Category: Generals

Training course – November 7

Carol Crawford The Master Gardener training course will once again be offered to all Pinal County residents. It will be held at SaddleBrooke on Thursdays from 8 a.m. to noon beginning Nov. 7 through Feb. 13, 2020. This is an intensive 13-week lecture series given by local Master Gardeners, with guest lecturers from the University of Arizona…

October gardening lecture

Linda Vautrin-Hale The Gardeners Exchange, in conjunction with the SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners, invites you to attend “The Dirt on Soil,” presented by Emily Rockey, director of marketing and sales for Tank’s Green Stuff. The program will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 1 p.m. at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Sol Ballroom. Sometimes called the “Dirt Girl,”…

Aware of Breast Cancer?

Nancy Teeter, registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) It’s October, and everywhere you look, you see pink ribbons. These are intended to increase awareness of breast cancer and to raise money for the organizations that focus on awareness and the search for a cure. But what about prevention? According to research, diet is responsible for about 30% to…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach

After viewing glow-in-the-dark critters in a black-lit room, College for Kids students drew scorpions with chalk on black paper.

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach supports “College for Kids” science education program Nancy Moore SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) is the top donor for a unique educational enrichment program. Each summer, the Central Arizona College Foundation offers a two-week science enrichment program, “College for Kids,” for 50 children between the ages of seven and eleven. Students from Oracle,…