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Supporting WSU Extension Master Gardeners

Guiding principles for our Foundation

We are a 501(c)(3) organization whose primary purpose is to provide support of and advocacy for WSU Extension Master Gardener Programs throughout Yakima County.

WSU campus.

Mission

The Master Gardener Foundation of Yakima County’s Purpose is to fund and grow our county program, which values gardening education and environmental stewardship for all ages.

WSU Extension Master Gardeners empower and sustain diverse communities with relevant and unbiased, research-based horticulture and environmental stewardship education.

Master Gardeners in the Demonstration Garden in Yakima

Vision

Our focus is on supporting the mission of WSU Extension Master Gardeners in Yakima County. With our foundation’s help, the 120 Master Gardeners of Yakima have the resources to make our county a better, more environmentally sound place to live.

The Extension Master Gardener Program was conceived in Washington state in 1973, and begun in Yakima county in 1980. Through the efforts of our Foundation we strive to keep our pioneering spirit alive for the next 50 years and beyond.

Master Gardeners at state conference

Impact

Our support for the continuing education of our volunteers through ongoing continuing education and practice advances the knowledge and provides the tools to carry on our demonstration gardens, answer clinic, and public classes on topics ranging from home gardens to climate change to wildfire preparedness.

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