

local food system, and provides a framework to

address and provide solutions to food system

issues. Pam works on both the Executive and the

membership committee, chairing the Healthy

People Subcommittee. During July, the group

worked on indicator development to measure

progress,

communi-

ty food

projects

and grants,

finalizing

assessment

for publi-

cation, and

outreach

materials.

Pam Duitsman Nutrition specialist

[email protected]



Nutrition and Health Specialist

clients. More details and pictures to share in Au-

gust Reaching Out Report.

MU Extension Program Integration: Pam is a

member of the Health Systems team, working to:

integrate our health-related programs with re-

search; maximize the impact of our programs by

exceeding participant expectations; develop sus-

tainable resource generation; and elevate MU Ex-

tension’s value. The work takes an interdiscipli-

nary approach to increase the flexibility of the or-

ganization, and the ability to move resources

quickly, based upon program needs. Pam worked

on several projects during the month of July, in-

cluding making preparations for a state-wide meet-

ing to be held at the Botanical Center in late Au-

gust.

Additional work and outcomes in July:

Grant submission to Missouri Foundation for

Health to fund community work in center-city

Springfield

27 individual contacts/consultations during

July

Springfield Food Hub advisory committee

Food Day campaign 2014 planning and devel-

opment

Professional Development:

Cultivating Healthier Food and Healthier Envi-

ronment webinar

Grant writing webinar

Below: Strategic Planning Session with Spring-

field Community Gardens — who partner with

Pam’s local food work, with urban 4-H, MU Ex-

tension Master Gardeners, and with our Horticul-

ture programming.

Missouri Foundation for Health Grant meet-

ings

A concept paper submitted for funding in June

passed the first round and was invited by MFH

for full submission. MFH conducted a site visit.

Partners met at Greene County Extension offices

to prepare project plans. Greene County Exten-

sion was approved to submit a follow-up grant

proposal.

Nutrition Education classes/Food demos at

Farmers Market

In July, Pam began a series of nutrition education

programs at Farmer’s Market of the Ozarks

which will highlight local healthy food and im-

prove healthy dietary choices of Farmer’s market



4-H Report for Greene County

More About 4-H As the largest out-of-school

youth organization in the world,

4-H is open to all boys and

girls, ages 5 to18. Children who

are five to seven years old are eligible for 4-H

Clover Kids, an introductory program. Youths

who are 8 to 18 years of age can select from a

variety of 4-H projects and activities that stress

social and life skills in areas like decision mak-

ing, communication, social interaction, civic

responsibility and physical skills. Children do

not have to live on a farm to join 4-H. Pro-

ject opportunities include computers, robotics,

foods and nutrition, horticulture, large and

small animals and more. Missouri 4-H is Uni-

versity of Missouri Extension's youth develop-

ment program. Learn more online.

Contact 4-H Youth Development Specialist Karla Deaver at the Lawrence County Extension office

by telephone at 417/466-3102 or by email at [email protected].

Sixth “Back to School Blast”

Youth Horse Show Aug. 22-24

in Springfield Benefits 4-H

The sixth annual “Back to School Blast” is a

three-day youth horse show being held Aug. 22-24

2014, at the Ozark Empire Fair, 3001 N. Grant

Springfield, Mo.

This horse show is open to any youth nationwide

and is a major fundraiser for Greene County 4-H.

Proceeds from the show will help fund the Greene

County 4-H fair, Greene County 4-H scholarships,

contest fees, trips and many other 4-H activities in the

community.

The “Back to School Blast has grown to be the

largest open all youth horse show in Southwest Mis-

souri. We are very excited to have people travel from

all over Missouri to support Greene County 4-H.”

said Lynn Neidigh, Horse Show Committee Coordi-

nator. “The show is open to 4-H members and non-

members.”

