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Dr. Tamra Reall
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All things home & garden in the #KansasCity area from MU Extension Horticulture #UrbanGarden #EMG #MasterNaturalist
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🌱Grow your garden. Grow your community.🤝
Registration is open for the Extension Garden Steward: Green Thumb Boot Camp!

Choose a training near you - multiple dates across the KC region!

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#ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #Gardening #GardenLife #Community #KansasCity
Informational flyer for MU Extension’s Extension Garden Steward: Green Thumb Boot Camp and AmeriCorps Senior Volunteer program. The flyer describes two opportunities: Course Participants: A practical gardening course covering soil, vegetables, flowers, insects, and pollinators, with multiple training dates from October through March at locations across the Kansas City area. AmeriCorps Senior Volunteers: For adults age 55+ in Clay, Jackson, or Platte counties who want to support the program by assisting with activities and community outreach. Includes benefits like enhanced gardening knowledge, meaningful service, and a free soil test after six volunteer hours. Bottom banner: “Let’s cultivate your green thumb together – Sign up today!”
October 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Curious about gardening + community service?

Join us for the Extension Garden Steward / AmeriCorps Senior Volunteer Open House this Saturday!

Learn more: extension.missouri.edu/events/exten...

🌱 501 N. Dodgion St, Independence, MO
🌱 Saturday, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Are you 55+ and want to make a difference? Join the AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to help with upcoming garden education programs. No green thumb required, just a heart for helping!🌱
💚Learn more and sign up here:
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#ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #Gardening
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July 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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🌱FREE STARTING JULY 2nd! Join the Extension #Garden Steward course & build your knowledge while creating healthier neighborhoods🌼

MCPL – Platte City
Weds, July 2–30
5:30–7:30 PM

FREE, thanks to the AmeriCorps Seniors program!
Also,🧤volunteers needed!🧤

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#ExtendMU
University of Missouri Extension Garden Steward: Green Thumb Bootcamp | Mid-Continent Public Library
Interested in learning gardening basics while promoting a healthy environment? Then this 5-week series is for you.
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July 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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🐝Did you know pollinators are responsible for 1 in 3 bites of food we eat? Learn how to protect these unsung heroes in our Master Pollinator Steward course!🌱 Info & register: bit.ly/2025MPS
#Pollinators #SaveTheBees #Gardening #Ecology #Missouri #ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #FlowerPower #Bee #Butterflies
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April 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Extension Master Gardener Marcia shares her favorite spring #TuesdayTips in this new video: youtu.be/ohJWEpjOZdo
#ExrendMU #SpringIsHere #Gardening #2xAg2030 🌱
Marcia's Tuesday Tip Spring Favorites
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March 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Searching for "low-acid" tomatoes for eating or canning? Craig LeHoullier, the North Carolina Tomatoman, shares some important insights on this topic in a conversation with Extension Master Gardener Mitch Weber
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#ExtendMU #Tomato #2xAg2030 #Gardening #GardeningTips #TuesdayTips
NC Tomatoman talks low acid tomatoes
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March 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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🐞Not all bugs are "bugs"! Is it a true bug? A fake? 🌱
In this new Kids Ask Dr. Bug, you'll learn the difference: youtu.be/rmwUrbKcmj4
#ExtendMU #Kids #KidsActivities #Insects #KC #2xAg2030 #TuesdayTips
Not all bugs are "bugs"! Is it a true bug? A fake? Dr. Bug teaches us to know the difference.
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March 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Not all bugs are 'bugs'! New Kids Ask Dr Bug video!
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#ExtendMU #KADB #Kids
Not all bugs are "bugs"! Is it a true bug? A fake? Dr. Bug teaches us to know the difference.
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March 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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🌱 Extension Garden Steward: Green Thumb Boot Camp 🐝
Ready to grow your gardening skills? Join our FREE 5-week in-person course!
Saturdays, Mar 29 – Apr 26, 10 AM – 12 PM
KCPL - Helzburg Aud
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Let’s grow together!
#ExtendMU #Gardening #KCGardening #SpringIsComing
Extension Garden Steward (KCMO Public Library) | MU Extension
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March 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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🌱Want to grow your gardening skills? Join Extension Garden Steward, a FREE 5-wk in-person course! Hands-on learning on veggies, ornamentals, pollinators & more. Sat, Mar 29–April 26, 10AM–12PM, KC Public Library. Register: extension.missouri.edu/events/exten... #Gardening #FreeWorkshop #ExtendMU
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March 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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🌸Spring is in the air! Join us for Spring Fling on Sat, Mar 8, 1–4PM in Independence, MO!
🌱 FREE w/garden demos, talks & hands-on fun!
🐞 Kid-friendly activities on plants & beneficial insects.
📍501 N Dodgion St (next to Restore)
More info: extension.missouri.edu/events/sprin...
#Spring #ExtendMU
Spring Fling! | MU Extension
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March 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Take a look at age-old garden lore and find out — truth or tall tale? In this #TuesdayTip, we take a fun look into the history of the woolly bear stories and the weather predicting capabilities of the Weather Worm.
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#BackyardEcology #Insects #Cats #ExtendMU #2xAg2030
Woolly Bear Predicts Winter or Does It?
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February 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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🐝 Ready to bee a #beekeeper? Join us for the JoCoMoBA 2025 Beginning Beekeeping Workshop on March 15!

