MARK YOUR CALENDAR: 2024 BROWN BAG SERIES

After a successful first offering of ecologically focused garden seminars in 2023, MUBG has again scheduled three Brown Bag Seminars for this spring and summer. 

The Science of Compost: How to create “Super Soil” 

Tuesday, March 12 | 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Columbia Public Library Friends Room. 

Presenter Peculis is a City of Columbia Compost Ambassador and an emeritus faculty member with the University of Missouri Department of Biochemistry. Cosponsored by Daniel Boone Regional Library and the City of Columbia.

How to Bring Back the Buzz of Insect Pollinators on Flowering Plants

Tuesday, June 4 | 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Columbia Public Library Friends Room

Presenters Michael Chippendale and Chris Starbuck, are emeritus faculty members of the MU Division of Plant Science and Technology in Entomology and Horticulture, respectively. Chippendale has special interests in insect-plant relationships and Starbuck’s emphasis is woody ornamental plants. Cosponsored by Daniel Boone Regional Library 

An Introduction to Cover Crops

Wednesday, July 10 | 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture’s Agriculture Park

Presenter Tony Minnick, the Agriculture Park Director for Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture (CCUA), has a degree in environmental science with an emphasis in food systems from Loyola University Chicago. In his past 10 years as a grower, Minnick has experimented with many species and styles of cover cropping and has worked some real magic at CCUA. Cosponsored by Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture.


Read about the 2023 MUBG Brown Bag Seminar Series:

Read about The Ecological Imperative to Move Beyond Plastics

Read about Bird Friendly Landscapes

Drought Tolerant Landscape Plants


We hope you plan to visit the Mizzou Botanic Garden in person soon. These planning resources will make finding your way to campus easier. You can schedule a tour on the website’s homepage

If you have any questions that aren't answered regarding visiting campus, try the University's Visitor Relations site.

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