Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program

2011 Master Gardener Graduates

Offered every spring, the Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program provides intense gardening training to enable volunteers to help low-income residents grow their own food. The curriculum emphasizes organic gardening and covers vegetables, fruits, flowers, shrubs, trees, soils, composting, pests and harvesting. Once trained, Master Gardeners provide free gardening workshops and their technical expertise to approximately 60 public community gardens, hundreds of school gardens, and many senior and shelter gardens throughout Los Angeles County.

To receive more information on our annual Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program, please join one or both of the following e-mail lists: 1) Community Gardening and Food Security 2) School Gardening. Email Yvonne Savio at ydsavio@ucdavis.edu to join.

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To Request FREE Master Gardener Technical Assistance
LA County Master Gardener Volunteers consult, advise and teach a variety of gardening topics to groups, including community and school gardens, particularly to low-income gardeners. If you'd like to submit a request for MG technical assistance, please send an email to ydsavio@ucdavis.edu with the following information:

Date (include day of the week)
Time
Activity Name
Sponsoring Group
Location Address (with helpful directions)
Kind of Assistance Needed (Please note that Master Gardeners are not available for labor work)
Contact Person (phone number and email address)

If you do not get a response within a month, please submit your request again.