BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Master Gardeners Association of Alberta - ECPv6.15.11//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Master Gardeners Association of Alberta X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mgaab.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Master Gardeners Association of Alberta REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20200308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20201101T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20210314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20211107T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20220313T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20221106T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20200101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210427T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210427T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092524 CREATED:20210423T185820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T191105Z UID:453-1619548200-1619555400@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Gardening with Irene Parlby\, A Heritage Garden DESCRIPTION:Alix Wagon Wheel Museum Presents a Zoom:\n\nTake a journey with Irene Parlby as she talks about her 1935 garden experiences on the drought locked prairies pre-garden centres. \nIrene is remembered as a member of the Famous 5/Persons Case.  She was also a gardener! \nPresented by Verne Williams of VMW Gardener and “Garden Sages”. \nTuesday\, April 27\, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. \nFor more information\, or to request the meeting code\, please contact alixmuseum@gmail.com. URL:https://mgaab.org/event/gardening-with-irene-parlby-a-heritage-garden/ CATEGORIES:Other MG Webinar ORGANIZER;CN="Alix Wagon Wheel Museum":MAILTO:alixmuseum@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210426T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210426T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092524 CREATED:20210416T203145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T203145Z UID:432-1619463600-1619470800@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Sustainable Edible Gardening in Alberta\, A Growing Movement DESCRIPTION:The Edmonton Horticultural Society Speaker Series present this Zoom Event. \nGrowing edibles sustainably regardless of whether you are growing in a large farm\, home garden\, community garden plot or a few containers on the patio or balcony have many common requirements of the grower. It’s not about just growing to feed yourselves now; but it is about gardening in ways that makes it sustainable over the years for humans and the entire planet.Understanding the growing requirements of plants\, especially on the Prairies\, along with the intricate and fascinating synergy between soil\, soil life\, plants\, insects and even those organisms we call ‘pests’ is the basis for success. Planting what thrives where you grow comes next. Then developing knowledge and skills such as: building soil; water conservation; saving open-source seeds; attracting wildlife through providing habitat; pest management plus harvest and preserving the bounty.Fostering the knowledge\, skills and passion for growing our food locally and sustainability is a community effort embraced by individual gardeners\, community gardeners\, SPIN Farmers\, Community Shared Agriculture and other organizations. The benefits to our health and wellness are astonishing\, what we grow just plain tastes great. \nJanet Melrose is ‘Calgary’s Cottage Gardener’\, specializing in Garden Education\, Horticultural Therapy and advocating for a Sustainable Local Food System: successfully synthesising Community-Based Horticultural Therapy programs located in Community Gardens and other organizations; and working with gardeners of all stripes to develop their skills and experience of gardening for enjoyment\, health and sustenance. Janet is passionate about sharing her knowledge and contributing to the community through workshops and various media outlets\, including being a regular contributor to the ‘The Gardener’ and ‘Calgary Gardening’ and now co-author with Sheryl Normandeau for the ‘Prairie Gardener’s Go-To’ series of books. \n  \nRegister for this Zoom event using this link. URL:https://mgaab.org/event/sustainable-edible-gardening-in-alberta-a-growing-movement/ CATEGORIES:Other MG Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210425T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210425T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092524 CREATED:20210326T192711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T191946Z UID:260-1619341200-1619370000@mgaab.org SUMMARY:CHS Garden Show DESCRIPTION:The Calgary Horticultural Society is excited to announce that we are having a 2021 Garden Show!  It is a virtual event\, the weekend of April 24 and 25\, and will be offered using an online conference platform. The conference format will allow us to bring you speakers live and host an exhibit hall. It will be very similar to visiting our in-person Show\, but you can attend from the comfort of your home or office. \nIn the tradition of past Garden Shows\, it will be a ticketed event. While still focussing on the challenges of growing in the Calgary area\, we can bring popular\, audience-drawing keynote speakers from other regions to our event\, as unlike with in-person events\, travel and distance are not a concern. Like internationally hosted live opera and ballet at the local cinema\, we can bring the uplifting and inspiring art of growing and gardening to our stage. \nAnd\, like past Garden Shows\, we are pleased to announce that our corporate member\, Society friend\, and long-time supporter\, greengate Garden Centres Ltd. has joined the event as the presenting sponsor. \nWatch this e-news\, our website GardenShow URL:https://mgaab.org/event/chs-garden-show-2/ CATEGORIES:Other MG Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210424T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210424T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092524 CREATED:20210326T192711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T192150Z UID:259-1619254800-1619283600@mgaab.org SUMMARY:CHS Garden Show DESCRIPTION:The Calgary Horticultural Society is excited to announce that we are having a 2021 Garden Show!  