Committee Work
I am no stranger to committee work. When we moved to Wisconsin, over twenty years ago now, I immersed myself in our local school system. I had a boy entering…
Tag: Volunteering
An Environmental Editorial Based on a Transformative Experience
We moved to the Midwest in 1999 from Western New York. The topography here is much the same as it was there. However, looking back I believe I had was…
Learning to Serve
Now that school is underway, students seem busier than ever. My youngest is an example. He has a full course load including AP classes, plays a varsity sport, and has…
End Season Monarch Update
Yesterday, my husband found a Monarch butterfly flailing around on the rain soaked cement of our driveway. It was a cool, wet morning with a temperature in the mid-50’s. After…
My Thoughts on Community Gardening During the Summer: Take Two
Due to being short on time again today, I am reposting a blog piece I had written and put on the Evergreen Garden club at the end of August in…
Reaching out – Out Reach: The Last Two Weeks.
It is the height of the monarch migration season. By all reports, it has been a great year to be involved in the conservation of this species. Summer numbers are…
Yearly Continuing Education for Master Gardener Volunteers
Did you know that Master Gardener Volunteers have yearly requirements to maintain a certification in good standing? We do! Each year, in Wisconsin, Master Gardeners who were previously certified need…
Helping Others Learn to Help
While I had a rough start to my day yesterday, there was a bright spot other than my chance to develop relationships with a new set of students. I also…