“Back to School Blast” has a mission to provide a

positive, affordable big horse show experience that

promotes horsemanship, sportsmanship and friend-

ship. The show will include educational opportuni-

ties, vendors, and horse show/safety incentives in-

cluding great prizes for every exhibitor.

For showbill, rules and entry forms for the horse

show like us on Facebook or go to

www.backtoschoolblastallyouthhorseshow.org.

Additional information is available for the event

by emailing; [email protected] or by call-

ing Lynn Neidigh (417) 988-0798 or Gail Driskell

(417) 830-3003

Thank you to this year’s horse show sponsors: Go

Classic Trailer, The Equine Clinic, Signs Now, Ozark

MFA, Ozark Empire Fair, SOMO Farm and Ranch

Supply, PFI Western Stores Inc. and Race Brothers.

4-H Interns to Help with

County Program Efforts

Missouri State University graduate stu-

dents in agriculture are going to begin work-

ing 20-hours per week for Greene County

Extension this summer and fall. Half of their

funding will come from MSU. The other half

of their funding will come from the youth

program assistant (YPA) fund with Universi-

ty of Missouri Extension.

Karla Deaver, the 4-H youth specialist

serving Greene County, will be their direct

supervisor and will be coordinating the 4-H

side of their schedule, using them as needed

during the fair, achievement day, etc.

These interns will also work with other

extension specialists in the office. Part of the

arrangement with MSU is for them to get a

better understanding of the breadth of MU

Extension.

These new 4-H and Extension interns

are: Cheyenne Arthur, Dakota Arthur and

Jamie Gundel.

http://www.extension.missouri.edu/greene/4h.aspx

http://www.backtoschoolblastallyouthhorseshow.org

mailto:[email protected]

Becky Roark Republic WIC Clinic

35 clients

Well of Life Food Pantry 304

families (Center City Chris-

tian Outreach)

Central Assembly Food Pan-

try 120 families

Price Elementary Summer School 144

students (one day)

Greater Springfield Farmers’ Market

(Tuesday mornings) 183 people

Fair Grove Farmers’ Market -390 people

Sherri Hull Victory Mission Family Ministries Food

Pantry – Display & Discussion about

“Healthy Celebrations”; 131 Families

Republic WIC Clinic, lessons on “Fruits

& Vegetables” 34 clients

Stewart Head Start, PreK – 45 students

Grant Head Start, PreK – 30 students

Greater Springfield Farmer’s Market –

Tuesday mornings, 183 people

Jenni Nevatt I worked with over 81 participants ages 5-18

at the Springfield Boys and Girls Club, Mus-

grave unit and another 95 at the Henderson

unit. Participants reviewed

the five food groups then pre-

pared and ate a healthy snack.

I will also be at the Farmers

Market of the Ozarks on

Thursday, July 31 demon-

strating smoothie making.

Marty Wood



Wood

Family Nutrition Education Program

Edmondson DeFord Williams

Family Nutrition Education Program 2160 W. Chesterfield Blvd. Suite F200

Chesterfield Village, Springfield, Mo.

Tel: 417-886-2059 Call the office to inquire about nutrition education.

Roark

Fossett

Hull Nevatt



Civic Communication Specialist and County Program Director

HISTORIC SCHOOLS

Asked to present at

Missouri Preservation

conference in October

as part of our efforts

to develop a closer

statewide program

partnership with Mis-

souri Preservation.

Presented at the na-

tional conference of

one-room school

preservationists and

historians in St. Joe, Mo. the first of July.

Working on the August newsletter (a quarter-

ly publication) for members that is also sold

online for non-members.

Work continues on the printed directory of

historic schools in Missouri.

MEDIA WORK

Ozarks Press Association conference and

board meeting in Springfield on July 18. At-

tended by 20 area journalists.

Made story pitches to 12 reporters requesting

help on stories for national publications.

Became a member of the HARO (Help a Re-

porter Out) network which allows national

reporters to query for sources. When a story

is relevant to a local specialist I either make

the recommendation to a reporter or forward

the information to a specialist in an effort to

increase our national exposure in the media.

