GIEI Statewide Meeting Agenda
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Parking for Free
You will need a parking code for the parking meter located at the end of the parking lot closest to the building. We will post the code at the parking meter on the morning of the meeting.
Light Refreshments
Coffee, pastries, and fruit will be provided, but please feel free to contribute additional items to share.
Welcoming Remarks and GIEI County/City Highlights
Each county/city Master Gardener program will have five minutes to share their group highlights and stories.
State Office Updates
- County/City Highlights: What’s the state of GIEI in your MG program?
- UME Signature Program Status
- State MG Annual Report (GIEI Data)
- 2017 Advanced Training Updates
- 19th Annual Training Conference │ May 25, 2017 │ 9:30 am-6:00 pm
Topics for Discussion
- How to get new/more Master Gardeners hooked on GIEI?
- GIEI Branding (e.g. GIEI merchandise)
- Call for Master Gardener GIEI success stories
- What are GIEI focus areas statewide?
1. Community Gardens
2. Urban/Mini Gardens
3. Youth/School Gardens
4. Low-Income/Underserved Populations
Free GIEI Swag!
Please pick up your GIEI promotional merchandise for upcoming spring/summer GIEI events! We will distribute the following items at the March meeting.
- GIEI Signage
- MG/GIEI Brochures
- HGIC/GIEI Business Cards
- GIEI Lettuce Seed Packets
- Soil Test Bags
2017 Meeting Dates and Locations
Summer 2017
Thursday, July 27th
│10:00 am-1:00 pm
Sykesville ‘Eileen M. Merkle’ Community Garden (Carroll County)
Fall 2017
Thursday, November 16th
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10:00 am-1:00 pm
UME
4-H Center, College Park
