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Polk County Master Gardeners and isu Extension and outreach in polk county  Presents


"GARDENING FOR CHANGE"

March 1, 2025 

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Registration Opens Soon!               

Located at the FFA Enrichment Center

Ankeny DMACC Campus

1055 SW Prairie Trail Pkwy,

Ankeny, IA 50023

Early Bird Registration opens 10.15.24



March 1, 2025 | 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Open to the Public!

 Full Event Details Coming Soon.


Schedule

8:00 AM    Check-in, coffee, and breakfast 

8:45 AM    Opening Remarks

9:00 AM    Keynote 1 (David McKinney)

10:10 AM  Breakout 1

11:15 AM   Breakout 2

12:30 PM   Lunch

12:45 PM    Afternoon Remarks

1:15 PM      Keynote 2 (Jared McGovern)

2:15 PM      Exhibitor Hall Break

2:45 PM       Breakout 3

4:00 PM       Vendor Raffle

Total Education: 5 hours


Keynote Speakers

This year's symposium features speaker topics that support the "Gardening for Change" theme. Full schedule coming soon!

Morning Keynote: David McKinney of Iowa Arboretum


Afternoon Keynote : Jared McGovern of Wonderwood Gardens in Dubuque


    Sponsorship Opportunities:

Polk County Master Gardeners is a volunteer service program of ISU Extension and Outreach. The 350 plus Master Gardeners in Polk County provide an average of 13,000 volunteer hours a year. Our projects provide free gardening education, youth engagement, and restful demonstration gardens. Among our service projects is growing and donating produce to area food pantries--during 2023, our projects donated over 5,000 pounds of fresh food!

Master Gardener projects rely on funding support from our communities. Your sponsorship will allow us to provide a blue-ribbon educational event, and it may also help us  to continue our other outreach programs during 2024.  And, the Dig into Gardening Symposium is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your business or organization to this garden-focused audience!

 Check out the various sponsorship levels and opportunities here! 


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