Online �ֻ�ֱ�� master gardener course open for registration

Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
Oct. 27, 2025

Vegetables and flowers grow in raised beds in a sunny garden — Photo by Julie Stricker
The �ֻ�ֱ�� master gardener course provides a broad horticultural background for flower and vegetable gardens, such as this one in Two Rivers.

Registration is open for a new �ֻ�ֱ�� master gardener course, which will be taught over Zoom.

Casey Matney and Darren Snyder, agriculture and horticulture agents with the University of �ֻ�ֱ�� Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the course. It provides a broad horticultural background and includes �ֻ�ֱ��-specific lessons on botany, soils, vegetable production using organic and conventional techniques, integrated pest management, greenhouses, lawns, houseplants, trees and shrubs, flowers and invasive plants.

�ֻ�ֱ�� master gardeners are credentialed by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service and are located in communities throughout the state. The prerequisites for becoming a master gardener include familiarity with �ֻ�ֱ�� gardening conditions and a commitment to 40 hours of volunteer time.

Classes will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-5 p.m. from Dec. 2 to Feb. 27, 2026, with a break for the holidays. Registrants will receive a recording of each class. Register at .

The cost is $250, which includes a copy of �ֻ�ֱ��’s Sustainable Gardening Handbook.

For more information, contact Casey Matney, camatney@alaska.edu or 907-262-3443, or visit the UAF master gardener webpage.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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