Master gardener training provides a broad horticultural background and includes lessons on botany, soils, vegetable production using organic and conventional techniques, integrated pest management, greenhouses, lawns, houseplants, trees/shrubs, flowers and invasive plants. The prerequisites for becoming an Alaska master gardener include familiarity with Alaska gardening conditions and a commitment to 40 hours of volunteer time. The course will be taught via Zoom and begins Dec. 2. Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-5 p.m. through Feb. 27, with a break for the holidays. Registrants will receive a recording of each class.
The cost is $250, which includes a copy of Alaska's Sustainable Gardening Handbook.
If you are located within commuting distance to Anchorage, Fairbanks, Mat-Su, Soldotna or Delta Junction, please contact your local Cooperative Extension office after registration to make an appointment to pick up your materials.
Anchorage: 219 E. International Airport Roadd., Suite 100, Anchorage. Molly Johansson, mjohansson@alaska.edu, 907-786-6313
Fairbanks: 1000 University Ave. (UAF UPark building), Room 109, Fairbanks. Ronda Boswell, rlboswell@alaska.edu, 907-474-2450
Mat-Su/Copper River: 1509 S. Georgeson Drive, Palmer. Rebecca Yoder, rlyoder@alaska.edu, 907-746-9499
Kenai Peninsula: 43961 K-Beach Road, Suite A, Soldotna. Alicia Glessing, akglessing@alaska.edu, 907-262-5824
Delta Junction: MP 1420.5 Alaska Highway (Jarvis Office Center), Suite 114, Delta Junction. Eve Karczmarczyk, eekarczmarczyk@alaska.edu, 907-895-4215 Juneau: 712 W. 12th Street, Suite 1, Juneau Mary Spain, mrspain@alaska.edu, 907-523-3280 ext 0 Kodiak: 118 Trident Way, Room 222, Kodiak Alyssa Martin, aamartin6@alaska.edu, 907-486-1503
If you not are within driving distance, the manual will be mailed to you. Please check the appropriate box on the registration form. For more information, contact Casey Matney, camatney@alaska.edu, 907-262-3443.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
The University of Alaska (http://www.alaska.edu/alaska) is an equal opportunity/equal access employer and educational institution. The university is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination (http://www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Price:
$250.00