1. www.facebook.com /juniormastergardener

3.  2012 Sept JMG State Coordinator Updates Building a Vegetable Garden Certification Growums Fundraiser JMG Online Registration Youth Gardening of Community of Practice

4. Junior Master Gardener ® Level One Core Curriculum  Teacher/Leaders’ Guide  JMG Youth Handbook

6. Junior Master Gardener ® thematic Level One Curricula

7. JMG ® Certification for Youth Become a certified Junior Master Gardener ® Golden Ray Series sm certification of youth

8. Complete 1 group activity per teaching concept in each chapter Complete 1 individual activity per teaching concept in each chapter Complete 1 community service/ leadership project per chapter Certified Junior Master Gardener ®

9. Golden Ray Series Certifications Plant Growth & Development Soils & Water Insects & Plant Diseases Ecology & Environmental Horticulture Landscape Horticulture Fruit & Nutrition Vegetables & Herbs Life Skills & Career Exploration new! Growing a Vegetable Garden Health & Nutrition from the Garden Wildlife Gardener Literature in the Garden thematic curriculum or in one chapter/theme

10. Golden Ray Series Certification In depth study of a chapter 1. any combination of 12 activities 2. completing 1 Life Skills/Career Exploration activity 3. participating in 1 service project The newest JMG curriculum is developed around soils and water concepts.

11. Building a Vegetable Garden Certification Hamburger Plants (p.3) Home Sweet Home (p.157) Know & Show Sombrero (p.4) Make Your Pick (p.159) Small & Large (p.160) Rules are Rules (p.161) Schedule It (p.162)

12. Building a Vegetable Garden Certification Paper Towel Gardening (p.165) or Tender Transplants (p.167) Plant Parts Rap (p.8) Building Bins & Compost Sandwiches (p.31) Oxygen Factory (p.17) Garden to the Table (p.171) Plant a Seed (p.199, from Life Skills & Career Exploration Chapter)

13. program partnership: JMG/Growums Fundraiser

16. JMG/Youth Gardening Community of Practice

18. network of stakeholders working/ learning/evolving together to maximize impact 2012 National eXtension Conference

20. annual fall registration

24.  JMG State Coordinator GoTo Updates Frequency Date/time 20/10 Format

25. subscribe for free to School Gardening National News! www.jmgkids.us/grow