FYI, the events calendar is working fine when viewed here on the website; however, the subscribers to the calendar are not currently getting the events shown through on their personal calendars. This is not just for GCMG but for any organization in the State on the AgriLife web since December 2025. Tech Support has been working on this issue, but so far does not have a resolution in place. You can still subscribe and once the issue is resolved your calendar should populate as it had been in the past, but in the meantime now you know why the events are not showing through if you are already subscribed or have just subscribed.  Please note, in the interim, there is a workaround if you are interested. You go to the events link shown below, then scroll down to the bottom of the page, but in the Subscribe drop down choose the Export .ics file.  Once it is downloaded open your calendar on your computer go to it’s settings and you should see an “import” option. Import the .ics file you just downloaded and it will populate your personal calendar with the GCMG events.  You will need to do this periodically (each month) to get the latest events, but all this will be unnecessary once the issue gets resolved. I will update here again once there is a tested and confirmed resolution in place. Alternatively, please reach out to our CEA (Travis Franke) and State Web Support Contact (Nicky Maddams) via email to let them know this issue needs escalation and resolution ASAP.

Be sure to subscribe to our Guadalupe County Master Gardeners calendar and never miss another event! Or go to the following link:  https://guadalupecountymastergardeners.org/events/ and scroll down to the very bottom then click on the “subscribe drop down” in the bottom right and choose your calendar app type.  If you need help with this please send an email to GCMGTX@gmail.com requesting assistance.

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Just a friendly reminder:

• Several upcoming events need volunteers to help out! See the flyers on the carousel at the top of the home page or on the individual project pages (links provided below) for more info! Volunteers are needed for special workdays at:
  • Volunteers are urgently needed to film MG Classes (Tuesday’s 9am-1pm January-May – not all MG Classes will be filmed this year), Lunch & Learns (2nd Wednesday’s 12-1 pm)and the Monthly Membership meetings (3rd Thursday’s 6-8:30pm). No experience is necessary, you will be trained in everything you need to know. Please reach out to Paul Prince phrogtoo@yahoo.com if you can help out with this need.
• Plant Sales are underway! See the Plant Sale project page for all the details!  We need your plants! Plant donations to supplement the plant sales are very much appreciated.
• We need your old pots! Mainly 4″ or thereabouts, but also 1 gallon containers, but we’re happy to take all sizes if you no longer need them! You can place them in a trash bag and mark it for Master Gardeners and leave them at the extension office, our plant sales, or at any of our approved project locations, but please let someone on the Plant Sales or Grow Team know that you have dropped them off so we know to go get them!
• The Seed Exchange has a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flower seeds on hand.  Please don’t go buy seeds we have plenty.  If interested, stop by on Mondays from 10 AM – Noon, or on Wednesdays from 2-5 PM, or feel free to reach out to one of the Seed Exchange POC’s.  Also feel free to come help us sort and package seeds. We have a lot of new seeds recently donated that is easy volunteer hours to come sort and package.
• Many in our community are depending on our local food distribution pantries to put food on their table. If you are able, please consider contributing food items to our local Christian Cupboard Food Bank. Items especially needed at this time:

Boxed cold cereal
Canned green beans, carrots, corn, mixed vegetables, etc.
Pasta sauce (no pasta please)
Canned tuna and chicken
Master Gardeners that have an abundance of produce are also encouraged to bring any extras.
Christian Cupboard open days and hours are:
Tuesday 9 AM – 11:30 AM
Wednesday 9 AM – 11:30 AM
Thursday 9 AM – 11:30 AM
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Monday 9 AM – 11:30 AM
Thank you all for your generosity, your willingness to volunteer, and for your continued support of the Guadalupe County Master Gardeners.

• New recertification requirements of 20 hours Volunteer time and 10 hours Continuing Education became effective on 1/1/2025. We have plenty of opportunities though for everyone to participate and reach these new goals. If you have any questions or want to help and don’t know where to begin reach out to one of the Officers or Members in Service we are all happy to help!

• On occasion, a Master Gardener Intern or Texas Master Gardener may allow their membership to lapse and later determine they would like to again become an active GCMG member. It is the lapsed individual’s responsibility to apply in writing or via email to the Board of Directors for reinstatement. The decision to allow the individual to pursue reinstatement requirements is made at the discretion of the Board.

• Please note for any materials produced (Flyers, marketing ads, etc whether printed or posted on web or social media), please reference the TXMG Management Guide pages 25-26 as there are REQUIRED statements that must be included on all our materials in addition to our specific County Logo. If you wish to submit your event to be included and published on the TMGA site & Calendar you must have this information on your flyer. If you have any questions, please contact David Koepp