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from Discovering De Soto Spring 2023-Growth in De Soto

by Discovering De Soto

TraINING education &training

April 2 • 9am–2pm Spring Fling

United Methodist Women Food & Craft Sale

Local Handmade Gifts and delicious Homemade Food/Soups.

April 15 • 10-5pm Happy Valley Farm

Camp Creek Spring Festival

Come & shop local–amazing Vendors & Food Trucks

April 29 • 10-4pm Bowlin Farms family event

Spring Fling & Tractor Pedal Pull 12 noon

Tractor Pull Registration 11 am. Vendors, food & fun!

May 13 • 10-4pm Anabell’s

Spring Vendor Downtown Event / Plein Air Streets overflowing with Vendors, Food, Children’s Activities!

De Soto Arts Council Spring Plein Air Event

June 18-22 • The 2023 International Master Gardeners Conference

The International Master Gardener Conference (IMGC) hosted by Johnson County Master Gardeners

June 18-22, 2023 Overland Park Convention Center

Open to the Gardening Public–this is a great opportunity to be with gardeners from across the United States and Canada. The host organization for IMGC 2023 is the Kansas State University Extention Master Gardeners of Johnson County. Of the more than 475 members, many De Soto gardeners have been involved with the group through the years.

Longtime De Soto resident for 37 years, Sue Wasson is the co-chair for the registration team. This team handles the online registration, check-in for registration and give out welcome bags–along with being the support desk for attendees throughout the conference. “We have a wonderful team of ten people, who have jumped right in,” she was pleased to report. She and Kathy Elkins began working on the online registration site back in July 2022. The conference will utilize 900 volunteers throughout the event.

Shop Harps for Lawn, Garden and all things Spring!

Open Daily 6 to 10

Everything you want to know about the IMGC 2023 can be found online at imgc2023.com Beginning with the home page, you’ll enjoy the IMGC 2023 Information Video where EMGs share about the conference, local gardens and Kansas. Scroll down and you’ll find an IMGC 2023 Registrants Map showing attendees–that are from all over the United States.

The event will include five keynote speakers, 49 concurrent informative sessions–along with additional/optional workshops, evening featured speakers, and twelve tours offered in and around Kansas City and Kansas areas. Detailed information for all classes, speakers and tours can be found online under The Conference overview on the website home page.

Spring Fling

The Garden Thyme Marketplace Trade Show will feature garden and nature-inspired creations by local/regional artists, crafters and area businesses. Vendors and vendor applications are online: imgc2023.com/garden-thyme-marketplace-trade-show On June 20-21 the Trade Show will be open to the public. You’ll also learn about EMGs–Extension Master Gardeners who receive training and participate in community service and outreach. Information about our local Johnson County K-State Research & Extension Program can be found online at: imgc2023.com/johnson-county-research-and-extensionmaster-gardeners-kansas-state-university/