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Master Gardeners are working on projects to shareand improve gardening knowledge throughout Sonoma County |
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 Community Service and Garden Projects
Compost ProjectA partnership project with the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency which seeks to educate the home gardener. At the workshops throughout the county, Master Gardeners show gardeners how to compost and then use the resulting material in their gardens. In addition, Master Gardeners volunteers give presentations in local schools to teach children about worm composting. For more information, contact our office. 
Check out the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency's
website for additional composting information.(click on Logo)Or check out the University of California Agriculture and Natural Sciences Department catalog for "Compost in a Hurry" in the Gardening,Canning and Preserving section. |
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Library Programs Master Gardeners present free gardening classes at local libraries. Check our Calendar of Events page for a listing of these and other classes. Speakers Program Master Gardeners are often the featured speakers for gardening clubs and other organizations. If you need an expert gardening speaker, email our Speaker's Project. |
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Schools ProjectOur schools presentations encourage programs that promote gardening experiences for all children. Master Gardeners help develop school gardens and bring worm composting demonstrations to school sites upon request. |
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Farmer's Market & Fairs We maintain information tables at local Farmer's Markets and Fairs throughout the county. At these tables, Master Gardeners are able to provide unique assistance to the home gardener. Training Class Every year, we train a new class of gardening interns. The courses cover a wide variety of gardening topics and most classes are taught by UC instructors. Application information may be found on the Application Page Information Desk Master Gardeners staff this desk, which is located in the UC Cooperative Extension Office. The office is open during week days and you may come in with gardening questions or to pick up one of our many free publications. Contact Master Gardeners |
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Forget-Me-Not Farm - Humane SocietyMaster Gardeners work with "at risk" children. Developing their gardening skills with a series of small garden projects. 
Harvest for the Hungry - Yulupa GardensAn all volunteer community garden that donates produce to local service agencies. They promote ecological gardening practices and backyard habitat plantings. Workshops for the public are held here throughout the warmer months, featuring workshops for parents and children. |
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