It is a virtual event\, the weekend of April 24 and 25\, and will be offered using an online conference platform. The conference format will allow us to bring you speakers live and host an exhibit hall. It will be very similar to visiting our in-person Show\, but you can attend from the comfort of your home or office. \nIn the tradition of past Garden Shows\, it will be a ticketed event. While still focussing on the challenges of growing in the Calgary area\, we can bring popular\, audience-drawing keynote speakers from other regions to our event\, as unlike with in-person events\, travel and distance are not a concern. Like internationally hosted live opera and ballet at the local cinema\, we can bring the uplifting and inspiring art of growing and gardening to our stage. \nAnd\, like past Garden Shows\, we are pleased to announce that our corporate member\, Society friend\, and long-time supporter\, greengate Garden Centres Ltd. has joined the event as the presenting sponsor. \nWatch this e-news\, our website GardenShow URL:https://mgaab.org/event/chs-garden-show/ CATEGORIES:Other MG Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210422T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210422T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092524 CREATED:20210326T192711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210329T035647Z UID:258-1619118000-1619125200@mgaab.org SUMMARY:MGAA Board Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://mgaab.org/event/mgaa-board-meeting/ LOCATION:via Go To Meeting CATEGORIES:Board Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210418T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210418T160000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092524 CREATED:20210326T192711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210329T043541Z UID:256-1618750800-1618761600@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Cultivating Culinary Mushrooms DESCRIPTION:Growing Culinary Mushrooms – Easier than you think!\n\n\nJoin Tara Stephen for an afternoon of mushroom growing. Three different methods will be examined: Pearl Oysters on stacks\, Wine Caps on garden on beds and Shaggy Manes on compost heaps. If you love dining on mushrooms don’t miss  how easy it is to grow your own. \nTara Stephens is conservation biologist by day and runs Fungi Akuafo with Meghan Vesey by night (and on week-ends). In addition to sharing her fascination for fungi and love of growing mushrooms with others\, Tara has a keen interest in permaculture\, local food systems and community building. www.fungiakuafo.com \nPlease register with Eventbrite. URL:https://mgaab.org/event/cultivating-culinary-mushrooms/ CATEGORIES:MGAA Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210414T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210414T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092524 CREATED:20210326T192711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210329T043138Z UID:255-1618426800-1618434000@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Why flowers do what they do\, better\, with soot\, ash & s**t. DESCRIPTION:A story of the Waterton post-fire blooms\, Serengeti fertility\, and Amazonian green.\n\nJoin award Winning Conservationist\, Educator\, Naturalist and WildLife Expert Brian Keating for a story of the Waterton post-fire blooms\, Serengeti fertility\, and Amazonian green.\n\n\n\nBrian Keating is one of Canada’s most in demand keynote speakers. He previously held the position “Head of Conservation Outreach” at the Zoo\, which enabled him to raise money and then spend it on environmental projects around the world. He has been leading groups on nature based travel for three decades\, exploring some of the best wildlife areas on the Planet. Because of his experiences\, insights and his expertise\, Brian Keating is a weekly guest on both Calgary and Edmonton’s CBC Radio. For many years\, he was a regular on the Discovery Channel\, using his own wilderness adventure and wildlife filming. Media outlets such as CBC\, CTV\, Huffington Post\, and Radio Canada International often call on Brian to learn his past and present stories of adventure\, travel\, nature and discovery. \n  \nThis Event is $10 for members of MGAA and $20 for non-members of MGAA. \nRegister using Eventbrite. \n  \nThis Event is appreciatively sponsored by Edward Jones. URL:https://mgaab.org/event/why-flowers-do-what-they-do-better-with-soot-ash-st/ CATEGORIES:MGAA Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210406T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210406T200000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092524 CREATED:20210326T192711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210329T042945Z UID:254-1617733800-1617739200@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Alberta Native Bees DESCRIPTION:Alberta’s Native Bees – Join us to learn about the diversity of native bees in Alberta\, their life cycles and habitat requirements. We’ll cover best practices for bee hotels and bumble bee boxes\, the difference between native and managed bees and whether you should purchase bee cocoons for your garden. \n\nMegan Evans – Megan is a Professional Biologist with a degree Environmental Science and a Master’s in Ecology from the U of C. She worked as a summer student on a pollinator research study with Agriculture Canada\, which started her interest in native bees. Megan spent 6 years working with the provincial government in a number of roles including as an Ecologist with Alberta Parks. She currently works as the Executive Director for the Alberta Invasive Species Council. Megan has sat on the board for the Alberta Invasive Species Council; the Entomological Society of Alberta; and she co-founded the Alberta Native Bee Council in 2017.