{"id":3774,"date":"2018-12-07T14:01:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T19:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/master-gardener\/?p=3774"},"modified":"2018-12-07T14:01:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T19:01:41","slug":"monroe-county-master-gardener-association-celebrates-30-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/master-gardener\/monroe-county-master-gardener-association-celebrates-30-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Monroe County Master Gardener Association Celebrates 30 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On November 13, members of the Monroe County Master Gardener Association assembled in Bloomington to kick off their 30<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Celebration.\u00a0 The celebration included remarks from John Orick, Purdue Master Gardener State Coordinator, followed by \u201cThe Story of the Master Gardener Association: A Look Back and a Look to the Future.\u201d\u00a0 Founding members plus original Board members attended the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/master-gardener\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/430B3E51-CE0E-4757-A410-E4C766EFC8AA.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3775 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/master-gardener\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/430B3E51-CE0E-4757-A410-E4C766EFC8AA-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/master-gardener\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/430B3E51-CE0E-4757-A410-E4C766EFC8AA-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/master-gardener\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/430B3E51-CE0E-4757-A410-E4C766EFC8AA-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/master-gardener\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/430B3E51-CE0E-4757-A410-E4C766EFC8AA-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/master-gardener\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/430B3E51-CE0E-4757-A410-E4C766EFC8AA-313x235.jpeg 313w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/master-gardener\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/430B3E51-CE0E-4757-A410-E4C766EFC8AA-31x23.jpeg 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the re-establishment of the Purdue Master Gardener Program in Monroe County, the Monroe County Master Gardener Association formally organized in January 1989.\u00a0 Their mission is provide public education on horticultural knowledge and practices as outlined in the state guidelines, and to assist in the certification of those who successfully completed training by offering organized activities.\u00a0 Some of their volunteer opportunities include maintaining the Courthouse Native Garden, and Cheryl&#8217;s Garden at Karst Farm Park (named after a \u00a0Master Gardener), coordinating a regional Garden Fair, helping maintain WonderGarden at Wonder Lab, and various other volunteer\u00a0opportunities in Monroe County. 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