🌱Looking for a crash course in gardening? Join MU Extension’s free Green Thumb Bootcamp, a 1 day workshop in #KC.
• March 21 – Ivanhoe
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• March 28 – Southeast Community Center
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#Gardening #ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #Free #SpringIsHere
Informational flyer for MU Extension’s Extension Garden Steward: Green Thumb Boot Camp and AmeriCorps Senior Volunteer program. The flyer describes two opportunities: Course Participants: A practical gardening course covering soil, vegetables, flowers, insects, and pollinators, with multiple training dates from October through March at locations across the Kansas City area. AmeriCorps Senior Volunteers: For adults age 55+ in Clay, Jackson, or Platte counties who want to support the program by assisting with activities and community outreach. Includes benefits like enhanced gardening knowledge, meaningful service, and a free soil test after six volunteer hours. Bottom banner: “Let’s cultivate your green thumb together – Sign up today!”
🌱Grow your garden. Grow your community.🤝
Registration is open for the Extension Garden Steward: Green Thumb Boot Camp!
Choose a training near you - multiple dates across the KC region!
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#ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #Gardening #GardenLife #Community #KansasCity
Are you 55+ and want to make a difference? Join the AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to help with upcoming garden education programs. No green thumb required, just a heart for helping!🌱
💚Learn more and sign up here:
extension.missouri.edu/programs/ext...
#ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #Gardening
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🌱FREE STARTING JULY 2nd! Join the Extension #Garden Steward course & build your knowledge while creating healthier neighborhoods🌼
MCPL – Platte City
Weds, July 2–30
5:30–7:30 PM
FREE, thanks to the AmeriCorps Seniors program!
Also,🧤volunteers needed!🧤
www.mymcpl.org/events/10705...
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🐝Did you know pollinators are responsible for 1 in 3 bites of food we eat? Learn how to protect these unsung heroes in our Master Pollinator Steward course!🌱 Info & register: bit.ly/2025MPS
#Pollinators #SaveTheBees #Gardening #Ecology #Missouri #ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #FlowerPower #Bee #Butterflies
Searching for "low-acid" tomatoes for eating or canning? Craig LeHoullier, the North Carolina Tomatoman, shares some important insights on this topic in a conversation with Extension Master Gardener Mitch Weber
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#ExtendMU #Tomato #2xAg2030 #Gardening #GardeningTips #TuesdayTips
🐞Not all bugs are "bugs"! Is it a true bug? A fake? 🌱
In this new Kids Ask Dr. Bug, you'll learn the difference: youtu.be/rmwUrbKcmj4
#ExtendMU #Kids #KidsActivities #Insects #KC #2xAg2030 #TuesdayTips
🌱 Extension Garden Steward: Green Thumb Boot Camp 🐝
Ready to grow your gardening skills? Join our FREE 5-week in-person course!
Saturdays, Mar 29 – Apr 26, 10 AM – 12 PM
KCPL - Helzburg Aud
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Let’s grow together!
#ExtendMU #Gardening #KCGardening #SpringIsComing
🌱Want to grow your gardening skills? Join Extension Garden Steward, a FREE 5-wk in-person course! Hands-on learning on veggies, ornamentals, pollinators & more. Sat, Mar 29–April 26, 10AM–12PM, KC Public Library. Register: extension.missouri.edu/events/exten... #Gardening #FreeWorkshop #ExtendMU
🌸Spring is in the air! Join us for Spring Fling on Sat, Mar 8, 1–4PM in Independence, MO!
🌱 FREE w/garden demos, talks & hands-on fun!
🐞 Kid-friendly activities on plants & beneficial insects.
📍501 N Dodgion St (next to Restore)
More info: extension.missouri.edu/events/sprin...
#Spring #ExtendMU
Take a look at age-old garden lore and find out — truth or tall tale? In this #TuesdayTip, we take a fun look into the history of the woolly bear stories and the weather predicting capabilities of the Weather Worm.
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#BackyardEcology #Insects #Cats #ExtendMU #2xAg2030
🐝 Ready to bee a #beekeeper? Join us for the JoCoMoBA 2025 Beginning Beekeeping Workshop on March 15!
Learn all about bees, hives, honey, and more—plus a chance to win a complete colony!
