Registration is now open for the Summer Alaska Master Gardener Online Course
5/29/2012 - 8/17/2012
This is an intensive, sustainable gardening class specific to Alaska growing conditions.
Topics covered include botany, starting plants, soil, composting, season extension, greenhouses, landscaping, house plants, entomology, pest management, plant disease diagnostics and sustainable gardening. Course covers growing vegetables, fruits, berries and flowers. Master Gardeners are volunteers for the Cooperative Extension Service.
The summer course is offered through UAF Summer Sessions and you will recieve 3 professional development credits. To register for ED 595 or NRM 595P just click on the link or search for the course in the UAF Coursefinder. Students who take the course will develop K-12 lesson plans for use by Alaskan teachers as their volunteer hours. To become an Alaska Master Gardener, you must also complete 40 hours of garden related volunteer service for UAF Cooperative Extension Service.
The course will prepare you not only to be a sucessful gardener in Alaska, but it will also give you the tools to help others do the same.
Visit our enrollment page to sign up.
The course is ideal for those who:
- Live in a location where a face to face Master Gardener Course is not offered
- Can't attend a face to face Master Gardener Course due to scheduling conflicts.
- Prefer a self-paced, learning opportunity.