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Bee-ing All You Can Bee: From a 4-H Beekeeper to Ag Major
We remember photographing a young beekeeper, Mikayla Hagan of the Rio Vista (Calif.) 4-H Club, when she delivered presentations at Solano County 4-H...
Back in 2012, beekeeper Mikayla Hagan of the Rio Vista 4-H Club talked about her beekeeping project with then Mike Reagan, member of the Solano County Board of Supervisors. She won a showmanship award at the Solano County 4-H Project Skills Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Fast forward to today: Mikayla Hagan (center) is the recipient of a college agricultural scholarship from the Friends of the Dixon May Fair. With her are scholarship chair Carrie Hamel of Dixon and Friends of the Fair president Donnie Huffman of Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Six college scholarship winners received a total of $11,250 from the Friends of the Dixon May Fair in 2018, totaling $186,250 in college scholarships awarded since 2000. In front (from left) are Cameron Garlick of Dixon, Makala Hagan of Rio Vista, Mackenzie Davi of Dixon, Rebecca Luedke of Dixon, and Jillian Raycraft of Dixon. In back are Donnie Huffman of Vacaville, president of the Friends of the Fair, and Carrie Hamel of Dixon, scholarship chair. Not pictured is scholarship recipient Halie
Gifts from Friends
My birthday was at the beginning of January, but it seems I have been celebrating it all month. Just last week, several friends (who happen to be master gardeners) got together and surprised me for a lunch. At the lunch, I received wonderful gifts-two of which really stood out. I had been thinking about creating a terrarium for some time, but when I actually received 2 in one day, I knew it was kismet. One is in a large decorative jar and the other is this unique vessel. It’s in an ornament, yes, like a Christmas tree ornament.
I know terrariums aren’t something new; they have been around for hundreds of years. I won’t go in to that; you can do a Google search and find that information.
It is surprising how much information is out there about terrariums. I had a look at YouTube and found a bunch of great how-to type videos on creating terrariums. They also help explain the different plants you are able to use. I especially like the Fittonia spp. (Nerve Plant) and the Pilea spp. (Friendship plant). I have a container at home I’d like to try to use Adiantum spp. (Maidenhair fern) or Davallia spp. (Rabbit’s foot fern) in. For me, ferns are always a difficult plant to grow, but in a terrarium, they might work. The humidity of a closed or open top terrarium suits their needs well.
You can also find on the Internet; little, fun decorations you can add to your terrarium. On one site, I found had miniature metal garden furniture, watering cans, and bird baths! In my large terrarium stands a figurine from England. My friend,Karen, placed it in there with care. You can see in the picture below how sweet that little addition is to the terrarium. Rocks, driftwood, colored glass are just a few suggestions of what you might add to the container to give it extra interest.
I am going to try and put together a terrarium on my own and I’ll have to update you all on how that went. For now, enjoy these few pictures I have of the gifts I received from my friends.
Super cute terrarium. (photos by Jennifer Baumbach)
Ornament terrarium.
