June 2018

“Reaching Out Report” the Greene County Extension Newsletter

2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, Mo. 65807 Email: greeneco@missouri.edu * Tel: (417) 881-8909

June 2018 *

Vol. 11, Issue 6

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Each month read updates and reports on these University of Missouri Extension programs in Greene County:  Nutrition  Community and Human Development  Horticulture  Agriculture  4-H Youth  Local Foods Each “Reaching Out Report” is used by Greene County Extension specialists to concisely communicate activities, impacts and events to members of the Greene County Extension Council, Greene County Commission and Greene County residents.

LOCAL EVENTS

See program lists and calendars inside this newsletter for a glimpse of what is coming up.

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Southwest Electric Cooperative James Ashworth, CEO/general manager (left) and Ted Zeugin, manager of Member Services and Communications (right) with Greene County Extension Council Program Director (Center) David Burton.

Southwest Electric Cooperative Awards $3500 to Greene County MU Extension for 2018 One of the earliest cooperative enterprises was a store started by weavers in the town of Rochdale, England, in 1844. As a way to define the characteristics of this newer type of organization, the Rochdale weavers drew up principles for cooperatives to live by. The seventh of these was "Concern for Community."

Southwest Electric Cooperative is proud to embrace this principle of concern for community.

SWEC has partnered with its lender, CoBank, through their Sharing Success program, to make donations to three area University of Missouri Extension offices. The Dallas, Greene and Continued on page 7

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Financials Financial Notes The financial scorecard for the Greene County Extension Council is posted in the office manager’s office and shared at least monthly on the Greene County Extension Council Facebook page, Our office is working on several grants that would have a positive impact on our revenue and year-end financials: 1) a grant proposal with the Republic Community Foundation for community health programs; 2) grant proposals for help fund the EXCEL Leadership Class 2 and a capstone leadership seminar in 2019; 3) and a grant to help fund the Ash Grove Betterment Night set for July 19 at the Sunshine Center.

Specialty Crop Block Grant-Writing to Enhance Scaling Up of Production April 26, 2018 Pam Duitsman EXPENSES Item Required books Copies of materials for class Specialists mileage Office administrative fee for class Refreshments / Lunch Facebook ads

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* Debi Kelly traveled from campus and brought all materials at no cost.

Goals and for the year DRIVERS FOR 2018 Actual Soil tests 203 Total Registrations 653 Total Donors 16

Goal 400 1,000 120

Pert 51% 65% 13%

2017 359 1,162 91

2016 378 744 68

2015 332 660 102

2014 306

541 115

Monthly Extension Meetings 4-H Leader’s Council Meetings: 3r d Thur sday of month (except July),7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Springfield Livestock Marketing Center.

Master Gardeners of Greene County— board meeting: Fir st Monday of each month at 4:30 p.m. at the Botanical Center.

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Master Naturalists Board Meetings: at 5:30 p.m. at the MDC regional office, on the second Wednesday of the month.

Greene County Extension Council: Last Monday of the month at noon at the Springfield Botanical Center. In May, meeting is on Tuesday.

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Programs for 2018

2018 Programming JUNE  June 24 at noon—Greene County Extension Council meeting with local foods training from Pam Duitsman  Summer Horticulture Tour

NOVEMBER  Missouri Woodland Steward program – Springfield  Nov. 26—Greene County Extension Council meeting and workforce development presentation by Amy Patillo

JULY  Ash Grove Betterment Night—July 12  Tomato Expo– July 24 at Botanical Center  No extension council meeting  Ozark Empire Fair

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AUGUST  EXCEL Class 2 begins  Aug. 27 at noon—Greene County Extension Council meeting and training by Renette Wardlow on Brian Health

This is a six-week series of classes taught by Dr. Pam Duitsman in collaboration with Mercy and Cox. Pam will begin teaching a new series at Mercy from 10—12 at Mercy Smith-GylnnCallaway in Springfield on Monday’s, June 4 – July 9.

Pam is offering an additional evening class in Republic at Republic Park and Recreation Center, Monday’s, June 11 – July 16; 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm.

Participants learn how to: manage symptoms of diabetes; communicate effectively with your health care team; plan menus; keep your blood sugar in check; and get more out of life.

To register, call 417-888-6787.