Learn all about bees, hives, honey, and more—plus a chance to win a complete colony!

$75 | Pre-reg required | Lunch included

Space is limited, register now: jcmba.org
#ExtendMU #2xAg2030
Johnson County Mo Beekeepers Association – Where Local Beekeepers Come Together to Learn and Share
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February 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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🐝Did you know? Honey bees dance to share the best nectar and pollen locations!🌱
This video explores our sweetest pollinators and 2 of their famous dances. Watch how these tiny choreographers help their colony thrive! youtu.be/DpZ7Vo7QEoQ
#HoneyBees #Dance #Pollinators #ExtendMU #KADB
Kids Ask Dr. Bug - Let's Talk Dancing Bees
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February 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Live evergreens bring memories of childhood, the best scents and making new memories. But after the holidays, how do you recycle those holiday greens? Our newest #TuesdayTip shows you what to do!🌱 youtu.be/Humv9dOKGkU
#ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #ChristmasTree #Recycle #MGGKC
Recycling Those Holiday Greens!
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January 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Ew, bugs?! Don't knock it till you try it! Dr. Bug and Lorna are on a mission to taste some delicious insect treats! Wanna see what they think? Watch: youtu.be/GDNcCVRa1nk #DrBug #InsectAdventure #Foodie #ExtendMU #2xAg2030
Kids Ask: Can We Really Eat Bugs, Dr. Bug?
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January 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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🌱This week’s #TuesdayTip shows you how to bring tropicals and other plants inside while leaving pests outdoors. Learn simple, effective techniques to avoid unwanted hitchhikers and keep your plants happy indoors all winter!
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#ExtendMU #Gardening #2xAg2030
Punt those Pesky Pests: Bring Plants Indoors Pest-Free!
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October 29, 2024 at 9:44 PM
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Knife.Fork.Spoon. True weather prediction capabilities or is it just a persimmon “myth”?
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#ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #Truth #Myth #WinterIsComing 🌱
Cracking the Persimmon Seed: Can it Predict the Weather?
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October 23, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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Transplant shock happens no matter how careful you are, uprooting and replanting causes a disturbance in the plant’s root system. Watch to learn what can you do to minimize SHOCK! youtu.be/wsOIoWWa4Hs
#Gardening #Tips #ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #WednesdayMotivation 🌱
Transplant Shock Therapy - What Your Plant Wants You to Know
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October 16, 2024 at 4:02 AM
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#Halloween's most famous mascot: SPIDERS!
Why do so many people fear the spider? They are garden superstars! Let's look at what makes them spooky and how those traits are awesome in the newest Kids Ask Dr. Bug video: youtu.be/ysQaCSzJkIk
#ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #Spider #Kids #KidsActivities #TuesdayTip🌱
Kids Ask Dr. Bug: Do You Dare to Learn Creepy Spider Facts?
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October 9, 2024 at 12:53 AM
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What to learn how to grow your own mushrooms? Join us on October 16th. For more information and to register, go here
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#ExtendMU #GrowYourOwn 🌱
Grow Your Own Gourmet Mushrooms with Mushroom Logs! | MU Extension
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September 18, 2024 at 11:04 PM
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By late-Sept our #gardens may look a little tired & overgrown, but most of us are not quite ready to settle for a garden without color. This #TuesdayTip gives you four show-stopping ideas to bring fresh color to your gardens youtu.be/K43crK8sw8g
#ExtendMU #2xAg2030 #FallColors🌱
Colorful Fall Gardens! Take your late-summer dull to dazzling.
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September 17, 2024 at 10:56 PM
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Insects have amazing eyes that can see things we can't! Learn how they use their eyes to survive in this fun video: youtu.be/8qqw4IOUB6U
#ExtendMU #Insects #Eyes #Science #Kids #BackyardEcology 🌱
Bug Eyeballs: See How Bugs View the World!
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September 10, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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Annual or perennial? 🌱 Let's break it down! Watch now: youtu.be/nbJJMwsp0TM#... #GardeningTips #2xAg2030 #Gardening
Annuals or Perennials? Which is Best for Your Garden?
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August 20, 2024 at 11:17 PM