​2017 Luna County Master Gardener Workshops
ª  What is a Master Gardener? Master Gardeners are trained volunteers who assist their local Cooperative Extension Service in providing accurate, research-based yard and gardening information to county residents.
 
ª  2017 Luna County Master Gardener Workshops
This is a 12-week series of gardening-related workshops.  Workshops will be scheduled for 1 to 1½ hours and will occur weekly beginning on Thursday, August 17, 2017, from 5:30pm to approximately 7:00pm. Certified Master Gardeners, NMSU instructors and/or other specialists, will present workshops.
The workshops will be held at the Luna County Cooperative Extension Office (some may be offsite) located at 210-B Poplar Street in Deming. The cost per student will be $50.00 for the series that includes handouts and instruction.  Please plan on attending every session: however, we will work with you if you have to miss a class. Students completing the series will be awarded a Luna County Master Gardener Certificate.
     
Workshop Schedule
  Date     Topic and Scheduled Presenters
8/17/17   Soil: How To Analyze and Amend It (Jack Blandford, Luna County Extension Agent)
8/24/17   Watering Systems (Alberta Morgan, Master Gardeners)
8/31/17   Vegetable Gardening (Alberta Morgan, Master Gardener)
9/07/17   Composting & Raising Worms (Dorian Dodson & Erin Rice, Master Gardeners)
      9/14/17   Best Roses For Luna County & How To Care For Them (Eric Graham, Master Gardener)
      9/21/17   Preserving Your Harvest (Laynee Kuenstler, Family and Consumer Sciences)
      9/28/17   Common Pests & Diseases (TBD)
     10/05/17  Best Native and Adapted Plants for Luna County (Connie Grove & Claudia Smith, Master Gardeners)
                    Bee and Butterfly Gardens (Connie Grove & Claudia Smith, Master Gardeners)
     10/12/17  Weeds and Invasives (Jack Blandford)
     10/26/17  Tree Selection & Maintenance (Jack Blandford)
     10/19/17  Raised Beds and Container Gardening (Jack Blandford, Luna County Extension Agent)
     11/02/17  Houseplants & Basic Propagation Techniques (TBD)
     11/09/17       Testing, Graduation and Party

MAGNESIUM PROJECT SUPPORTERS GATHER 500 PETITION SIGNATURES
 
Supporters of the proposed magnesium project south of Deming have gathered over 500 signatures in support of the project, according to Carol Brewka, Community Relations Volunteer Coordinator.   The supporters are signing pledges of support for the multi-million dollar magnesium quarry and processing plant at the Peru Mill Industrial Park.  An application has been submitted to the Bureau of Land Management and the state of New Mexico to open the quarry and the processing plant, and that application is currently under review.  The project is expected to create 500 to 5,000 jobs in the Deming area.  The project’s Managing Member, David Tognoni of Elephant Butte, has conducted several public meetings to educate the public about the project.  The petition drive continues and citizens can add their names to the petition.
 
“This is the kind of project we need in Deming,” said Brewka.  “It will bring a very environmentally clean industry to our area and provide thousands of good paying jobs.  We have had great support so far and anyone who wants to sign up in support is welcome."
 
For those who would like to sign the petition, stop by Brewka Orthodontics, at 710 S. Gold Avenue in Deming, and sign the petition in the lobby.  
 
For information, please call 303-408-2222.