Club Meetings & Grange Halls Listings & Links - Transition Whatcom2024-03-29T15:12:24Zhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/club-meetings-grange-halls?groupUrl=organic&commentId=2723460%3AComment%3A48217&groupId=2723460%3AGroup%3A5850&feed=yes&xn_auth=noFoothill & Squalicum rura…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-04-15:2723460:Comment:482172011-04-15T20:16:22.206ZHeather Khttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/HeatherK
<strong><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Foothill & Squalicum rural neighbors:</font></font></strong><br />
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><strong>Rome Grange Garden Club</strong>- Usually meets the first Thursday of each month 7pm at the Rome Grange</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">2821 Mt Baker Highway, Bellingham, WA…</font></font></p>
<strong><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Foothill & Squalicum rural neighbors:</font></font></strong><br />
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><strong>Rome Grange Garden Club</strong>- Usually meets the first Thursday of each month 7pm at the Rome Grange</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">2821 Mt Baker Highway, Bellingham, WA 98226.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Quote from Herald paper:</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><em>“Come and learn more about our garden club and consider joining us for monthly gardening programs.”</em></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://calendar.bellinghamherald.com/bellingham-wa/venues/show/969668-the-rome-grange"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="2"><font size="3">http://calendar.bellinghamherald.com/bellingham-wa/venues/show/969668-the-rome-grange</font></font></font></a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="2"><font size="3">Note- The Rome Grange is often available for other meetings</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="2"><font size="3"> and sometimes has a tailgate farmer at their events: </font></font></font><a href="http://www.wa-grange.org/localgrange.html"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="2">http://www.wa-grange.org/localgrange.html</font></font></a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Also see rural Everson Garden Club (info & link above)</font></font></p> Master Gardener Foundation –…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-02-12:2723460:Comment:432502011-02-12T22:20:19.143ZHeather Khttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/HeatherK
<font size="2">Master Gardener Foundation – often meets 2<sup>nd</sup> Thursday of the month.</font><br />
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="2">For details, see the 'Weeder's Digest' at - <a href="http://whatcom.wsu.edu/mastergardener/">http://whatcom.wsu.edu/mastergardener/</a></font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#323031"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">Quote<em>: “The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM…</em></font></font></font></p>
<font size="2">Master Gardener Foundation – often meets 2<sup>nd</sup> Thursday of the month.</font><br />
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="2">For details, see the 'Weeder's Digest' at - <a href="http://whatcom.wsu.edu/mastergardener/">http://whatcom.wsu.edu/mastergardener/</a></font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#323031"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">Quote<em>: “The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM at</em></font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><em><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2"><font color="#323031">the WSU Whatcom County Extension Offi ce, 1000</font></font></font></font></em></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><em><font color="#323031"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">North Forest Street, Bellingham. Please use the</font></font></font></em></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><em><font color="#323031"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">Laurel Street entrance.</font></font></font></em></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><em><font color="#323031"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">As always, the evening will begin with our non-formal</font></font></font></em></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><em><font color="#323031"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2">social time beginning at 6:30 PM, the meeting 7:00</font></font></font></em></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><em><font size="2"><font color="#323031"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">PM with the quest speaker..As always, our meetings are open to the public and</font></font></font></em></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><em><font size="2"><font color="#323031"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">free of charge. Bring a friend! "</font></font></font></em></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://whatcom.wsu.edu/mastergardener/foundation.htm"><font size="2">http://whatcom.wsu.edu/mastergardener/foundation.htm</font></a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">quote: <em>“Master Gardener Volunteer Educators are available regularly during the gardening season to answer your questions. We enjoy the challenge of figuring out what's wrong with your plants and helping you solve your horticultural puzzles. Whether you want to know what's chewing on your rhododendrons, the straight scoop on composting, or how much fertilizer to put on your lawn and when to apply it, the Master Gardeners of Whatcom County can help! We are trained to offer research-based information about what to do to prevent problems. Preventative measures may minimize the need for drastic corrective measures that are potentially more damaging to the environment as well as to the home gardener.</em></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"><em><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">As Master Gardeners, we are committed to stewardship gardening through the practice of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). A healthy landscape requires much more than simply spraying pests. It demands knowledge of your plants' cultural needs and the proper diagnosis of problems. We can help you make your home garden the best it can be, all at no cost to you.</font></font></em></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"><em><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Master Gardeners are available weekdays at the County Extension office, (360) 676-6736 or beginning in March on Wednesdays and Saturdays at Hovander Park, working in the demonstration plot and offering Plant Clinics from 9 a.m. until noon.</font></font></em></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2"><em>We'll most likely ask you to bring samples of that pesky bug, mystery weed, diseased branch or flower into the office at 1000 N. Forest Street. Pack up your questions in a zip-lock bag, and bring them to us!! If we don't have an answer, we have the resources of Washington State University and the USDA to help us find out exactly what's bothering that prized plant of yours. Call us for assistance before you have a problem, too. We'll tell you when to plant your bulbs and prune your fruit trees and clip those perennials</em>. “</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">*Most Frequently Asked Questions to Master Gardeners</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"><a href="http://whatcom.wsu.edu/mastergardener/MG_FAQ.pdf"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">http://whatcom.wsu.edu/mastergardener/MG_FAQ.pdf</font></font></a></p>