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Emeritus Members

We honor those who have contributed so much to the VCE EMG program and to our Association. 


Emeritus Members:

Eleanor Ames (Class of 2002; Emeritus 10/2012)

Frank Baxter (Class of 1993; Emeritus 1/2022)

Skip Bowling (Class of 1993; Emeritus 1/2022)

Bob Carlton (Class of 2002; Emeritus 3/2019)

Lucy Carlson (Transferred in 2021, Emeritus 1/2025)

Donna Downing (Class of 2008; Emeritus 1/2018)

Rose Fairman (Class of 1998, Emeritus 1/2025)

Ruth Garretson (Class of 1986; Emeritus 3/2015)

Johan Guss (Class of 1993; Emeritus 1/2013)

Shelby Hadler (Class of 2002; Emeritus 10/2014)

Angie Hutchinson (Class of 2008; Emeritus 1/2022)

Charlie Newton (Class of 1998; Emeritus 8/2022)

Sharon Rodriguez (Class of 2012; Emeritus 11/2022)

Anne Stillwell (Class of 1995; Emeritus 6/2013)

Richard Stromberg (Class of 1999; Emeritus 1/2018)

Carolyn Wilson (Class of 1997; Emeritus 10/2018)

 

 

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Save the Date!

Click on the events below for more info:

  • GardenFest, June 7, 8 a.m.

Community Talks

Click on the events below for more info:

  • Native Gardening, Handley Library, May 8, 6-74 p.m.

EMG Information Tables

Click on the events below for more info:

  • Blandy Garden Fair, May 10 and 11
  • Ready, Set, Grow, Clarke County Library, May 17
  • Community Kindness Family Fair Day, May 17

 

Upcoming Children’s Workshops

Parents and guardians must remain with children during the workshops. Click on the events below for more info:

  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, May 8, 5-6 p.m.
  • Samuels Nature Explorers, May 16, 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
  • Preparing Soil and Planting, Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden, May 17, 10-11 a.m.
  • Preparing Soil/Pollinators, Seven Bends State Park, May 31, 10-11 a.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, June 12, 5-6 p.m.
  • Mini Workshop at the Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden (Making “Plant People,” June 17, 8-10 a.m.
  • Pollination and Pollinators, Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden, June 21, 10-11 a.m.
  • Mini Workshop at the Children’s Garden at Seven Bends State Park (Making “Plant People,” June 24, 8-10 a.m.
  • Companion Planting, Seven Bends State Park, June 28, 10-11 a.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, July 10, 5-6 p.m.
  • Samuels Nature Explorers, July 11, 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
  • Composting and Vermicomposting, Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden, July 19, 10-11 a.m.
  • Composting and Vermicomposting, Seven Bends State Park, July 26, 10-11 a.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, August 14, 5-6 p.m.
  • Insects in the Garden, Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden, August 16, 10-11 a.m.
  • Mini Workshop at the Children’s Garden at Seven Bends State Park (Leaf and Flower Prints), Aug 19, 8-10 a.m.
  • Insects in the Garden, Seven Bends State Park, August 23, 10-11 a.m.
  • Mini Workshop at the Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden (Leaf and Flower Prints), Aug 26, 8-10 a.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, September 11, 5-6 p.m.
  • Saving Seeds, Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden, September 20, 10-11 a.m.
  • Saving Seeds, Seven Bends State Park, September 27, 10-11 a.m.
  • Mini Workshop at the Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden (Gourd Bird Feeders), October 7, 9-11 a.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, October 9, 5-6 p.m.
  • Mini Workshop at the Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden (Gourd Bird Feeders), October 14, 9-11 a.m.
  • Preparing the Garden for Winter, Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden, October 18, 10-11 a.m.
  • Preparing the Garden for Winter, Seven Bends State Park, October 25, 10-11 a.m.
  • Samuels Nature Explorers, November 7, 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, November 13, 5-6 p.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, December 11, 5-6 p.m.

 

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