Master Gardener program offers hybrid training | Garden & Landscape
URBANA – For 46 years, Master Gardeners at the University of Illinois Extension have measured the success of planted gardens, identified insects, harvested produce, and the millions of hours volunteers have accumulated helping others to learn to grow.
From farms and small towns to suburbs and downtown, more than 2,600 volunteers statewide have put their mission of “helping others learn to grow” into practice by providing gardening education and outreach. in their communities. Take your love of gardening to the next level by joining the Master Gardeners in 2022.
The Hybrid Master Gardener training with live sessions will start on February 15th. Participants will study online each week, then attend a weekly live webinar session on Tuesday morning for 12 weeks.
“Our hybrid training is a great opportunity for people who need more flexibility to participate,” said Candice Hart, state master gardener specialist. “The online portion of this hybrid model provides more flexibility for interns to learn at their own pace each week and also participate in weekly interactive live webinars with their fellow interns. “
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The training includes videos, a master gardener’s manual, reading materials and quizzes. Participants will join online or in person on Tuesdays depending on local regulations. A strong internet connection is highly recommended.
This course aims to expose participants to in-depth horticultural content through modules including soils and fertilizers, plant diseases, entomology, pest management, organic gardening and more. For more information on the course, visit extension.illinois.edu/mg/devenir-maître-jardinier .
Registration closes February 1. Local charges apply. Contact Master Gardener Program Coordinator Jenny Lee for more information on training opportunities for Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Moultrie and Shelby counties at 217-345-7034.
After receiving training, volunteers participate in education programs in their communities. These opportunities may include speaking in garden clubs, civic groups or schools; answer calls or e-mails from garden help desks; establish demonstration gardens which serve as educational tools; and educate citizens on how to establish community gardens.
Charleston locations in 12 historical photos
Wilb Walker supermarket
1988: Dyalene Haworth demonstrates the ease of use of the EZ Shopper Grocery Cart at Wilb Walker Supermarket.
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Square
1980: Place Charleston.
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North Park house before renovation
1986: Jean Carpenter of Charleston received a grant to repair his house. A grant of $ 350,000 from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs will be used to renovate approximately 40 homes in the North Park neighborhood.
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North Park house after renovation
1986: Jean Carpenter on the porch of the house after renovations.
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Mother
1988: At Mother’s in Charleston, grandmother winks at customers who come to wet their whistles. Mothers is a tavern known to almost every student at Eastern Illinois University.
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Hotel fire
1931: The Jefferies building is destroyed by fire on Tuesday evening. On the left is the Winters clothing store with the Charleston hotel office next door to the north, then a vacant room recently vacated by the Huckleberry jewelry store, with the Rogers Pharmacy on the corner.
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Golf field
1986: Pat Kaiser plans to open his nine-hole golf course by Memorial Day weekend if Mother Nature would cooperate.
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Eastern Illinois Artists Guild
1941: A permanent exhibition of the work of Paul Turner Sargent was opened by the Eastern Illinois Artists’ Guild at 809 Jack St. built in 1831 by Dr. Aaron Ferguson. It is said to be the oldest house in Charleston.
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Downtown
1986: Downtown Charleston was designated as part of the funding district for that city’s tax increases in so-called dilapidated areas of their cities.
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Coles County National Bank
1992: Coles County National Bank is declared insolvent and sold to Eagle Bank and Trust Co. The Missouri-based trust company owns banks in three other Illinois cities, Sparta, Nashville and Highland.
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Charleston Square
1978: Osco Drug and Eisner grocery store soon opens in Charleston Plaza shopping center. The two stores will occupy 40,000 square feet in the center. A 2,000 square foot Radio Shack store is already open. Another 2,000 square foot store will be occupied by the Book Emporium and will open later this year. A total of 9,000 square feet remains for rent in the center.
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Celotex Corp.
1971: The estimated annual production for the new Celotex Corp. plant. north of Charleston is approximately 130 million square feet of insulation board.
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