SEPTEMBER  Sept 18—Greene County Extension Council meeting and Salute to Century and Family Farms event at The Round Barn  Garlic Festival – Sept. 21, Springfield  Commission Farm Tour OCTOBER  Beef production workshop—Springfield  Urban Homesteading Festival – Botanical Center, Springfield

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Living a Healthy Life with Diabetes Classes in Springfield and Republic During June

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Business and Community Development

Farm to School Teacher Training Pam Duitsman, a nutrition and health education specialist with University of Missouri Extension, has been working with Farm to School programs in Greene and surrounding counties for several years.

This past month, two day-long Farm-to-School trainings were held for School district teachers, administrators, Food Service workers, and support personnel. The School Districts included: Springfield Public Schools; Springfield Catholic Schools; and Hollister R-V Public Schools.

Educators learned skills to teach MU Extension grade-level garden curriculum and to engage students in outdoor garden classrooms at their schools.

Participants also learned ways to connect kids with their food through food service initiatives; inclassroom demonstrations, lessons and taste testing; before and after school programming; and through field trips.

As a part of this programming, MU Extension also offers in-school nutrition education, Farm Field trips, assistance with sourcing food into school cafeterias, and other educational experiences.

Quotes from Participants:  It was a great day! Very beneficial!  The personnel and presentations were so wonderful; the enthusiasm and practical tips were wonderful!  I learned about seasons for growing, start tips for gardening and how best to start mass plant/ seed starts.  I loved it all! Wrote tons of notes from each presenter!  Realistic, applicable information that we can put to use. I really enjoyed it!  I liked knowing when/how to plant each type of veggie; I like hands-on activities.  This exceeded my expectations! Thank you for inspiring so many of us!

What was most beneficial?  Hands-on demonstrations!  It was all beneficial but listening to someone go over the curriculum was very beneficial and builds excitement.  The presenters were knowledgeable, and I benefitted from participant questions.  Variety of approaches to teaching Farm 2 School concepts. The vast resources given to take home and available online.  The wonderful ideas that can begin immediately! Love that kids (former students) assisted in my learning!  I really enjoyed the taste-testing portion.  Pest Management – lots of great resources for further reference.

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Business and Community Development Short Term Learning:  100% of participants responded that the Quality of Content (relevancy, clarity) was Excellent.  100% of participants responded that their ability to apply what they learned at the training was excellent.  100% of participants responded that the overall Quality of Training Session was excellent.

What will you do as a result of this program?  I can go back to my classroom and start teaching the curriculum!  Incorporate Farm to School lessons into our elementary after-school program  Implement the garden and taste testing events ASAP  I am going to amend the soil in our school’s raised beds and ready them for spring planting.  So many ides to take back and try out, and now having a ready-made curriculum will be great!  Implement more nutrition into my sustainable gardening class  We will begin to implement curriculum as a part of our program  Improve my current classroom garden; considering a summer school course for gardening  Work with after school program to brainstorm ways to use in our science program.

Long-term outcomes of Farm to School  Implementation and sustainability of school gardens have increased and been strengthened through technical assistance provided.  Outdoor classroom/gardening curriculum has been integrated into teacher instruction.  Cooperative agreements have been developed with community organizations to support sustainability.  Junior Chef Competitions have been offered at several schools, and continue into 2018.

These offer an innovative educational experience and produces tremendous behavioral impacts for students and their families.  Fresh, local fruits and vegetables are being introduced into the school cafeterias.  Schools are working with county health departments and support organizations such as Springfield Grocer to implement a system for purchasing large quantities of local food sustainably.  Teams of students are taking on the challenge of implementing and sustaining the gardens at their respective school sites.

The continuing goal of our Farm to School efforts is to help all citizens, including our littlest Missourians, develop healthy, life-long eating habits, while also supporting our family farmers and our local economy.

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Agriculture and Environment CONTINUED from page 1 Polk county MU Extension councils each received a donation of $3,500 from SWEC. “In Greene County we will be able to use these monies to expand our programming in some very specific and new ways,” said David Burton, county program director for Greene County MU Extension.

MU Extension has an office located in almost every Missouri county and has a mission to provide community-based programming.

MU Extension provides research-based information and education in four primary categories: youth and families, agriculture and the environment, nutrition and health, and business and community development.

"We are thrilled to provide some much needed financial help to these important community partners," said James Ashworth, CEO/ general manager of SWEC. "Our concern for the communities we live in is not just a feel good saying. The board of directors and em-

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ployees of Southwest live it by taking action and giving back. The Sharing Success program is a great example of that."

CoBank is a cooperative owned by their borrowers and a mission-based lender focused on agriculture and rural infrastructure businesses in rural America. SWEC, headquartered in Bolivar, serves more than 41,000 services throughout 11 counties in southwest Missouri.

The very nature of a cooperative lends itself to working with one's neighbors for the common good. SWEC is proud to live out that principle through the Sharing Success program and give back to our communities.

This is the fourth year of the Sharing Success partnership between CoBank and SWEC. To learn more about the resources and services available through your local county MU Extension office visit www.extension.missouri.edu.

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Agriculture and Environment

Population Locations of the Ozark Woodland Swallowtail

By Kelly McGowan

One of the things I love most about my job with Extension is the freedom to pursue specific interests and passions within my field.

While one of my top interests has long been native butterflies and moths, this year I have started a project searching for the Ozark Woodland Swallowtail (Papilio joanae).

The Ozark Woodland Swallowtail (see photo) is a close relative of the Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes). Black Swallowtails are a common backyard butterfly that utilizes plants in the Apiaceae (carrot) family as host plants. The Ozark Woodland Swallowtail (OWS) is much less common and could even be considered rare in the Ozarks.

This illusive butterfly, as its name implies, is a woodland species that also utilizes woodland species of carrot family plants as hosts for their larvae. Populations of this butterfly are known to exist, but have not been recorded for many years.

Beginning in 2018 I, along with a group from the Dr. Bill Roston Native Butterfly House, have started scouting for this species. Trips have been made to sites in the Warsaw area (a former confirmed population site) and other trips will be made to other select sites in the Ozarks. OWS is nearly identical in appearance to the black swallowtail, so there is much to learn not only on population locations, but also identification and habitat.

OWS was originally discovered in the Ozarks by Richard H. Heitzman in the 1970’s who named the butterfly after his wife Joan.

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needed to find out what the population density could possibly be at present. The species is currently on the Missouri Department of Conservation’s ‘Species of Concern’ list, which is an additional indication that intervention is needed to study this population.

While this work is only beginning, it will certainly continue in the months and years to come. Information collected will be used to help the Missouri Department of Conservation track populations, but will also be used to educate the public about this special butterfly species.

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As Seen on Facebook The Facebook page for the Greene County Extension Council is regularly updated with reports and photos from ongoing classes and special events. Want to know more about how the impact of MU Extension on Greene County? Follow us on Facebook. Want to learn about upcoming programs? Follows us on Facebook! The following are a few highlights posted this past month.

Program Calendar Online

The most up-to-date list of reported upcoming MU Extension programs in Greene County is available online at http://extension.missouri.edu/greene Calendar visible on right side of page.

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MU Extension Staff Headquartered in Greene County

Kelly McGowan Horticulture Educator mcgowank@missouri.edu

David Burton

County Engagement burtond@missouri.edu

Started: 2012

Started: 2001

Education: Bachelor s in horticulture from Missouri State; Masters in Forestry from University of Missouri.

Education: Journalism and political science (Bachelors); Master’s in marketing and communications, Drury.

Job responsibilities: I coor dinate the Cor e Training for the Greene County Master Gardeners, assist the Master Gardener chapter, and also develop and plan educational opportunities and events for the public.

Renette Wardlow Human Development wardlowr@missouri.edu

Job responsibilities: Community engagement through leadership development, social media, heritage tourism, and media relations efforts.

Helps councils to operate, fund and administer extension office and to plan local programs.

Jeff Barber

Housing and Design barberj@missouri.edu

Started: J an. 1987

Started: Sept. 2005

Education: Bachelor ’s and Master’s in human development and family studies, University of Arkansas.

Education: Master ’s of architecture, University of Oklahoma; Bachelor’s in art and architecture from Drury.

Responsibilities: Pr ogr ams r elated to par enting, youth development, character education, teen issues, anger and stress management, building positive self-esteem and child development.

