Planting to Learn Classroom Grants

South Valley Fleurs Garden Club (San Martin, CA) is offering grants through its EduGrow - Planting to Learn program to elementary classroom teachers who would like to include horticulture into their curriculum. Grow vegetables or flowers, establish a native habitat - a home for birds or insects - on campus, or start an after school garden club.

While there is no application deadline, funds will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

Details: Donna Dicker, drmbd@garlic.com or 408-776-7867

Banning, CA: Horticulture program takes root | Breaking News | PE.com - The Press-Enterprise

Students with learning disabilities are offered an opportunity to learn work and life skills through a horticulture program through the Alliance for Youth Employment Skills in Banning, CA.

Read full article at the Press Enterprise:

BANNING: Horticulture program takes root | Breaking News | PE.com - The Press-Enterprise

Missouri: Master Gardener program open to anyone with interest in gardening

BY Barbara Michael

Have you ever wondered what a Master Gardener really is? Is it just an expert gardener? How would you like to be one yourself?

Master Gardeners are simply people who have participated in the Master Gardener volunteer program through MU Extension. Masters volunteer their time and talents in their communities, offering up-to-date horticulture information and gardening help. Some are novice gardeners, some are veterans of gardening, some of them live in the country and others live in town condos, but all share one thing in common: a love for gardening.

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