Updated our Expert (Media) Guide with new

specialists and recent assignment changes.

Sold three copies of my “News Writing for

the Non-Journalist” book online.

I am developing forms

and content for a new “Expert

Source Program” that I hope

to introduce this fall or early

winter. ESP will be designed

to get our clients and support-

ers in the news more often as

story sources who can detail

how Extension has helped

them.

BY THE NUMBERS (for the month)

News Service Subscribers: 9,822 weekly

Requests for advisement: 16

Regular weekly news columns: 18

TV/Radio Interviews – 5

Total articles written this month – 42

Created content ahead of time for distribution

during the times I was on vacation.

CPD DUTIES & PROGRAMS

Financial oversight, travel authorizations.

County Commission meetings.

Friends of Greene County Extension efforts.

Edited monthly “Reaching Out Report”

Regular updates to county extension website

Coordinating meetings of council committees

Marketing of Extension programs to local busi-

nesses for local specialists.

SOCIAL MEDIA REACH (June 2014):

Individuals reached during this month via the

regional extension social media tools: 144,322.

Created a poster on using social media to teach

with Dr. Lydia Kaume. Poster will be used at a

conference in Nairobi, Kenya this month.

GRANTS & PROPOSALS

Working on four separate grant proposals to

fund new and existing programs in 2015.

This fall I will be writing a grant for funding of

a 4-H youth assistant.

Grant writing takes a great deal of time and

there is no guarantee of funding.

EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAMS

Promoted trainings for employees from MU

Extension to area businesses. Our programs are

local, affordable and re-

search based.

Completed a postcard mail-

ing to the largest employers

in Springfield and did radio

and TV spots to promote our

employee trainings.

Created a course packet that

is on our website and is be-

ing promoted in the media

and online.

David Burton Civic communication

[email protected]

I wanted to say thank you! Without

the news service or your help turning

my writing into a news release, I

wouldn't have made it into a statewide

agriculture news blast! So, a huge

thank you and a major testimony to

your support and efforts!

Jeremey Elliott-Engel

4-H youth development specialist

Newton County



Horticulture Specialist

Master Gardeners of

Greene County board

meeting, Springfield

(6/30/14)

Burmese garden pro-

ject informational

meeting, Noel

(7/2/14)

First Thursday infor-

mational display,

Farmers Market of

the Ozarks, Spring-

field (7/3/14)

First Friday informa-

tional display, Webb City Farmers Market,

Webb City (7/4/14)

Master Gardeners of Greene County chapter

meeting, Springfield (7/8/14)

Springfield Plateau Master Naturalist Board


Lawrence County Horticulture Tour

(7/10/14)

Tomato Field Day, MU SWREC, Mount

Vernon (7/15/14)

“Organic insect control,” Organic Gardening

Academy, Springfield (7/16/14)

Master Gardeners of Greene County Hotline

Development meeting (Kelly McGowan),

Springfield (7/21/14)

Springfield Plateau Master Naturalist chapter


Horticulture soil test reports - recommenda-

tions and distribution for SW region – 23

reports during reporting period

Participated in:

South Africa exchange program, Springfield

(6/29/14)

Regional Soil and Water Conservation Dis-

trict meeting, Springfield (7/15/14)

Horticulture IPM teleconference (6/25/14,

7/9/14)

FMO Board meeting, Springfield (7/15/14)

National Association of County Agriculture

Agents annual conference, Mobile, AL (7/20

-7/24/14)

Community Contact:

TV and Radio

4 live interviews with KOLR10’s Chris

Smith (1 delivered by Kelly McGowan)

4 radio interviews with Morris Westfall’s

“Farm Page of the Air”

Print media

Contributed to several articles and interviews

Requests for information

Telephone contacts – 44 for advisement

Email contacts – 36 contacts

Office visits, professional contacts – 2 for

consultation and advisement

Farm site visits – 13 for advisement

Programs Presented:

“Grape Disease Identification and Manage-

ment,” Fruit Disease Management ISE, Jef-

ferson City (6/27/14)

“Opportunities with Volunteerism,” South

Africa exchange program, Springfield

(6/29/14)

“Food Safety from Farm to Fork,” West

Plains (6/30/14)

“Basics of Urban Fruit Production,” Commu-

nity Gardens conference, Manhattan, KS

(7/7/14)

“Advanced Fruit Production,” Community

Gardens conference, Manhattan, KS (7/8/14)





Lawrence County Horticulture Tour (7/10/14)

“Tomato Fertility Management,” Tomato

Field Day, SW Center, Mt. Vernon (7/15/14)

“Organic insect control,” Organic Gardening


“Elderberry Development Program,” National

Association of County Ag Agents annual con-

ference, Mobile, AL (7/20-7/24/14)

“Elderberry Cultivar Development,” National

Association of County Ag Agents annual con-

ference, Mobile, AL (7/20-7/24/14)

Coordinated:

Cooperated with LU faculty on Fruit Disease

Management ISE, Jefferson City (6/27/14)

Food Safety Training Workshop, West Plains

(6/30/14)

Patrick Byers Horticulture

[email protected]



Horticulture Specialist

Human Interest Greene County: The Organic

Gardening Academy, orga-

nized by Kelly McGowan

and Patrick Byers, is a series

of classes that focus on or-

ganic and sustainable garden-

ing practices. The class

meets twice monthly, and

includes topics such as soil

health, managing garden in-

sects and diseases using or-

ganic practices, organic veg-

etable gardening, compost-

ing, preserving habitat for

beneficial insects, urban wa-

ter use, and intensive garden-

ing practices. Each class

includes a hands-on activity

and a classroom discussion

of the subject.

Regional: Patrick Byers and John

Hobbs, Extension rural de-

velopment specialist in

McDonald County, are coor-

dinating a community gar-

dening project in Noel that

benefits Burmese families

working in the poultry indus-

try. Following an initial net-

working meeting with 20+

families who expressed inter-

est in the gardens, John and

Patrick attracted funding

from area businesses, seed

companies, and MU Exten-

sion to develop 3 gardens at

Burmese housing develop-

ments. The gardens are cur-

rently producing a variety of

vegetables in plots tended by

over 50 families. John, Pat-

rick, and Shon Bishop

(Lincoln University) are con-

ducting monthly information

meetings with the families.

Organic Gardening Academy class members capture and identi-

fy insects in the Master Gardener Kitchen Garden.

Patrick Byers demonstrates construction and use of tomato

cages.



Master Gardeners / Master Naturalists

The Missouri Master Naturalist Program

results from a partnership created in 2004

between the Missouri Department of

Conservation (MDC) and MU Extension

(MUE). The Missouri Master Naturalist

Program is recognized as a “named and

branded” program within MU Extension.

The MU School of Natural Resources is

the academic home for the Program. See

www.springfieldmasternaturalist.com or

springfieldmn.blogspot.com/

2015 Missouri State Master

Naturalist Conference in

Springfield May 1-3 The Springfield Plateau Chapter of the

Missouri Master Naturalist program will host

the 2015 Missouri State Master Naturalist

Conference in Springfield on May 1-3.

The conference will have events and

classes at the Botanical Center, Ramada Oa-

sis Hotel and Conference Center, Valley Wa-

ter Mill Park and Springfield Nature Center.

The local chapter in Greene County now

has nearly 100 members who will work to

make this conference and event possible.

Master Naturalists is a community-based

natural resource, education and volunteer

program. The Master Naturalists mission is

to engage Missourians in the stewardship of

our state’s natural resources through science-

based education and volunteer community

service. The purpose of the program is to

develop a corps of well-informed volunteers

to provide education, outreach and service

dedicated to that purpose.

