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Course Name: 2023 Yuma Vegetable Fall IPM Seminar
Module #1
Lecture #1: Biological IPM Controls for Organic and Conventional Crop Production
Robert Masson, University of Arizona, Yuma County Cooperative Extension
Lecture #2: 2023 Update on INSV Host Weed Surveys in Yuma
Dr. Samuel Discua Duarte, University of Arizona, Maricopa, AZ
Module #2
Lecture #3: Novel Steam Applicator for Controlling Weeds in Spinach
Dr. Mark Siemens, University of Arizona, Yuma Agricultural Center
Lecture #4: FMC Product Portfolio Update
Dr. Danielle Kirkpatrick, FMC Technical Service Manager
Lecture #5: Organic IPM Principles
Macey Keith, San Agrow Sales Representative, Organic IPM
Module #3
Lecture #6: Yuma Plant Pathology 2022-2023 Fungicide
Dr. Bindu Poudel-Ward, University of Arizona, Yuma Agricultural Center, Yuma County Cooperative Extension
Lecture #7: Weed Control Evaluation Spinach
Marco Pena, University of Arizona, Yuma Agricultural Center, Yuma County Cooperative Extension
Course Number: CA-DPR # DPR-0523-24, 3.0 CEU's (Other), AZDA # 24290, 3.0 CEU's, CCA # SS 57395, 3.0 CEU's (IPM)
CEU Credits: This course is accredited by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Arizona Department of Agriculture and Certified Crop Adviser.Cost of this course is $40.00.
- Teacher: Don Dinwiddie
- Teacher: Robert Masson
Course Name: 2024 Southwest Ag Summit
Fertilizer Management in the Desert Southwest
Module 1: Fertilizer Considerations for the Desert Southwest
Robert Masson, University of Arizona, Yuma County Cooperative Extension, Asst. AG Agent
Module 2: TRUE Organic Product Updates
Ramy Colfer, Cody Benton, and Jay Harper of TRUE Organic Products
Module 3: YARA Products Updates
Patrick Giannetti and Sebastian Korob, YARA International
Module 4: Nutrient Ag Solutions Product Update
Kyle Deol, Nutrient Ag Solutions
Course Number: CCA # SS 58727, 2.0 CEU's
CEU Credits: This course is accredited by the Certified Crop Adviser.The course contains video so it requires a computer that can play audio and video.
Contact and technical support: Robert Masson, masson@arizona.edu.
- Teacher: Don Dinwiddie
- Teacher: Robert Masson
Course Name: 2024 Southwest Ag Summit
How Weather and Water Influence Pest Management
Module #1: Influence of Weather on Desert Insects and their Management
Dr. John Palumbo, University of Arizona, Yuma, AZ
Module #2: Water Management and Pest Management - What's the Connection?
Dr. Shaku Nair, University of Arizona, Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
Course Number: CCA # SS 58722, 1.5 CEU's
CEU Credits: This course is accredited by the Certified Crop Adviser.The course contains video so it requires a computer that can play audio and video.
Contact and technical support: Robert Masson, masson@arizona.edu.
- Teacher: Don Dinwiddie
- Teacher: Robert Masson
Course Name: 2024 Southwest AG Summit
Plant Breeding Short Course: Theory, Methods, and Plant Breeding Industry
Module 1:
Plant Breeding 101:
Robert Masson, University of Arizona, Yuma Co. Cooperative Extension
Module 2:
Plant Breeding 102:
Dr. Hikmet Budak, Agricultural Professor, Arizona Western College
Course Number: CCA # SS 58725, 2.0 CEU's
CEU Credits: This course is accredited by the Certified Crop Adviser.The course contains video so it requires a computer that can play audio and video.
Contact and technical support: Robert Masson, masson@arizona.edu.
- Teacher: Don Dinwiddie
- Teacher: Robert Masson
The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program provides fresh, unprocessed fruits, vegetables, and herbs to eligible participants. Eligible Participants include seniors over 60 years old who are at/under 185% of the federal poverty line. The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) authorizes farmers, farmers markets, farm stands, and local farmer cooperatives to accept SFMNP benefits in exchange for locally grown, unprocessed fresh fruits and vegetables in counties where SFMNP is operating. Eligible participants take their benefits to authorized farmers, farmers markets, farm stands, or local farmer cooperatives and redeem them for produce.
This is a required training for WV Farmer's Market Vendors and Markets to accept these benefits. You MUST complete sections 1 and 3 and the quiz in order to earn your completion certificate. You must have your certificate by May 15th.
This course should take no longer than 1 hour to complete and may be completed in multiple sessions.
