Missouri Master Gardener State Conference, September 20-22, 2013
Nathanael Greene|Close Memorial Park 2400 S Scenic Ave
Springfield, MO 65807
http://www.missourimastergardener.org/
A symbiotic
relationship exists between the world of the Master Gardener (MG) and the world of a
papermaker with plant fibers. The Master Gardener’s focus is all about plants,
as is a papermaker who uses plants for the raw materials from which papers are
created. FDH member Shirah Miriam Aumann, has been invited to be a presenter for one of the Advanced
Training sessions at the Missouri Master Gardener State Conference, this September
20-22, in Springfield, Missouri, at the new Botanical Center and established themed
gardens. Even though this is a Missouri state conference, other MG
chapters from many other states have also registered. (http://www.
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| MG Demo Garden, one of over 35 gardens in the 114-acre gardens - a combination of the Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene|Close Memorial Park, that surround the new Botanical Centre. (Aerial photo by Rockafellow
Photography) |
The session will be
in 3 parts: an orientation to the history and description of paper; a
field-trip to the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden within the gardens, where
Shirah will explain the various plants suitable for papermaking and the parts of the
plant and season of harvest for paper; a limited hands-on experience, utilizing fibers previously harvested from the MG Demo Gardens.
"I consider it a real opportunity to introduce a subject not usually found in typical MG training and hope to promote papermaking in such a way that might stir in them a desire to use their plants in this new and exciting way in future..."
Shirah Miriam "Mimi" Aumann
If you are going to be in the geographical area during the time of the conference, please plan to attend to show support for Shirah, and also to lend a hand, perhaps, in helping to spread the word about the art of hand papermaking.
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