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April 3, 2018 Formal Meeting Rundown

Meeting adjourned at 2:45 ---'T-shirt Finalization--- Logo is decided, To be printed by Club TSC. Primary color of shirt is decided to be emerald green. Shirts for club members or sold as SJDCHC swag. -Embroidered hats and zip-up hoodies in separate order form.- Size Order Form 5 XX-large 5 Small 15 Medium More sizes and amounts to be decided upon:) Color: one half "Kelly Green"/one half "Heather Green" ($300.00 maximum amount to be spent on T-shirts) ---Sanitation/Hygiene --- Wash hands before entering/exiting the greenhouse Take out garbage before ending the meeting for the day Ian is in charge, procedures to be given by and followed ---Actions/Objectives--- Spruce up posters for the club ---Greenhouse--- Conversations to be kept in a PG manner:) Be respectful of other people. ---Role Updates--- Ian is now Project Manager, in charge of giving directions on procedures and makes sure everything is all fine and dandy. -Saturday E...

March 6, 2018 Formal Meeting Overview

---Meeting adjourned at 2:50 pm--- 2:52 Introducing potential members into past events and horticulture in SJDC compass -Christmas Wreathes -Nursery Sales -Club Events (field trips and plant sales) -Initial $10 fee 2:59 Tina introduces Landscape Construction Teacher -Internships for summer- landscape and construction, concrete masonry -Landscape Maintenance - Green Thumb Landscaping -Nursery Internship down in Escalon, CA (Some internships may start before the end of the semester) -Official paperwork to be brought by 3:06 Announcements from Tina -Introduction to Vegetable Start Sale, collaboration with art club (6th and 27th of April)  --Meeting Format: Formal Meeting every first Tuesday of the month, Work Meetings every other Tuesday-- Work Meetings often take place in the Greenhouse in the demonstration garden -Horticultural Turf Day - April 7,2018 - Compass Wide Work Day  --chance to work along with students and professors to learn to ...

February 7, 2018 Formal Meeting Rundown

Meeting adjourned at 2:50 pm -working on veggie starts Potting up plants in the greenhouse Trip to Norcal Landscape Exposition: 8/8 papers have been signed - no more free spots --Feb 15, 2018-- ICC Recap: Club rush (26-28) Needs to have at least a table outside Represent with a poster -Valentine's celebration to be sold - possible time to sell plants - Feb. 14, 2018 Bobbie and Ian can take charge until before 12:30 Possible Volunteers for setting up the club committee night. Table and Club Representation: 26-28, a table ,must be served -at least an hour each day Tuesday(27) to be turned into a club objective 2:30-3:30 Guadalupe and Miles can table from 12-12:30 Bobbie can table on Monday from 10:30-11:30, 11:30-12:00 Ian can table from 12:30-2:00 On Monday and Wednesday. Last week's accomplishments: Most of the misting bed plants potted up Plant List(for plants to be sold): Veggies Tomatoes beefsteaks, cherries, and paste- preferably determinant ...

Meeting Minutes and Recap - 1-23-18

Hello Horticulture Peeps! We are back with updates and minutes in case you missed any prior meetings. Anyways, the meetings held on January 23, 2018 was a formal meeting where several topics and points were discussed, including an awesome collaboration with SJDC's Art Club! [Meeting adjourned at 2:31] (All meetings are now starting at 2:45 pm and formal meetings will have limited time intervals per topic, 1 hour and 30 minutes for business) Collaboration with Art Club The collaboration with Art Club is based off Horticulture Plant Sales, where we will not only sell plants for the Horticulture Department, but the SJDC Horticulture Club and Art Club as well.  Money will be tracked on a paper for marking every pot sold for Art Club's behalf. -The pots will be made with clay through a hand made process and will be 6" as it seems to be the most value friendly. Other products may include Plant Markers and Ornaments! Plant Sales are to be held in March, feat...