- Teacher: Maggie Blankenship
- Teacher: Leslie Boggess
- Teacher: Karen Cox
4-Hers: Understanding How You Prefer to Solve Problems is an online course for 4-H Members who are interested in learning more about problem-solving styles and how they can use their problem-solving style when working with others.
For more information contact: Dr. Curtis R Friedel, Director, Center for Cooperative Problem Solving at Virginia Tech – cfriedel@vt.edu or Ms. Sarah Bush, Teaching Assistant, Center for Cooperative Problem Solving at Virginia Tech – sabush17@vt.edu
- Teacher: Sarah Bush
By taking this course, students will learn:
The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a regulation developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect workers and handlers from the harmful effects of pesticides and their residues. The standard went through some major
revisions in 2015 and this course will reflect those changes.
This course will cover some of the major points of the Worker Protection Standard and what employers need to cover with their employees in order to comply.
Once you've completed this course, you should be able to:
- Define a worker and a handler
- Understand the importance of the WPS
- Know when compliance is necessary
- Identify the basic requirements needed by both a worker and handler to reduce their pesticide exposure
Watch the presentation from beginning to end. There are review questions interspersed to help you review the information. When you feel you are comfortable with the information, take the final assessment below Jeopardy game.
For more information please contact Rachel Maccini, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, University of New Hampshire, Cooperative Extension.
The fee for the course is $40. To purchase and enroll in the course, click the following button:
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: Rachel Maccini
PLEASE READ BEFORE ENROLLING:
This course is written for, and specifically aimed at, growers in Region 9, the San Diego Region, to meet the requirements of the Agriculture Waiver/Order for this region. The certification is not good for any other region.
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This course is now offered at no cost to the public. For more information please contact the Farm Bureau by email or phone:
Tasha Ardalan, Farm Bureau
Email: tasha@sdfarmbureau.org
Phone: 760-745-2215
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Ben DiAnna, UC Cooperative Extension
Email: cesandiego@ucanr.edu
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For General Agriculture Water Quality questions, contact:
Aliasghar (Ali) Montazar, Ph.D.
UCCE Irrigation and Water Management Advisor
Telephone: (442) 265-7707
e-mail: amontazar@ucanr.edu
For questions related to the UCCE AWQ Online Course, contact:
Darren L. Haver, Ph.D.
Water Resources/Water Quality Advisor and Director of South Coast REC and UCCE Orange
Telephone: (949) 301-9182 x1002
e-mail: dlhaver@ucanr.edu
For Technical Support, including enrollment problems, contact:
Ben DiAnna
UCCE Digital Media Specialist II
bdianna@ucanr.edu
- Teacher: Gerry Spinelli
About the Course:
This course is for program directors, coordinators, staff or anyone directly involved in working with volunteers.
Upon completion of this course, learners should be able to:
- Describe the benefits volunteers provide to programs and organizations
- Identify the roles and responsibilities of those involved in working with volunteers
- Identify the characteristics of an effective volunteer program
- Use the 7-step ISOTURE model to help build volunteer engagement
Along the way, learners will assess their own program, using self-guided activities and resources and develop a volunteer engagement action plan.
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$30 each |
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5-49 Seats |
$25 each |
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$10 each |
Contact:
For more information or to enroll please contact:
- Gemma Miner, UC ANR, Academic Coordinator for Volunteer Engagement gmminer@ucanr.edu
- UC ANR Course Support, idevelopsupport@ucanr.edu
- ANR Administrator: Zeva Cho
- ANR Administrator: CA 4-H eXtension Tech Support
- ANR Administrator: Gemma Miner
- ANR Administrator: Lauren Snowden
The audience for this Buying a Tractor course is Farmers and land owners who are interested in learning how to select the correct tractor for the intended purpose.
For more information or to enroll please contact: Mark Hall, Auburn University/ Alabama Cooperative Extension System, at hallmah@auburn.edu
- Teacher: John Fulton
Certified Biomass Procurement Specialist – Short Rotation Woody Crops is an online course for anyone interested in growing trees in a plantation. In this course participants will learn about pine, popular and cottonwood trees and how each preforms in different environments.
For more information contact Mark Hall, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, hallmah@auburn.edu
For technical assistance please contact campushelp@extension.org
- Teacher: John Fulton
You will be able to re-enroll in the CFA recertification programs at https://register.ext.vt.edu/search/publicCourseAdvancedSearch.do?method=doPaginatedSearch&cspIndex=true&showInternal=false&courseSearch.courseDescriptionKeyword=fertilizer; however, there will be a minimal fee for enrollment ($10) and all testing modules will have to be completed again in the new system, regardless if they have been completed in the previous CFA programs.
Fertilizer Applicator Certification Training (FACT) is a cooperative effort of Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE), Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).
For more information or to enroll contact: Whitnee Askew, Turf Program Manager, Virginia Tech at waskew@vt.edu
- Instructor: Whitnee Askew
- Instructor: Mike Goatley
This course provides a rare opportunity for professionals to gain understanding of how an herbicide injury situation can arise and to efficiently update their background knowledge of herbicide characteristics in relation to different damage patterns. The goal of this course is to provide learners with a basic guide to approach diagnosing and investigating crop injury situations known or suspected to be related to herbicides, while giving them the tools to facilitate the investigation process. This course is available for free for those who do not need Continuing Education Units. The authors of the course are Dr. Brad Hanson, Professor of Cooperative Extension UC Davis and Dr. Kassim Al-Khatib, Professor of Plant Sciences, UC Davis.
Who should enroll?
Growers, pest control advisers, sales representatives for chemical companies, field investigators, and insurance adjusters
Continuing Education Units
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (1.5 hours Other), Certified Crop Adviser (1.5 IPM), and the Arizona Department of Agriculture (1.0 credit).
To get the Continuing Education Units certificate you will be charged a fee of $30. To encourage taking the course earlier in the year, we offer 50% off the regular price from January through October 31st – use the code ipm50 at checkout. You must download the certificate (PDF file) to receive your CEU credits.
Enrollment period
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.
- Technical support: UC IPM Online Training Support
You will be able to re-enroll in the CFA program at https://register.ext.vt.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=1208465; however, there will be a minimal fee for enrollment ($10) and all testing modules will have to be completed again in the new system, regardless if they have been completed in the previous CFA program.
Fertilizer Applicator Certification Training (FACT) is a cooperative effort of Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE), Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The training consists of 10 online, self-paced modules, which cover the knowledge areas in which one must be proficient in order to become a Certified Fertilizer Applicator (CFA) in Virginia. Individuals who successfully complete all 10 modules will receive proof of satisfactory completion of the training, which can be submitted to VDACS as part of the CFA online application.
For more information or to enroll contact: Mike Goatley, Turfgrass Extension Specialist / Professor Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech at goatley@vt.edu
- Instructor: Mike Goatley
- Instructor: Mark Sumner
The course is for recertification purposes only.
New Hampshire producers can sell poultry and rabbits (up to 20,000 poultry and 1,000 rabbits per calendar year) directly to NH restaurants without USDA inspection. In order for producers to legally sell their products in this way, they must complete the
initial certification course with UNH Cooperative Extension and recertify after five years.
This recertification program fulfills the education requirement specified in the rules and will help producers continue their working plan for providing safe meat products for this market.
The fee for this course is $20. To purchase & enroll in the course click the following button:
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: Ann Hamilton
Forest Engineering 2022
This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop. Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.
The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.
Any questions may be forwarded to:
Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester
Topic 6: Deer Wintering Areas
Speaker: Dan Hill, Deer Habitat Biologist-Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Managing forest lands with consideration for our wintering deer herd.
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: andrew fast
Forest Engineering 2022
This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop. Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.
The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.
Any questions may be forwarded to:
Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester
Topic 4: Forest Market Update
Speaker: Eric Kingsley-INRS
An update of current forest product markets in the region.
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: andrew fast
Forest Engineering 2022
This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop. Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.
The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.
Any questions may be forwarded to:
Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester
Topic 11: Forest Pest & Disease Update
Speaker: Michael Parisio-Maine Forest Service
An update on what forest pests and diseases are still a threat to the health and vigor of our forests, and ideas on how to manage for them.
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: andrew fast
Forest Engineering 2022
This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop. Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.
The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.
Any questions may be forwarded to:
Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester
Topic 7: Latest Bird Survey Update
Speaker: Joseph Roy, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist-Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Discussion of some of the latest survey data and forest management recommendations around some of our threatened bird species.
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: andrew fast
Forest Engineering 2022
This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop. Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.
The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.
Any questions may be forwarded to:
Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester
Topic 1: Mechanized Operators Course Presentation
A description of the course outline, progress to date, future plans moving forward.
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: andrew fast
Forest Engineering 2022
This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop. Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.
The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.
Any questions may be forwarded to:
Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester
Topic 8: Moose/Winter Ticks
Speaker: Lee Kantar, State Moose biologist-Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
The status and management of our Moose herd as a result of winter tick infestations, and associated forest management guidelines/recommendations associated with enhancing Moose habitat.
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: andrew fast
Forest Engineering 2022
This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop. Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.
The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.
Any questions may be forwarded to:
Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester
Topic 5: New Markets for Low-Grade Forest Products
Speaker: Shane O'Neill, Forest Industry Business Development Manager-UMaine
A discussion of some potential/new markets for low-grade forest products based on research and testing ongoing at the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: andrew fast
Forest Engineering 2022
This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop. Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.