An announcement video about the con-

ference can be viewed online at:

http://youtu.be/84GkUuDjLaA

Continued from Patrick Byers:

Upcoming programming and events

Global Food Systems Thematic Team meeting,

Columbia (7/28-7/29/14)

“Organic Weed Control,” Organic Gardening


First Friday informational display, Webb City

Farmers Market, Webb City (8/1/14)

Master Gardeners of Greene County board meet-

ing, Springfield (8/4/14)

“Organic Fruit Production,” EarthDance monthly

seminar series, St. Louis (8/5/14)

Horticulture Exhibits Judging, Missouri State

Fair, Sedalia (8/6/14)

First Thursday informational display, Farmers

Market of the Ozarks, Springfield (8/7/14)

Burmese garden project informational meeting,

Noel (8/11/14)

Metropolitan Food Systems Team Meeting, Co-

lumbia (8/12/14)





“The Xeriscape Garden – 20 Years of Sustainable

Landscape Education,” Advanced Master Gar-

dener Training – Drought and the Urban Land-

scape, Harrison, AR (8/16/14)

Master Gardeners of Greene County Hotline De-

velopment meeting, Springfield (8/18/14)

Springfield Plateau Master Naturalist chapter


“Pollinators and Beneficials – Maintaining Habi-

tat,” Organic Gardening Academy, Springfield

(8/21/14)

Extension Thematic Team meetings, Springfield

(8/27-8/29/14)

http://www.springfieldmasternaturalist.com/

http://springfieldmn.blogspot.com/

http://youtu.be/84GkUuDjLaA



Master Gardeners of Greene County

The Master Gardener Program is a popular and

successful statewide volunteer community-service

organization administered through University of

Missouri Extension. The organization’s goal is to

train gardeners who are willing to share their

knowledge with others. Master Gardeners become

volunteers of University of Missouri Extension and

donate hours for community educational projects in

horticulture. Volunteer activities include working

with non-profit organizations, maintaining commu-

nity gardens, conducting workshops, participating

in a Master Gardener speakers’ bureau and staffing

the Master Gardener “Hotline.” The Master Gar-

deners of Greene County can boast of over 300

members. For more information visit the chapters

website at http://www.mggreene.org.

Kelly McGowan Horticulture Educator

University of Missouri

Extension

[email protected]

Upcoming Events:

August 7: Loving Lavender class

from 6-7 pm in Nat

Greene Demo Garden.

Free and open to all

Master Gardeners and

public.

August 12: Monthly Chapter

meeting from 6-8 at

Botanical Center

August 18: Hotline training at Botanical

Center

September 12-14: State Master Gardener

Conference in St. Louis

Looking Back, Going Forward

30 Years of Greene County

Master Gardeners Celebration Friday, Oct. 3 will be the 30 year anniversary

celebration for the Greene County Master

Gardener Chapter. We are planning a big day

with a fun party to celebrate!

From 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., there will be a re-

ception in the Master Gardener Demonstra-

tion Garden with Chef Craig von Foerster

grilling vegetables and serving a light dinner.

At 7 p.m. the fun will move over to the Darr

Agricultural Center for a lecture by Dr. Todd

Lasseigne. He is a well known plantsman

who has traveled extensively throughout the

world collecting new landscape plants. His

topic will be Plant Collecting and he will give

an update on the Tulsa Botanic Garden where

he is president and CEO.

Tickets are available to all Master Gardeners

of Greene County now through July 31 for an

advance price of $12. On Aug. 1, tickets will

be available to all other southwest Missouri

Master Gardeners. After August 15, ticket

price will go up to $15 per person. After Sep-

tember 1, any remaining tickets will be made

available to the general public.

Tickets are available for purchase in the Hot-

line Room in the Botanical Center.

http://www.mggreene.org



Master Gardeners of Greene County

Member Spotlight:

Frank Shipe

When did you join Master

Gardeners and why?

