Topic:NRCS Featured Speaker/s:Phylixcia Moore Topic:Learn, Eat, Grow and Go Program Featured Speaker/s:Lou Ann Rollins and Phylixcia Moore Phylixcia will speak on the NRCS and how it applies to local gardening. Phylicxia Moore is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University where she received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Agriculture. Phylicxia started a career with... Read More →

Topic:Drip Irrigation 101, basic rain water harvesting, making a rain barrel Featured Speaker/s:Tommy Morgeson Tommy has been a Master Gardener since 2010 and has played pivotal roll in the growth and maintenance of CBMGA. Tommy started our first web site, has served as business manager and many other rolls for CBMGA. With water becoming ever... Read More →

Topic:Pollinators and Pollination and Bees Featured Speaker/s:Roger and Sue Farr Roger and Sue joined CBMGA in 2015 and hit ground running becoming bedheads, mentors and taking on several leadership roles. Just this year they headed up two new wildflower areas on top of being bedheads of our Blueberry, Blackberry and now part of our Texas... Read More →

Topic: Peaches, fruit trees, blackberries and blueberries Featured Speaker/s:Eric Lum Eric will be speaking on Peach and other fruiting trees along with covering the latest research on blackberries and blueberries. Eric will cover the basics of pesticides/herbicides/fungicides in regard to the crops he will cover. He will cover fertilizer and soil types for these also.... Read More →

Topic:Integrated Pest Management or IPM Featured Speaker/s:Linda Timmons Integrated pest management, or IPM, is a process you can use to solve pest problems while minimizing risks to people and the environment. Linda has been a past speaker on IPM and is extremely knowledgeable on the subject. Snacks, soft drinks and coffee will be provided. Current... Read More →

Topic:Selecting and Growing Garlic for the Home Gardener Featured Speaker/s:Shawn Warren Shawn Warren will present a program on selecting and growing garlic for the home garden here in North East Texas. They are currently growing around 80 different varieties of garlic near Paris Texas. Depending on your soil type there are soft neck types, hard... Read More →

Topic:Herbs and edible herbs that thrive in Northeast Texas Featured Speaker/s:Jolene Turner Wilson Jolene Turner Wilson will present the 3 hour program on Herbs, Edible herbs, heirloom and “Pass along” plants that thrive in Northeast Texas soils and weather. Jolene went through the CBMG training in 1999 when she and her family lived in Camp... Read More →