Speaker Series

To fulfill a mission of OzMGs, we offer educational opportunities designed to supplement programs of the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

OzMG presentations are usually held at 7 p.m. CDT via Zoom on the fourth Thursdays of February, March, April, June, August, September, and October. Presenters come from all over the country and are experts in their specific field of horticulture. The presentation generally runs one hour. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Speaker Series

MEETINGS HELD VIA ZOOM @ 7 PM
unless noted. Link to register will be
provided closer to the event.

August 27 - Mike “The Seed Man” Lizotte

“Mini Meadows”

Sept. 24 - Zannah Crowe, Horticulture Edu,

“What’s in a Botanical Name”

IN-PERSON MEETING

Mequon Nature Preserve

8200 W County Line Rd. Mequon

October 22 - Theresa Crimmins, Director

USA National Phenology Network

“Phenology: When Plants Change”

Megan Cain,
The Creative Vegetable Gardener

Harvesting Fresh Veggies in the Snow. How to Extend the Gardening Season

Thursday, June 25 - 7:00 PM (via Zoom)

If you want to continue harvesting from your garden through the first frost and serve produce from your yard for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, August is the month to take action! Learn the best planting dates for fall vegetables, which varieties are best for cold weather, how to use simple season extension techniques like row cover, cold frames, and low tunnels, and how you can harvest from your garden all year round, even in Wisconsin!

Registration

Megan Cain is setting out to create a legion of gardening addicts that successfully and passionately grow their own food.Through her gardening education business, The Creative Vegetable Gardener, she helps people get more from their gardens by first mastering the essentials and then indulging in the colorful details that make gardening not just a favorite pastime, but a lifestyle. She’s published two books, Super Easy Food Preserving and Smart Start Garden Planner.