You may be surprised to learn that in July 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Senate Bill, Activities and Ideologies, which included nationwide Boot County UC Master Gardeners.
The first half of 1862 was a busy year for Lincoln and the US Congress. 160 years later, our country is still in the midst of a terrible civil war in which two draft laws are still being drafted. The first of these acts of Congress was the Hosted Act of 1862, signed by Lincoln in April 1862. Just like the 1862 Independence Day celebrations were in our history.
The Land-Grant College Act, backed by Vermont Senator Justin Moril, calls for the granting of public lands “for the benefit of several states and (colleges) colleges for agricultural and mechanical arts.” The government was committed to providing 30,000 acres of public land to each state, which is the basis of state-owned colleges and universities. It is important to acknowledge that national lands have been occupied by Native Americans for tens of thousands of years. From a secular point of view, land allocated by the federal government could be considered “public” and could be used for the benefit of each region.
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The law, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides federal funding to state-sponsored colleges to conduct basic and practical agricultural research. Available agricultural test stations are now available in all 50 states. Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act in 1914 and continued to seek to develop agriculture and support farmers. In order for farmers to receive these new services, the County “Bureau of Agriculture” had to be organized to request a Post Extension Consultant in collaboration with USDA and Land-Grant College.
Founded as Land-Grant College, University of California, Berkeley, California. Today, UC Berkeley, UC Riverside, and UC Davis, the closest home to the home, have inherited that legacy. Cooperative Extension Specialists and the Faculty of Experimental Station will coordinate their education efforts with these Cooperative Extension Consultants based on these three campuses. 50 of California’s 58 counties support the U.S. Department of Cooperative Development.
University of California Collaborative Extension County consultants are an important resource for more than just crop development. In addition to plant science, pest management, soil and water health, they control agricultural economic issues. Management of animals and natural resources; Nutrition, family and consumer sciences; And youth development – especially in the 4-H program.
Over time, as County Extension Programs and the California people’s reputation grew, busy farm consultants were raising questions about plants, pests, and home gardeners. The Master Gardener Program is designed to help expand information by training agricultural consultants volunteer in horticulture science. This program was conceived by David Gibby at Washington Cooperative Extension University. In 1972, Gibby conducted a pilot program in Takoma, Washington.
Following remarkable success, master gardeners have officially established a strong training program and curriculum. The idea quickly spread throughout the US and Canada. Each MG program in the US is affiliated with the Land University and the County UC Cooperative.
In California, Riverside and Sacramento counties. He was the first to launch a program to train and certify master gardeners since 1980. Since then, more than 50 certified master gardening programs have been established in California counties.
A.D. In 2007, Boute County UCCE farm consultant Joseph Connell and family and consumer science consultant and county director Susan Donohu identified a genuine interest in the local MG program. Trained from UC Davis, County, UCCE Office in Oroville, Bute County Farm, Home and 4-H Support Team, and three other master gardeners, Connell and Donohue are members of the local MG. Develop a training program.
The MG Training Course was to be provided by consultants, specialists and professors from the UC system and Boute County UCCE invited to enroll. In May 2008, the first team of Bute County gardeners completed their training. Weekly parts of the 17-week training program are now offered annually in Bute County. The upcoming 2022 class will be the eighth graduating cadre.
Master gardening training is in-depth, comprehensive and scientifically based. The mission of UC Master Horticulture is to “extend the reach of California residents with research-based, scientifically accurate knowledge and in-house gardening and pest management. Required Masters gardeners are trained in a variety of subjects, including (but not limited to) ፡ general vegetation, irrigation, soil, plant pathology, entomology, integrated pest control, fire safety, plant identification, diagnostic techniques, trees, cactus, irrigation and indoor Vegetable garden. The goal is to introduce students to a variety of relevant topics, not to create professionals in each field. The training emphasizes research techniques, allowing MGS clients to identify where to look for information to help solve the problems of local gardeners.
Bute County MGs In the first class of 2008, 21 volunteers have come a long way since graduation. We currently have 94 active master gardeners, and 24 new classes will be graduated next May. At 530-538-7201, we will provide a hotline for garden inquiries at tte@ucanr.com by phone and email. Each spring and autumn we offer a public education workshop on a variety of topics. Our Living Laboratory Program is bringing Plant Science to many local schools through school garden projects. We have set up a useful and beautifully designed website, specifically focused on our local garden and focused on our upcoming activities https://ucanr.edu/sites/bcmg. We email newsletters to our subscribers every month. Our Garden Guide and the Three-Year Garden Journal contain information, tips and notes for each week of the year. You can find our access tents at local farmers’ markets and gardening events. We hold plant sales twice a year, highlighting well-grown plants here.
And on Friday we published an article on the topic of gardening in this newspaper on our real garbage column and on our website our real garbage blog.
Probably the most powerful and rewarding project to date is our demonstration garden at the Patrick Ranch Museum in Midway, south of Chiko. We call it the “New California Garden – a sustainable, practical, beautiful garden for today.” Here we have created many landscaping examples, gardening under the oak tree, edible landscapes, an all-star space for Bute County (plants grown around our area) and a place designed to hold outdoor lessons. The one-hectare plot of land for the Exhibition Garden became the Patrick Ranch Museum.
BUTE COUNTY UC Master Gardeners Start with Joseph Connell and Susan Dononahu, United Extension Consultants Emeritus We have a long way to go. The main components of Demonstration Paradise were made possible by funding from the Agriculture, Housing and 4-H Support Team. And we owe our continued existence to MG volunteers and all gardeners and plant lovers in our region. Thank you!
Boute County UC Master Gardeners are part of the University of California Partnership Extension System, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm consultants, and nutrition and fitness programs. Visit https://ucanr.edu/sites/bcmg/ to learn more about UCCE Butte County’s major gardeners and help with gardening in our area. If you have a gardener question or problem, call 538-7201 or email tte@ucanr.edu.