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Rose Loveall-Sale and Karey Windbiel-Rojas
8:30 - 9:15 AM
Looking to the Future: Plant Choice for a Changing Climate
Rose Loveall-Sale is the owner of Morningsun Herb Farm, a family-owned nursery specializing in culinary, medicinal and specialty herbs. She has spent the last 30 years growing more than 700 varieties of herbs and perennials, starting the nursery as a weekend venture and expanding it to a plant lover’s destination, as well as a mail order nursery. Rose is originally a forester by education (University of California, Berkeley), but discovered that herbs were her favorite plants to grow and enjoy. An M.S. in Environmental Horticulture from the University of California at Davis rounded out her education and piqued her interest in owning and operating her own nursery. When Rose isn’t in the greenhouses or out in the demonstration gardens, she is teaching classes and giving talks on the many aspects of gardening with herbs throughout northern California.
Karey Windbiel-Rojas is the Associate Director for Urban and Community IPM and Area Urban IPM Advisor with the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM). In her role as Associate Director, Karey provides leadership and coordinates communication and collaboration to address pest issues around homes, structures, landscapes, gardens, schools, and public areas and works with various audiences who live in or serve these areas. She also oversees UC IPM’s statewide urban educational materials, including the UC IPM website, publications, and training resources. As a cooperative extension advisor/agent, she conducts research and outreach on arthropod and weed pests for three counties in the Sacramento area.
Kevin Marini
9:45 - 10:30 AM
Community Wildfire Preparedness Fundamentals
Kevin Marini, has experience in a variety of garden activities. He worked on urban school gardens and learned to farm in Italy.
Kevin has worked for over 20 years at the University of California Placer and Nevada Counties Cooperative Extension. He has trained over two thousand Master Gardener volunteers across California. Kevin gives public presentations and workshops on plant problem diagnosis, soils, vegetable gardening, composting, fruit trees, and, as a Certified Arborist, pruning and tree care.
Quentyn Young
11:00 - 11:45 AM
Growing Avocados and Subtropical Fruit Trees in the Sacramento Area
Quentyn Young is a horticulturalist and garden designer, public speaker and educator. He is one of our “home team” UC Master Gardeners and advises on many horticultural topics as project co-lead for the FOHC Orchard. He has 15 years’ experience in local retail nursery management. He also has over 20 years’ experience in landscape and garden design in the Sacramento and San Francisco Bay area with a focus on water efficient and pollinator friendly plantings, with an emphasis on edible landscaping and home gardening. He currently has his own landscape consulting and specialized pruning business. He also served in the United States Peace Corps.