December 5, 2017 (Long Overdue) Update

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Hello Horticulture Folks, sorry for the late inconsistency with getting this blog up to date. I (Joshua Nguyen) have been caught with studying for finals, the actual finals, and other personal matters (family time, dentist appointments, etc.). HOWEVER! No need to fear, as the social media manager/secretary is back here..... with updates of course😉 Anyways, this meeting was a pretty big meeting focused on the main framework for the next chapter of the SJDC Hort. Club. Meeting Called to Order at 2:43 p.m. Older Business  Plant Sale/ Club Expense Related Matters -Congratulations on the good work that everyone has done during the December 1, 2017 Holiday Horticulture Sale; We have made it to $60 above ground (basically the amount made after taking Petty Cash and Loaned Change Money into account), which puts off in a good start! Additions/ Amendments that can be made for future sales/events: -have a pre-order sales event in the quad/ main campus prior to plant sales and pr...

IMPORTANT MEETING TODAY - December 5, 2017

Hello Hort club, if you can; all of us would love you to come for important news and updates regarding the club and the next generation for it! See you there!😁

Updates for Missed Meetings, Nov. 21 and 28

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If you didn't attend the work meetings for November 21 and November 28, both of which started at 2:30 and ended at 5:00; we worked on prepping and creating cool crafts, like wreathes and posters for the plant sale that took place on December 1. Thanks to the hard work from Horticulture Club members and students of Greenhouse/ Production; we were able to sell a ton of wreathes and made a good fundraiser! Following Pictures were Taken from November 28😄

Up-Coming Meeting: November 28, 2017

Hey Hort People! It's Rush Week; so be prepared to hustle, grind, and most importantly, work together to create beautiful posters and wreathes to help spread the word about Horticulture Club and the nursery to more SJDC collegians. See you there!💮😀😁😄

Up-Coming Meeting: November 21, 2017

Hello Hort People, tomorrow we are holding the third official meeting. Join us for some festive holiday themed poster making and wonderful wreathe weaving! See you there!

November 14, 2017 Meeting Follow-Up

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Thanks to the hard work of our dedicated club members, we got a lot of progress in! Keep up he awesome work! Pre-Meeting All officers were enabled the ability to control and edit Delta OrgZync; allowing the club base page to be updated with current events as well as upcoming ones. Along with this, Hort Club members worked with adviser, Tina Candelo-Mize to confirm a paired fundraising with the poinsettia sale during December 1, 2017 at 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The location is set to be outside of Danner Hall which will feature one group of students selling poinsettias and Hort Club items and a guide(or two) to help students find the nursery and greenhouse. Due to a request to have the fundraiser advised, Tina will travel back and forth to check on the nursery, greenhouse, and the Danner Hall group. Meeting The meeting was called to order at 2:41 pm. The main topics of today were mainly based on logos for the club and t-shirts with designs from  Kim and Ian. It was set...

Upcoming Meeting - November 14, 2017

Hey Hort People this is a meeting post, posts like these will be labeled under "meetings". As a heads up, we plan to create posters and signs to deploy and post around the SJDC in preparation for the upcoming plant sale on December 1, 2017. Signs will also be made to help guide people to and make the nursery more prevalent to the sights of by-passers and students alike. Make sure to bring some supplies and your creativity; a little sparkle doesn't hurt either. Just don't bring pollen, we don't need sneezing, wheezing tinkerers everywhere 😁 See you there! If you have any questions, feel free to contact  us  or comment below.

November 7, 2017 Meeting Follow-Up

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This is an update post to help those that weren't able to attend the first meeting as well as get priorities and current motives straightened. These type of posts will be labeled with "catchup" so if you are lost with what to do, just click on the tab and go to Labels and click on "catchup":) [Note from Adviser] Communication must be kept professional. Any personal feelings and beliefs must be held with an open mind, not everyone agrees and lives with one another. Find the most efficient way to communicate with others. [Agenda for the Day]  -Lying down of the constitution and its requirements for the club positions and responsibilities -Elect presidents through democratic selection [Contitution Proposals (Informal)] "SJDC Horticulture Club" Become interactive with the surrounding community and college campus through beautification projects (mainly starting with the Shima lot) Membership Dues: $10.00 for members that are ver...

Welcome to San Joaquin Delta College's Horticulture Club Blog!

Hey fellow SJDC collegians, it's the SJDC Horticulture Club Secretary, Josh Nguyen here! Welcome to our official blog spot, where anyone can search look at any incoming events and information regarding meetings in case you were curious or missed any. If you have any questions feel free to contact us  here . Let's throw our cotyledons out and root in SJDC soil!