The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.
Any questions may be forwarded to:
Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester
Topic 9: Shoreland Zoning Presentation
Speaker: Terri Coolong-Maine Forest Service
A review and discussion of current shoreland zone rules and guidelines.
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: andrew fast
Forest Engineering 2022
This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop. Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.
The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.
Any questions may be forwarded to:
Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester
Topic 10: State GIS/Lidar Presentation
Speaker: Dan Hayes, Dave Sandilands-UMaine
A presentation about what data sets are available to our forestry professionals from the region's state facilities.
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: andrew fast
- Teacher: Lisa Linfield
Forest Engineering 2022
This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop. Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.
The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.
Any questions may be forwarded to:
Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester
Topic 3: Workforce Issues Presentation
Speaker: Nathan Kay-Seven Islands Land Company
A discussion of some of the programs used by industry professionals to help solve the workforce issues for forest products companies today.
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: andrew fast
Forest Engineering 2022
This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop. Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.
The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.
Any questions may be forwarded to:
Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester
Topic 2: Workforce Shortages, Issues/Solutions Presentation
Speaker: Robby Gross, Chief Forest Ranger-Maine Forest Service; Bill Patterson, Bureau Parks and Lands
A discussion of how the MFS and PBL have, and continue, to work through the challenges of hiring and retaining employees.
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: andrew fast
This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2023 NER.COFE Workshop. Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine as described with each course.
The cost for each topic is $10.00/0.5 CEU which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.
Any questions may be forwarded to:
Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: andrew fast
Forest Farming Online is designed to train technical service providers (e.g., service foresters with government agencies, Extension professionals, forest management consultants), but is freely available to the public. This course begins with one introductory module, which you must complete first. It includes information pertaining to the basics of forest farming and takes approximately one hour to complete. A series of video and webinar clips from the coalition’s YouTube and webinar library have been compiled to present key forest farming considerations such as, what is it?, how do you do it?, what crops are popular?, how do you add value?, etc. Questions are included for you to complete along the way. Module 1 is expected to take approximately one hour to complete and it guides users to videos that follow a specific list of topics in the curriculum. Questions are linked to specific videos or video segments within topics in the outline. You should plan on spending about 20 minutes per topic.
For more information contact:
John Munsell, Virginia Tech/Virginia Cooperative Extension, jfmunsel@vt.edu
Brent Peterson SREF/UGA, bpeterson@sref.info
William Hubbard SREF/UGA whubbard@sref.info
- Teacher: Leslie Boby
- Teacher: John Munsell
UVM Extension Northwest Crops and Soils (NWCS) program is offering this course in collaboration with the following organizations: Vermont Agency of Agriculture (VAAFM), Food & Markets, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), SUNY Morrisville, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners (MOFGA), Northeast Organic Farming Association of NY (NOFA-NY), and Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program (NE-SARE).
Offerings include up to 13 webinars (7 are required), up to 5 in-field intensives (1 is required), and admission to attend the 2021 and 2022 Industrial Hemp Conferences! You will also be asked to complete a Pre- and Post- Training Survey. All this is FREE and you can also earn Certified Crop Adviser credits! Webinar trainings will be live on Tuesdays, 12pm to 1pm. Please note that this training is offered for Agricultural and Technical Service Providers.
- Teacher: Catherine Davidson
- Teacher: Scott Lewins
- Teacher: Rory Malone
Welcome to UC Master Gardener Program of Santa Clara County Initial Training 2025. This course is offered by UC Cooperative Extension through the Master Gardener Program.
The UC Master Gardener Training is designed to enrich your horticultural knowledge so that you can provide unbiased, science-based information to residents of Santa Clara County. The training will cover topics such as soil and plant nutrition; irrigation; weed, insect, and disease management; fruit and vegetable production; sustainable landscaping; and pesticide use alternatives. We will also have units on the use of scientific sources, principles of adult learning, and community engagement.
By the end of the training, you will 1) have a strong foundation in the fundamentals of gardening, 2) know how to find science-based information to answer gardening questions, 3) have an understanding of how to engage and educate members of the Santa Clara County community, and 4) be familiar with the structure and function of the UC Master Gardener program of Santa Clara County. With these skills and knowledge, you will be equipped to share science-based information on home horticulture, pest management, and sustainable landscape practices with the public through the many organized volunteer activities the UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County have to offer.
Each class is taught by a different guest instructor. Instructors include University of California academics, faculty from other local colleges, staff from community organizations, and other Master Gardener volunteers.
- Teacher: Lucy Diekmann
- Teacher: Katherine Uhde
- Teacher: Jenel Vincze