I joined in 2014 because I’d so many

times been profoundly impressed by

the knowledge and good spirit of

Master Gardeners I talked with for

gardening articles I was writing.

What kind of gardening

background do you have? In my mid-thirties I quit writing and editing

for a living and started a small gardening

business. It made little sense because I’d

never gardened, but that’s where my heart

took me and before long I was making a

living at it. In time the two vocations dovetailed when I was asked to edit several gardening

books, which in turn was very helpful because it required doing a world of very valuable gar-

dening research.

What is your favorite thing about Master Gardeners of Greene County? Do I have to pick one? I like everything—the training, the people, the public gardens they do,

the helpful info they provide the public, and, most of all, their mission to make this a better

world.

What is one of your favorite growing tips that you

would like to share? Because nature is on our side and the nature of plants is to survive,

gardeners have a great likelihood of success in creating healthy,

beautiful gardens.

What are a couple of your favorite plants? I love so many, but coneflowers and zinnias top the list.

Anything else about yourself you would like to share? I’m grateful for everything.

Total Cash Contributed:

29,190.65

2014 Contributors to “Friends of Greene County Extension”

Corporate Level Master Gardeners of

Greene County

Sanford & Associates

Benefactor Level Richard & Janice

Bemarkt

Patron Level Harold & Lee Ann

Bender William & Virginia Darr

George Deatz

Sharon De Rubis

Friends of the Garden Greene Co. Soil & Water

Conservation District

Ann Hall

Joe Jenkins

Michael & Jan Wooten

Sponsor Level Greater Ozarks Hosta

Society

James Mauldin

Old Missouri Bank RDW Family &

Community Fund

Jim & Nancy Tucker

Contributor Level Carl Allison

Harold Bengsch

Frank & Shirley

Bridges

Joyce Brown

David & Stacey Burton

Ramona Burton

Marla Calico

Cox Health

Galen & Pam

Duitsman

Dr. Greenthumb/Greg

Peterson Family

Rusty Hathcock

Donation period runs from October 1 to Sept. 30

Gaylen & Dedra Jones

Jack Kaiser

Darrell & Danette

Proctor

Ryan Lawn & Tree Jody & Barbara Norman

Randall & Linda Sheridan

Springfield Watergarden

Society

Gene Wallace

Friends Level John & Lisa Bakerink

Glenn & Beverly Blake

Shelby Bradley

Campus, Inc.

Alice Counts

Bob Cirtin

Gale & Becky Edwards

Billie Sue Fuller

Mary Gallagher

James Garton

Paul & Della Goodwin

Ruth Grant

David & Linda Hall

Avis Holloway Richard & Yvonne Jarvis

Jeff Jones

Mary Sue Joplin

Main Street Feeds

MFA Agri Services

Pauline Marsh Steve & Marlu McElhany

Dellene Nelson

Race Brothers Farm &

Supply

Mike Sidebottom

Steve & Pam Squibb

Kathryn Steinhoff

Ronald & Sue Carroll

Terry

Lee & Julie Viorel

David & Glenda Welde

Chris & Colette Wilbers

Associate Level Jodie Adams

Ted Anderson

Cindy Arrowood

Mr./Mrs. David Bailey

Robert & Jana Belk

Mardell Bontrager

Keith & Malia Bucher

Carr Stock Farms, LLC

Kim Chaffin

Steven Counts

Barbi Dickensheet

Don & Cassandra

Garoutte

Kathleen Goff

Douglas Green Fred & Elaine Hamburg Harrison Farm

Dulcinea Fisher-Smith

Rob & Brenda

Funkhouser

William Hosman

Rita Johnson

Bob & Barbara Kipfer

Karen McDonald

Dorothy Miller

Frieda Morris

Edie Nelson

Join Friends of Greene County

Extension Since 1914, Greene County residents have sought

help in agriculture, gardening, 4-H youth, nutri-

tion, families, business and community develop-

ment from Extension. Members of “Friends of

Greene County Extension” contribute financial-

ly to make it possible for Extension to continue

having a positive impact on the quality of life in

Greene County. To learn how you can help by

contributing go to extension.missouri.edu/greene

or call (417) 881-8909.

