Except where noted, all events and meetings are open to the public. Some lectures and events will be offered via YouTube or ZOOM technology. Zoom meetings/presentations will require registration prior to start date. The Free Lance Star and MGACRA Facebook page will also be used to post/advertise all activities. All gardening, insect, plant disease, and horticultural related questions can be called into our VCE office: 540-658-8000. The office serves the four-county area and Fredericksburg. Additional resources are available at: ext.vt.edu where subjects of interest can be searched. *****************************************************************************************************************
6 November: Workdays at Cedell Brooks Jr Demonstration Garden on Thursdays
Volunteer Opportunity at King George Native Demonstration Garden Thursdays 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27. Project Coordinators, Alvin Calhoun and Mary Ellen Green welcome all Master Gardeners/Interns and other interested parties to take part in weekly maintenance volunteer opportunities at the Native Demonstration Garden at Cedell Brooks Park (11215 Henry Griffin Rd, King George, VA 22485)Thursdays, starting at approximately 9:30 AM and ending sometime before noon. This maintenance schedule (weather permitting) will continue weeklyevery Thursday morning throughout the growing season and will end on November 20, 2025. You can earn as much or as little MG volunteer hours as you wish. Please track and enter your hours in Better Impact under MyImpact page app under Demonstration Gardens at Cedell Brooks Park at https://app.betterimpact.com/Volunteer/Hours. We ask volunteers to bring gloves, weeding tools, buckets, and personal water. Please contact Project Coordinators - Alvin Calhoun at [email protected] or Mary Ellen Green at [email protected], if you have any questions about maintenance of the native garden or the 2025 schedule.
12 November: MGACRA Board Meeting at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Link will be sent to members.
20 November: MGACRA Monthly Meeting:
1:00 p.m.
Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Theater Room, 1201 Caroline St, Fredericksburg.