2023 Educational Lecture Series
Supported By Door County Medical Center
​All programs are eligible for Master Gardener continuing education hours and are offered at no cost.

The DCMGA Education Committee is very pleased to announce that Door County Medical Center is supporting the 2023 Educational Lecture Series.  This support will help DCMGA provide a wide variety of quality educational programs throughout the year.  All programs are eligible for Master Gardener continuing education hours and are offered at no cost.

“Straw Bale Gardening Demo at The Garden Door” 
​By Master Gardeners Dora Leonardson and Sue Kunz 
Monday, June 5, at 5:30 p.m.  (Rain Date Tuesday, June 6 at 5:30 p.m.)​
Offered in-person at The Garden Door located at the
Peninsular Agricultural Research Station at 4312 Highway 42 in Sturgeon Bay
Educational Outreach by Door County Master Gardeners in collaboration with the Door County Seed Library
Do you have soil that is too thin or rocky to support plants or limited space to devote to a garden? Or maybe you’d find a raised bed more convenient? Learn how straw bale gardening could solve these problems at a demonstration by Door County Master Gardeners Association (DCMGA) in collaboration with the Door County Seed Library. The demonstration, part of DCMGA’s Educational Lecture Series, will be held on Monday, June 5, at 5:30 p.m. in The Garden Door at the Peninsular Agricultural Research Station at 4312 Highway 42 in Sturgeon Bay.  (Rain date is Tuesday, June 6, at 5:30 p.m.)

Master Gardeners Dora Leonardson and Sue Kunz will demonstrate how to plant a straw bale for this fun and effective gardening method. Printed straw bale conditioning instructions will be available. Once planted, the straw bales will become part of DCMGA’s educational display vegetable garden in The Garden Door. Vegetables harvested from the garden are donated to the Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) in Sturgeon Bay.

The 2023 DCMGA Educational Lecture Series is being presented with support from the Door County Medical Center.

About Dora Leonardson:  Dora has been a Master Gardener since 2013. She is also a member of the Door County Seed Library (DCSL) and has been on the DCSL Planning Board since its creation in 2019. She is a former member of the Sturgeon Bay Garden Club, where she served as president, vice president and secretary. 

​About Sue Kunz: Sue has been a Master Gardener since 2018. Among many responsibilities for the Associations, she currently serves as a member of DCMGA’s Board of Directors and as Chair of The Garden Door Committee.