Wyoming State Master Gardener Conference
STATE CONFERENCE AGENDA
April 25 – 27, 2008
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Friday – April 25th
|
| 8:00 a.m. – Noon |
Registration
Lunch on Own |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Welcome – Rhonda Shipp-Community Development Educator-UW Cooperative Extension Service |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Keynote Speaker – Marilyn Raff-Author … Paradise in Bloom |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Break – Visit Vendors |
3:00 p.m.
or |
Speaker – Mack Frost-Digital Photography |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Speaker – Andy Rose- Wind Power (tentative) |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Speaker – Marilyn Raff… Plumes with Panache |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Book signing & Break |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Cash Bar Social |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Dinner |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Keynote Speaker – Eva Shaw Ph.D.-Garden Therapy Expert and Author .… Garden Therapy |
| 8:30 p.m. |
Eva Shaw – Book Signing |
Saturday – April 26th
|
| 7:00 a.m. |
Pastries, Coffe, Juice - Visit Vendors |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker - Chris Ransick - Denver Poet Laureate/ Author Re-energize Program |
| 9:00 a.m. or |
Greenhouse/Straw Bale Home Tour... Shanor's (2 hrs.) |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Lecture - Abbondanza...Organic Seeds & Produce |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Break- Visit Vendors |
10:30 a.m.
Journaling |
Presentation - Claire Emery - Natural History Illustrator...Field |
| Noon |
Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Chris Ransick (During Lunch)...Poems for the Growing Season |
| 1:00 p.m. or |
Greenhouse/Straw Bale Home Tour...Shanor's (2hrs.) |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Presentation - Claire Emery...Garden Journaling and Botanic Illustration (2 1/2 hrs.) |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Break |
| 4:00 p.m. or |
Lecture - Patrick Zimmerer...Farmer/Grape Grower/Wine Producer (Table Mountain Vineyard) Huntley, WY and Member of the Wyoming Grape and Wine Association |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Chris Ransick (interactive book talk called "Dirt and Ink") |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Wine Tasting w/ Patrick Zimmerer |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Break |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Banquet - Keynote Speaker - During Dinner |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Dave Freudenthal...Governor |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Park County Master Gardeners...Fashion Show "Gardening Through Time" |
| 8:30 p.m. |
Live Music in Bar |
Sunday – April 27th
|
| 7:00 a.m |
Pastries, Coffee, Juice - Visit Vendors |
| 8:00 a.m. or |
Bird Walk led by Nancy Ryan (3hr) |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Presentation - Julie Fisher...Flower Fan and Xeriscape |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Workshop - Jean Shanor...Making Teas with the Plants and Herbs You Grow |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Break - Last chance for Silent Auctioin |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Northern Gardens...New Plant Varieties for 2008 |
| 11:15 a.m. |
Closing Remarks |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Vendor Shut Down, Silent Auction Cash Out Door Prizes Y Table Decorations Giveaways |