Pam Duitsman

Nutrition Specialist duitsmanp@missouri.edu Started: Nov. 1, 2009 Education: PhD and master’s degrees from Iowa State University.

Responsibilities: Nutr ition and health education programs including classes on chronic disease management. Also works on projects to enhance food security in selected Missouri Communities, and working with Food Policy Councils.

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Responsibilities: Jeff Bar ber is wor king with leaders in area communities and students at Drury to develop projects and visioning documents that improve living and expand economic options.

Amy Patillo

Community Development patilloa@missouri.edu Started: November 2011 Education: Bachelor ’s in Communications Sciences and Disorders; Master’s in Educational Administration and Communications; Ed.D. in Educational Administration.

Responsibilities: Wor kfor ce development, leadership and community development programming for businesses, government agencies and nonprofits and leading local foods grants.

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MU Extension Staff Serving Greene County Sherri Hull Nutrition Program Associate Joined 2008

Hired

Nutrition Program Associate Joined 2018

Marty Wood Nutrition Program Associate Joined 2000

Jennifer Nevatt Family Nutrition Program Manager SW Region Joined 2010

Hired

Terri Fossett

Nutrition Program Associate Joined 2018

Program director Joined —-

Family Nutrition Education Program 2160 W. Chesterfield Blvd. F200, Chesterfield Village, Springfield, Tel: 417-886-2059

Karla Deaver

4-H Youth specialist Headquartered in Lawrence County Tel: (417) 466-3102 Email: deaverk@missouri.edu

Tim Schnakenberg

Agronomy specialist Headquartered in Stone County Tel: (417) 357-6812 Email: schnakenbergc@missouri.edu

Bob Schultheis

Natural Resources Engineering Spec.

Headquartered in Webster County Tel: (417) 859-2044 Email: SchultheisR@missouri.edu

Contact: Chrystal Irons Sandra Smart-Winegar

Irons

Located inside the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center 405 N. Jefferson Ave. Springfield, Mo Smart 417-837-2617-Phone https://sbtdc.missouristate.edu/

Andy McCorkill

Livestock specialist Headquartered in Dallas County Tel: (417) 345-7551 Email: mccorkilla@missouri.edu

Patrick Byers

Horticulture Specialist Headquartered in Webster County Tel: (417) 859-2044 Email: byerspl@missouri.edu

Jim Spencer Jr.

Agriculture Business Specialist Headquartered in Christian County Tel: (417) 3581-3558 Email: spencerjr@missouri.edu

Southwest Region Directors Office 3003 E. Chestnut Expressway, Suite 200, Springfield, Mo. Tel: (417) 865-0707 Jay Chism, Regional Dir ector E-mail: chismj@missouri.edu Sarah Grubaugh, Administr ative Assistant Email: GrubaughS@missouri.edu

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The Extension office offers:                 

Soil testing Lawn and gardening hotline Health Trainings for those who love plants 4-H program for youth Leadership development programs Nutrition education for families Community visioning On farm education Private pesticide applicator trainings Support for locally grown foods Programs for new business owners.

Facilitation and moderator services Training for childcare workers Education for senior adults and families Training for communities, non-profits Research-based and affordable And much more

and Safety

Since 1914, Greene County and area residents have sought help from Extension in areas related to agriculture, gardening, 4-H youth, nutrition, families, business and community development.

MU Extension programs focus on the highpriority needs of Missourians to improve lives, communities and economies with relevant, responsive and reliable educational solutions.

Each county extension center, with oversight by locally elected and appointed citizens, is your local link to practical education on almost anything.

Facebook: Become a Fan

Find the Greene County Extension Council on Facebook along with Master Gardeners of Greene County and MUExtension417.

County’s Extension Website

The website had over 34,000 visitors in 2017. (extension.missouri.edu/greene)

“Reaching Out Report”

Monthly newsletter from Greene County Extension details events and is available at http://issuu.com/greenecoext.

Maggie Black

Office Manager for Greene County MU Extension Joined the local office in 2015 Maggie manages office financials, soil tests, event registrations, council relations, and customer service of all types.

Greene County MU Extension Office located inside the SpringfieldGreene County Botanical Center

2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, Mo. 65807 Tel: (417) 881-8909 greeneco@missouri.edu Office hours: Monday - Friday * 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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