Albert Niewald

Gladys O’Dell

Minuen Odom

Cathy & Alex Primm

Crystal Quade

H. James Roper

Carolyn Schirmer

Second Wind

Companies

Matthew Simpson

Patsy Spindler

Carol & Edgar

Stephenson

Stewart Farm

Elizabeth & Paul

Taylor

Randy Underwood

Leslie Wilde

http://extension.missouri.edu/greene


Greene County Extension Office located inside the

Springfield-Greene County

Botanical Center 2400 S. Scenic Ave.,

Springfield, Mo. 65807

Tel: (417) 881-8909

Fax (417) 823-4818

Office hours:

Monday - Friday * 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Online at http://extension.missouri.edu/greene

Each “Reaching Out Report” is used by Greene

County Extension specialists to concisely communi-

cate activities, contacts and events to members of the

Greene County Extension Council, Greene County

Commission and residents of Greene County. For

more about this report contact the editor, David Bur-

ton, at (417) 881-8909.

Videos on YouTube Watch the videos posted to our channel at

www.youtube.com/MUExtension417.

On Facebook Get regular updates about programs and news from

MU Extension in southwest Missouri. Find us at

facebook.com/MUExtension417.

Corporate Sponsors Sanford and Associates, CPA, Springfield,

Mo.: (417) 886-2220,

www.adifferentcpa.com

Master Gardeners of Greene County:

http://www.mggreene.org

Meyer Communications, KWTO 560 AM /

KTXR 101.3 FM: (417) 862-3751

www.radiospringfield.com/

American Business Systems, Springfield,

Mo.: (417) 866-5083, www.ambussys.com

Sunshine Valley Farm, 8125 E State High-

way AD, Rogersville, ph. (417) 753-2698,

http://www.sunshinevalleyfarm.com/

Springfield-Greene County Park Board,

Ph 417-864-1049, www.parkboard.org

Can I Help? Lorri Winters can help custom-

ers with material needs, soil

tests or program registrations.

Contact her at the Greene

County Extension Center,

(417) 881-8909. Lorri Winters

joined Extension in 2005. Lorri Winters Office Manager

Extension/Partner Meetings

County Commission meetings: 1st and 3rd

Mondays of month; confirm agenda and meeting

at http://www.greenecountymo.org/commission.

Commission building, Springfield, at 9:30 a.m.

Park Board Meetings: Second Friday of

each month at 8:30 a.m. Call 864-1049 to con-

firm location of meeting.

4-H Leader’s Council Meetings: 3rd Thurs-

day of each month (except July) from 7 p.m. to 9

p.m., at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2852 S

Dayton Ave, Springfield.

Greene County 4-H Foundation: meets 3rd

Thursday of each month at Panera Bread on Bat-

tlefield (across from the Mall) starting at 6 p.m.

Master Gardeners of Greene County—

board meeting: First Monday of each month at

4:30 p.m. at the Botanical Center.

Master Naturalists Board Meetings: The

board meets at 5:30 p.m. at the MDC regional

office, on the second Wednesday of the month.

Master Gardeners of Greene County--

membership meeting: Second Tuesday each

month at 6:00 p.m. at the Botanical Center.

Greene County Farm Bureau — Second

Monday of the month at Farm Bureau 2530 S

Campbell Ave, Springfield. Starts at 7:30 p.m.

https://www.adifferentcpa.com/

http://www.mggreene.org/

http://www.radiospringfield.com/

http://www.ambussys.com

http://www.sunshinevalleyfarm.com/

http://www.parkboard.org

July 2014

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