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JCMGA Working Groups Update

Barbara Low
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Community Outreach Working Group

Planning on having a table at the following gardening events in 2026: Jackson County Home Builders Show in March; Blue Heron Park Event in April; JCMGA Spring Garden Fair in May; JCMGA Fall Festival in September; and the Pollinator Project Event in October.  We are also getting ready for our School Grants, Community Garden Grants, and the Speakers Bureau.

Fundraising Working Group

This group has been working hard on updating the JCMGA Garden Guides.  They also work on having JCMGA and Friends of the Garden clothing available for purchase.  This group also creates gardening theme items to sell at our table events.

Gardens Working Group

They are planning and preparing for the upcoming growing season in our Demonstration Gardens.  This year we will be adding a new garden – the “Sensory Garden”.  We will provide more details later.

Marketing & Technology Working Group

This group works with the other working groups to help provided needed technology and support provided for their projects.

Member Services Working Group

We update the JCMGA Membership (Chapter) Directory each year.  We also coordinate the following events: OSU Master Gardener Class First Day Lunch in January; the JCMGA Annual Picnic/Award Ceremony in June; and the OSU Master Gardener Class Graduation Dinner in November.

Program Support Working Group

Planning is well underway for an eventful 2026! We will be partnering with the Master Food Preservers at the Growers Markets, continuing to table with Rogue Food Unites, holding Seed to Supper classes with Rogue Retreat, and holding many educational classes for the community.

Spring Garden Fair Working Group

This group has already started meeting monthly in preparing for  the 2026 Spring Garden Fair which will again be the Jackson County Expo.

Winter Dreams Summer Gardens Working Group

This group has already started meeting monthly to plan the 2026 Winter Dreams Summer Gardens virtual educational event – which will be October 16, 17, 23, and 24.  Thank you to those of you who completed the WDSG 2025 survey.  We used this data to plan on possible topics and presenters for the 2026 WDSG.