Our Zoom August meeting was about Building Healthy Soil presented by Cobb County MGEV, Crystal Force. Her very informative presentation delved into the discovery of how mycorrhizal fungi makes our soil healthy and how the destructive horticultural practices of the 20th century can be reversed. She explained that healthy soil is the place to begin if you want healthy plants. Recent discoveries reveal that far more than heathy plants are at stake when considering how we treat our soils. Among those things affected by the heath of our soil are the health of our children and ourselves and even climate change. Cris was part of a group that conducted a two year experiment on No Till Gardening. They received First Place in Research in the ‘Search for Excellence Award’ by the International Master Gardener Conference in 2019. She quotes from the National Resource Conservation Service, The Hope in Healthy Soil: “We now realize, without…
Category: Meetings
April 2020 Meeting
CANCELLED!!!!!! We’re were looking forward to having Becky Griffin come to speak about “Our Native Pollinators” on Monday, April 20, but due to COVID 19 and our current shelter in place guidelines, we hope to have Becky come at a future date. Related Images:
March 2020 Meeting
CANCELLED!!!!!! As of 5PM today, March 13th; Gwinnett County has decided to close their senior centers until further notice. We hope to have Cris Force, Cobb County Master Gardener, speak on Building Healthy Soil at a monthly meeting later in the year. Related Images: