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Community Service
Community Service
CULTIVATING INCLUSION FARMS (CIF)
CULTIVATING INCLUSION FARMS (CIF)
One of our several Community Service projects is helping at the Cultivating Inclusion Farm (CIF) on Wednesdays. CIF provides employment opportunities for adults with special needs while they participate in a gardening experience. TVGC provides financial help, equipment and supplies, as well as, volunteers for this project.
Civic Beautification
Civic Beautification
SAM HICKS MONUMENT PARK NATIVE PLANT GARDEN
SAM HICKS MONUMENT PARK NATIVE PLANT GARDEN
The Club is committed to undertaking beautification projects to benefit local communities, frequently in partnership with local governments and businesses. Our current project is a Native Plant garden at Sam Hicks Monument Park in Temecula. We have also dedicated a tree in the garden in memory of Judy Sundermann.
Initial planting April 2023
August 2024
October 2024
May 2025
Conservation
Conservation
PENNY PINES REFORESTATION PROGRAM
PENNY PINES REFORESTATION PROGRAM
Club members continue to generously support the Penny Pines Reforestation Program to maintain existing trees and improve wildlife habitat or replant burned or otherwise damaged forests in National Forests in Southern California. This is done through monthly donations and gifts to honor special people and in memory of loved ones. We have received awards from CGCI for our generous donations and the number of plantations purchased in a calendar year.
Providing Financial Support
Providing Financial Support
FOOD PANTRY
FOOD PANTRY
The Club will continue its successful Grow It and Give It program which started in 2009. Members donate excess produce from their gardens or bring canned and packaged food to our monthly meetings. All donations are delivered to the food pantry to help those in need.
The TVGC also sponsors a breakfast annually at the pantry and has made Easter baskets for the children.
LAKE VILLAGE H.O.A.
LAKE VILLAGE H.O.A.
In 2021, Jane Payne was speaking with Ken Dodd of the Lake Village H.O.A. in Temecula about the National Wildlife Federal (NWF) Wildlife Habitat and Certification. Well, Ken took the information and went further by creating a Wildlife Habitat Committee and made preserving wildlife a priority. Programs have been created for adults including workshops and gardening seminars and a “Kids Wildlife Habitat Club” with fun activities to teach the importance of protecting and preserving wildlife.
In April 2022, Lake Village had their inauguration of their Outdoor Wildlife Habitat Amphitheater. The TVGC made a donation to help them continue their efforts of caring about our planet. In 2024, we presented a donation to support the club's efforts in teaching children about pollinators and their essential habitats. We also shared various age-appropriate Master Gardener resources regarding different pollinators and the specific needs of bees and plants.
CGCI PRESIDENT'S PROJECTS
CGCI PRESIDENT'S PROJECTS
Building the CGCI Scholarship Fund
In 2025, we donated to the CGCI President's Project in 2023-2025 which was to build up their Scholarship fund. The purpose is to raise funds to increase the scholarship dollar amount awarded per recipient and/or to increase the number of scholarships awarded beginning in 2024. CGCI has more scholarship applications from well-qualified and worthy students than funding available for the scholarship program.
In 2025, we donated to the CGCI President's Project in 2023-2025 which was to build up their Scholarship fund. The purpose is to raise funds to increase the scholarship dollar amount awarded per recipient and/or to increase the number of scholarships awarded beginning in 2024. CGCI has more scholarship applications from well-qualified and worthy students than funding available for the scholarship program.
San Diego River Mission Valley Park Gardens
In 2023, we contributed toward gardens and signage at the San Diego River Mission Valley Park Gardens. The first of the projects was a sensory garden.
ROSE HAVEN HERITAGE GARDEN - POLLINATOR GARDEN
ROSE HAVEN HERITAGE GARDEN - POLLINATOR GARDEN
Rose Haven Pollinator Garden
Rose Haven Pollinator Garden
The Pollinator Garden was the newest section at Rose Haven Heritage Garden with a Global climate change message of caring for the earth by incorporating land-use practices known as permaculture, increasing habitat, improving soil, air, water, productivity, and health. This garden will include bird, butterfly, bee, insect, and bat habitats attracting these pollinators to the many SoCal native plant species that will be showcased.
TVGC Sponsorship
TVGC Sponsorship
TVGC was happy to support the Temecula Valley Rose Society is creating a Pollinator Garden at the Rose Haven Heritage Garden. The objective was and is to utilize native plants that attract native pollinators because they then benefit gardens, farms, and vineyards throughout the Temecula Valley. The Pollinator Garden will strive for conservation and preservation of both plants and pollinators.
DONATIONS TO MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AND SCHOOL GARDENING
DONATIONS TO MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AND SCHOOL GARDENING
Donation in Memory of Chris Curtis
Donation in Memory of Chris Curtis
In 2022, we presented the Riverside County Master Gardeners $1,000.00 to support the School Gardening Initiative. This was made in the memory of Chris Curtis, for her passion for School and Youth Gardening and contributions to the TVGC and Master Gardener programs.
Donation in Memory of Janice Rosner
Donation in Memory of Janice Rosner
In 2024, we presented the Riverside County Master Gardeners $1,000.00 to support the School Gardening Initiative. This was made in the memory of Janice Rosner, for her passion for School and Youth Gardening and contributions to the TVGC and Master Gardener programs.
Education
Education
GARDEN GUIDE BOOKLETS
GARDEN GUIDE BOOKLETS
One of the new major projects the club has focused on is the publication of a series of Garden Guide booklets for local residents providing gardening information specific to the Temecula Valley. The first booklet is a guide to selecting the best trees for residential planting and the second booklet is on shrubs. Our third booklet is on Succulents and we are currently working on a fourth booklet on Pollinators and the native plants to support them.
Booklets are available for sale at our meetings and events. They are $5.00 each.
Upcoming Pollinator Booklet
Online Gardening Resources
Online Gardening Resources
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS: http://ucanr.edu/sites/RiversideMG/
HELPLINE
For your gardening questions, contact the Helpline at: anrmgriverside@ucanr.edu or voicemail (909) 955-2647
e-BLAST
To sign up or to read past issues of the monthly e-Blast with local events:
https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardener-program-riverside-county/events-information-e-blast
To just sign up, register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/iU1cScF
GARDEN VIEWS NEWSLETTER:
To sign up or to read past issues of the monthly Newsletter with interesting articles:
https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardener-program-riverside-county/newsletters
To just sign up, register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/AAbujLn
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT: www.ipm.ucanr.edu
HOME, GARDEN, TURF & LANDSCAPE PESTS: https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/menu.homegarden.html
PLANT PROBLEM DIAGNOSTIC TOOL:
https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/plant-problem-diagnostic-tool/
MONTHLY LANDSCAPE CHECKLIST (At a glance and/or signup for the monthly email):
UC PLANT DATABASE (WUCOLS): https://ucanr.edu/sites/WUCOLS/
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WILDLIFE HABITATES
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FOUNDATION: https://www.nwf.org/garden-for-wildlife
NATIVE PLANT INFORMATION
CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY: http://www.cnps.org/cnps/grownative/habitat/
CALSCAPE NATIVE PLANT DATABASE: https://calscape.org/
POLLINATORS
BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER POLLINATORS: https://xerces.org/pollinator-conservation
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