Victoria County Master Gardeners win compost naming contest! GARDEN-VILLE "COASTAL-GRO"

Representatives from Garden-Ville presented a symbolic check to Suzann Herricks, Victoria Educational Gardens General Co-chair, whose entry, Coastal-Gro, won the Compost Naming Contest sponsored by The City of Victoria in February 2008.  The prize for winning the contest was $250 cash and also the delivery of a ton of compost (Coastal-Gro) to be used at Victoria Educational Gardens.  On left, Jimmy Gregory (Vice President, Texas Disposal Systems), in the middle, Suzann, and on right Paul Gregory (Manager, Garden-Ville)

Helen Boatman(far left),VCMGA President, and Suzann Herricks (second from right), VEG Chair, gathered with the City of Victoria and the Garden-Ville Representatives, Marie Lester (Education Specialist, City of Victoria), Paul Gregory (Manager of Garden-Ville),  Justin Gregory (Texas Disposal Systems), Jimmy Gregory (Vice President Texas Disposal Systems) and Joni Brown (Environmental Programs Coordinator, City of Victoria) on Friday, February 8 out by the pond at Victoria Educational Gardens.

Helen Boatman, VCMGA President, accepts the $250 cash award from Paul Gregory, Garden-Ville Manager.

Joni Brown, Environmental Programs Coordinator with the City of Victoria, shows master gardeners the Victoria Recycles Green Waste Program recycling bags.