2024 Speaker List
All meetings are face to face unless stated otherwise. 
Burton Senior Center
3410 S Grand Traverse St. Burton, MI 48529
5:30 Social time
6:00 Speaker
7:00 Short MGAGCM Meeting

January 18          Abbey Palmer             (ZOOM) Food and Agriculture Education
                                                                     Activities for Youth in the Garden                 1 Ed. hr.
February 15        Barslund Judd             (ZOOM) Planning a Native Garden                  1 Ed. hr.

March 21             Caitlin Potere             (ZOOM)  Culinary Herbs                                     1 Ed. hr. 

 April 18              Awards Night         

May 16               Dr. Brent Crain            Common Conifer Problems                                 1 Ed.hr

June 20             Roxanne Gabriel from WOJO’s   Creating a Cut Flower Garden            1 Ed.hr

July 18             Jason Bey                      Supporting Honey Bees                                         1 Ed.hr

August 22 (date change because of Back to the Bricks) - Flint Fresh                           1 Ed.hr

September 19 - Speaker canceled

October 17 - Speaker Lisa Kendall   “How to Start a Permaculture Garden”                 ​1 Ed.hr

November 21 - Holiday Party

2023 Speaker List

January 19                                           Ric Adams                Lilies
February 16                                        Sue Grubba               Drama in the Garden 
March 16                                             Wayne Pope             Garden Photography (no ed. hour)
May 18                                                Glen Pace                  All Trilliums—not just the white ones 
June 15                                               Vince St. Marie         Pollinators - Who They Are and How                                                                                                           We Can Help Them
Aug. 17                                               Barb Hunter               Hostas 
Sept. 21                                              Jay Blair                     Conservation
October 18                                        Jean Presley              Seed Saving and Winter Sowing

5:30 Social 
6:00 Speaker 
7:00   Meeting
Burton Senior Center,  3410 S. Grand Traverse, Burton, MI 48529 
1 hour  educatonal credit for meeting speakers

2022 SPEAKER LIST

DATE

TOPIC

SPEAKER

​Jan. 20       Garden Risk Management – Micah Hutchison and Anna Williams [via Zoom only]
                   (1 hr. Cont. educaton credit)

Feb. 17       Urban Gardening 101: Soils and Water w/ Barslund Judd & Micah Hutchison thru                     Edible Flint (via Zoom)

Mar. 17      Functonal Gardening: Common Plants and Herbs for Tea – Stephanie Stoneburg                 
April 21     The Impact of Global Climate Change on Pollinators – with Terry Ryan Kane

May 19      Color and Texture in the Spring Garden – Glen Pace

June 16     Home Compostng Made Easy – Amy Freeman

July 24     Picnic at Crossroad Village – It starts at noon.

Aug. 7      MGAGCM Garden Tour - Swartz Creek area  3 educational hours

Aug. 18     Every Natve Plant Has A Story – Angela Nelson

Sept. 15     Teaching Science to Kids in the Garden Even When You Don’t Think You Can -                           Darren Bagley

​Oct. 8       Fall into Spring Conference – Mot Community College Events Center

Oct. 20     Gardens Rich With Color Are Full of Bulbs - Rebecca Finneran

Nov. 17     Holiday Party at Burton Senior Center