Master Gardener Training

Have you always wanted to learn more about gardening, to meet new people and to make a difference in the community? Then the WSU Master Gardener might be right for your volunteer time. The process of becoming a WSU Master Gardener is a rewarding but a time consuming endeavor.

Here are the highlights of training:

• Training is offered one time per year, over 13 weeks January through April.
• The training program costs $170 in 2011. Class size is limited.
• Applications are accepted starting in October. The submission deadline in 2011 is November 18. The process includes an application form and a phone interview.
• The main component of the training program is on-line. An optional component is in-person classes held in Wenatchee.
• Training is estimated to require 120 hours. When satisfactorily completed, trainees become interns.
• Master Gardener interns complete 100 hours within 2 years to become Certified Master Gardeners.
• Certified Master Gardeners annually volunteer 35 hours and complete 15 hours of continuing education to remain in the program.

Master Gardener volunteer options

• diagnosis plant problems in our diagnosis clinics
• educational outreach at events such as the Home & Garden Show, county fairs, farmers markets
• teach classes
• develop and maintain the Community Education Gardens at Springwater & Western, in Wenatchee, WA
• maintain the riverside xericscape demonstration garden at Walla Walla Park, in Wenatchee, WA
• teach children gardening
• write gardening topics in the local newspaper column
• speak on radio and television
• projects of special interest to you
• help fund raising to support the Master Gardener program

Contact our coodinator for more information.