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Buckeye Lady Beetle Blitz (BLBB) is a network of volunteers trained to collect lady beetle biodiversity data in Ohio. Lady beetles provide important natural pest control in gardens and on farms. Unfortunately, many native species are declining and the BLBB program has been established to track and understand these declines.

Seneca County Master Gardener Vince Kirchner will take you from food selection, preparation, the actual dehydrating to reconstituting the dehydrated foods to use in recipes.  You will sample the dried and reconstitued foods, discuss using dehydrated foods in recipes and even take home some samples as well as a dehydrating recipe booklet with recipes the presenter has tried and used for this program.  Call 419-447-9722 ext 10 to reserve your seat.

The Madison County Master Gardeners are offering volunteer training school beginning January 31, 2013 and concluding May 2, 2013.

Applicants from counties adjacent to Madison County are welcome.

Classes will be held Thursdays 6 to 9 p.m. at the OSU Extension Office in London Ohio.

Cost is $175 per applicant and covers the cost of instruction, information manual and fingerprinting/background check as required.

Join Lucas County Master Gardener Volunteers as we tour Secrest Arboretum with Joe Boggs, Jim Chatfield, and Erik Draper.  Dress for the weather and pack a brown bag lunch while we help raise funds for Secrest Tornado Recovery efforts.  Fee $15.00

RSVP to northrup.10@cfaes.osu.edu

“There’s still time to add to your volunteer hours if you find yourself in Columbus on the second or fourth Wednesday of the month before the end of October; and it is worth the trip just to see how beautiful the grounds have matured in the past few years,” Janet K. Russell (MG class of 2003) said. Russell recently combined “weeding the Governor’s garden” with an overnight stay in Worthington where her grandson, Alexander Crawford, enjoyed skateboarding in one of the city’s metro parks along the Olintangy River.

Hone your diagnostic skills at this full day workshop. Also become a First Detector.  Hancock County Ag Service Center 7868 CR 140 Findlay is the location.  $25 is the fee which includes lunch and handouts.  Registration can be done online or via mail.  Deadline to register is Wednesday, July 20.  All counties in attendance receive Whitney Cranshaw's book "Garden Insects of North America."  Speakers include Amy Stone, Curtis Young, and Erik Draper.

Learn from experts how to attract birds and butterflies and create a mini eco-system in your yard.
Browse exhibits of butterflies, birds, and native plants.
Explore what to plant, what to avoid, as well as how birds and butterflies might be attracted to native
plants through gardening and land stewardship.

Learn about heirloom vegetables for your garden at Mulberry Creek Herb Farm in Huron, OH.  Nursery owner Karen Langen will discussion heirloom vegetables for 2.0 hours of advanced training credit.  Click here for flyer.