Master Gardeners across our district in Northwest Lower Michigan are delighted to welcome our new Consumer Horticulture Program Instructor, Elise M. Carolan, to the MSU Extension office in Leelanau County! As coordinator of Master Gardener Volunteer activities in our area, Elise will be overseeing numerous community service projects including the Leelanau Community Garden (LCG), now in its 23rd year of operation, as well as our MG/SEEDS Demonstration Garden just outside Traverse City.
For background information, please see http://www.leelanaucommunitygarden.blogspot.com/. The LCG blog has not been supported since 2012 but remains online and serves as an example of the opportunities the garden offers for teaching as well as growing food. The effort was formerly supported in part by the Leelanau Family Court, but that support was terminated in 2014. It’s my understanding that in 2015, financial support is to be forthcoming from the Master Gardener Association of Northwest Michigan, for which we’re extremely grateful. The garden represents a wonderful opportunity for additional Master Gardener Volunteers to perform an important community service while gaining invaluable experience in food gardening. Even before her selection for her new position with the Extension, Elise offered excellent new ideas on possible ways to improve the LCG’s productivity and overall value to the community; beginning in January 2015, we’ll be consulting with her in more detail. Stay tuned!
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