Class Session # 4

Another full day. 
The good - more interesting information to add to our store of ever-growing knowledge.
The not so good - all that sitting   : (

First item on the agenda was some MG administrative stuff.   Elaine Anderson, the Program Director, walked us through what we'll be doing after we complete our 12 weeks of classes and the final exam..... the internship period and beyond.  I'll tell you about that later.... stay tuned.

With the admin stuff behind us we then had a very entertaining presentation on Orchard Mason Bees from Missy Anderson...... who came complete with a black outfit and antennae headband (yes, she really loves these little guys!). 

Soup to nuts details and some amazing facts - very cool!   I highly recommend you get in touch with Missy and invite her to come and present to folks in your community - you won't be disappointed!  She can be reached at orchardmasonbees@yahoo.com.

After lunch, Amy Ockerlander from Seattle Tilth gave us an informative lecture on Organic Gardening, afterwhich we had another discussion on Integrated Pest Management (IPM).... showing us photos of plant damage, discussing the culprits and continually emphasizing the importance of really picking apart the problem to ferret out root cause......which will often lead us right back to good ol' homo sapiens and some gardening no-no that's occurred. 

So, that's four classes done, with eight more to go.... we're 1/3 the way through the classroom training...... woo hoo!   Apart from having a numb bum from all the sitting, it's a real blast!  So worth it!