$75 | Pre-reg required | Lunch included
Space is limited, register now: jcmba.org
#ExtendMU #2xAg2030
🐝Did you know? Honey bees dance to share the best nectar and pollen locations!🌱
This video explores our sweetest pollinators and 2 of their famous dances. Watch how these tiny choreographers help their colony thrive! youtu.be/DpZ7Vo7QEoQ
#HoneyBees #Dance #Pollinators #ExtendMU #KADB
Live evergreens bring memories of childhood, the best scents and making new memories. But after the holidays, how do you recycle those holiday greens? Our newest #TuesdayTip shows you what to do!🌱 youtu.be/Humv9dOKGkU
#ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #ChristmasTree #Recycle #MGGKC
Ew, bugs?! Don't knock it till you try it! Dr. Bug and Lorna are on a mission to taste some delicious insect treats! Wanna see what they think? Watch: youtu.be/GDNcCVRa1nk #DrBug #InsectAdventure #Foodie #ExtendMU #2xAg2030
🌱This week’s #TuesdayTip shows you how to bring tropicals and other plants inside while leaving pests outdoors. Learn simple, effective techniques to avoid unwanted hitchhikers and keep your plants happy indoors all winter!
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#ExtendMU #Gardening #2xAg2030
Knife.Fork.Spoon. True weather prediction capabilities or is it just a persimmon “myth”?
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#ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #Truth #Myth #WinterIsComing 🌱
Transplant shock happens no matter how careful you are, uprooting and replanting causes a disturbance in the plant’s root system. Watch to learn what can you do to minimize SHOCK! youtu.be/wsOIoWWa4Hs
#Gardening #Tips #ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #WednesdayMotivation 🌱
☝️HAPPENING THIS WEDNESDAY!
#GrowYourOwn #Mushrooms #Gardening #ExtendMU #2xAg2030
#Halloween's most famous mascot: SPIDERS!
Why do so many people fear the spider? They are garden superstars! Let's look at what makes them spooky and how those traits are awesome in the newest Kids Ask Dr. Bug video: youtu.be/ysQaCSzJkIk
#ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #Spider #Kids #KidsActivities #TuesdayTip🌱
What to learn how to grow your own mushrooms? Join us on October 16th. For more information and to register, go here
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#ExtendMU #GrowYourOwn 🌱
By late-Sept our #gardens may look a little tired & overgrown, but most of us are not quite ready to settle for a garden without color. This #TuesdayTip gives you four show-stopping ideas to bring fresh color to your gardens youtu.be/K43crK8sw8g
#ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #FallColors🌱
Insects have amazing eyes that can see things we can't! Learn how they use their eyes to survive in this fun video: youtu.be/8qqw4IOUB6U
#ExtendMU #Insects #Eyes #Science #Kids #BackyardEcology 🌱
Late summer is a great time to stand outside and unlock the secret melodies of the insect world! Put on your listening ears and let's discover the magical music hiding in our own backyard!🌱
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#ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #KADB #Insects #BackyardEcology #SongsOfSummer
🌱Want to up your container gardening to the next level? Watch this video to take your containers from ordinary to extraordinary! youtu.be/GYEemG2AlvM
#ExtendMU #Flowers #Gardening #Tips
Attention Specialty Crop Growers!
USDA Expands Funding Opportunities for Specialty Crop Growers to Help Offset On-Farm Food Safety Expenses for 2024 and 2025
*More information: www.farmers.gov/sites/defaul...
*Answers to FAQs: farmers.gov/food-safety
#ExtendMU #Farms #FoodSafety #Grants #2xAg2030
Did you know female mosquitos are the ones that bite? Want to learn more cool mosquito facts and how to avoid itchy bites? Join Dr. Bug on YouTube: youtu.be/zyE2Lhnzq18
#ExtendMU #Mosquitoes #FunFacts #Kids #Summer #Science
Don't have yard space? 🌱Grow a garden in pots! This video teaches container gardening basics!
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#ExtendMU #TuesdayTip #Container #Gardening
Explore the amazing world of insect transformations in our new Kids Ask Dr Bug video! 🐛🦋🌱 youtu.be/GY4JxMMLu84
#ExtendMU #InsectLife #Metamorphosis #TuesdayTip #ScienceEducation #Nature
