Master Gardener / Chickens
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A graduate of the College of Agriculture and Life Science, University of Vermont Pam has found volunteer opportunities with Cooperative Extension programs wherever she’s lived. A certified Cooperative Extension Master Gardener in three states, Pam has focused on public education. Moving to Phoenix, AZ from California, she traded weekly gardening columns in 2 local newspapers for the opportunity to be a featured speaker at Phoenix Home and Garden shows, presenting programs on vegetable gardening, desert landscaping, and composting. She has had cameo appearances on local television as well.
Pam prepares and presents gardening classes for the cities of Mesa and Chandler, and garden clubs throughout the valley. At the Maricopa County Cooperative Extension offices she presents for the Desert Garden Institute, a series of gardening classes for the public and the ‘Grow and Preserve Workshops’. She teaches the Vegetables chapter of the Master Gardener training classes, presenting to new interns twice a year.
As the Director of the Demonstration Gardens at the Maricopa Country Cooperative Extension, 4341 E. Broadway Rd, Phoenix Pam offers volunteers hands-on experience in desert gardening, fruit tree care, weekly vegetable gardening, and the care of desert adapted plants in the landscape.
She has worked as a grower/design consultant in retail /wholesale nurseries, with a focus on perennials, herbs, and water /pond plants. Moving to Phoenix she had the experience of working at a 4 diamond resort overseeing the design, installation, and maintenance of the flower beds, and assisting with the design and installation of landscaping projects throughout the resort.
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