Coordinator News

UC Master Gardener volunteers play a crucial role in community gardening education, food donations and other activities. This important statewide program also hosts community education fairs and offers seedling sales to local residents.

UC IPM is looking for feedback from UC Master Gardener programs to help us determine education and outreach needs on pest management issues. The short 7-question survey will help us focus our efforts and help you better serve your communities. Access the survey at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.

The UC Master Gardener Program is excited to welcome new Advisors to our community of practice! Each new advisor has assumed the critical role of supporting the academic integrity of the UC Master Gardener Program within their respective county or region.

In October of 2023, at the UC Master Gardener Conference in Tahoe City, Anne Megaro, Director of Government and Community Relations, and I spoke to attendees about the benefits of engaging elected government officials.

We were pleased to welcome 27 people representing 34 counties at this year's annual UC Master Gardener Program Coordinator Meeting. As this was a conference year, our meeting was held at the start of the triennial UC Master Gardener Conference, this year in Tahoe City, CA on Monday, Oct. 2.