\n\nPleaser register via Eventbrite. URL:https://mgaab.org/event/alberta-native-bees/ CATEGORIES:MGAA Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210331T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210331T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092524 CREATED:20210326T192711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210329T042826Z UID:253-1617215400-1617219000@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Backyard Birds of Alberta DESCRIPTION:MGAA – Backyard Birds of Alberta with Brian Stephens\n\n\n\nJoin us in this 3 part presentation about Alberta birds.\n\nAlberta has over 300 species of birds. The talk will focus on a selection of birds usually found in our urban and nearby areas with the goal of giving you a core group of birds and the group (family) they are in. This will help you identify something that is different from the usual. We will also cover some of the resources that are available to help. For the core group we will also look at their habitat preferences\, how they forage for food\, and what they prefer to feed on. \nStephens Brian has been birding throughout Alberta for over 30 years. He has birded all over Alberta including a big year\, and in Nunavut\, Northwest Territories\, Newfoundland\, British Columbia\, Saskatchewan\, Arizona and California. He is currently President of the Edmonton Nature Club. \nThis Event is free for MGAA members and $10 for non-MGAA members. \nRegister using Eventbrite. URL:https://mgaab.org/event/backyard-birds-of-alberta/ CATEGORIES:MGAA Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210329T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210329T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092524 CREATED:20210326T192711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210329T042637Z UID:252-1617044400-1617049800@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Gardening for a Better World DESCRIPTION:Growing Resilience During the Pandemic with Ron Berezan.\n\n\n\nThe events of the past year have reinforced the importance of home gardens for food security and family self-sufficiency. How can we “up our game” to ensure that our gardens can thrive and support us through difficult times? This presentation will explore concrete strategies for getting more from you garden and ensuring that it will feed you and your family for years to come!\n\nRon Berezan has been growing food in urban yards and small rural settings for all of his adult life. Born and raised in Edmonton\, most of his gardening experience is rooted in the prairies. Fifteen years ago\, Ron started The Urban Farmer\, a business focused on helping others create sustainable\, edible\, organic landscapes using insights from permaculture and agro-ecology. Ron has taught and consulted throughout North America and has taken 27 groups of Canadians to see organic farms and permaculture projects in Cuba where he has had close ties for the past 12 years. Ron is a Master Gardener\, certified permaculture instructor\, a biochar maker and currently lives in Powell River on the west coast where he has developed and manages Blueberry Commons – an organic cooperative farm growing fruits and vegetable for market.\n\n\nRegister here.\n  URL:https://mgaab.org/event/gardening-for-a-better-world/ CATEGORIES:Other MG Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210328T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210328T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092524 CREATED:20210326T192711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T193658Z UID:251-1616936400-1616950800@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Spring Back 2021 DESCRIPTION:This year\, the Vancouver (BC\, Canada) Master Gardeners are going digita\nl! Spring Back 2021 will be held via Zoom on Saturday March 27 an\nd Sunday March 28\, 9 am-1 pm PST\, each day. Tickets are $50 Because\ntheir event is online this year\, they are able to cast a wider net\, and as\na result they can bring renowned gardening experts from the UK and the Paci\nfic Northwest\, including: Dr. Noel Kingsbury\, Fergus Garrett\, Jonathon Jone\ns\, Egan Davis\, Dr. Linda-Chalker Scott\, Andrea Bellamy\, and Lorene Edwards\nForkner.   This year’s theme is “resilience” and their speak\ners will offer advice on growing food in small spaces\, the latest trends in\n natural floral landscapes\, plants that triumph over extreme conditions\, an\nd plant-protecting tactics in a climate changing world. For more info\ngo to:: http://mgabc.org/node/2867   URL:https://mgaab.org/event/spring-back-2021-2/ CATEGORIES:Other MG Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210327T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210327T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092524 CREATED:20210326T192711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T193658Z UID:250-1616850000-1616864400@mgaab.org SUMMARY:Spring Back 2021 DESCRIPTION:This year\, the Vancouver (BC\, Canada) Master Gardeners are going digita\nl! Spring Back 2021 will be held via Zoom on Saturday March 27 an\nd Sunday March 28\, 9 am-1 pm PST\, each day. Tickets are $50 Because\ntheir event is online this year\, they are able to cast a wider net\, and as\na result they can bring renowned gardening experts from the UK and the Paci\nfic Northwest\, including: Dr. Noel Kingsbury\, Fergus Garrett\, Jonathon Jone\ns\, Egan Davis\, Dr. Linda-Chalker Scott\, Andrea Bellamy\, and Lorene Edwards\nForkner.   This year’s theme is “resilience” and their speak\ners will offer advice on growing food in small spaces\, the latest trends in\n natural floral landscapes\, plants that triumph over extreme conditions\, an\nd plant-protecting tactics in a climate changing world. For more info\ngo to:: http://mgabc.org/node/2867    URL:https://mgaab.org/event/spring-back-2021/ CATEGORIES:Other MG Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR