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Regenerative agriculture starts at home
By Jennifer Monroe If you’re like so many of us in America, you may find yourself mowing your lawn regularly at this time of year. You may well love your lawn, and I may not convince you otherwise. But what if it could be so much more? What if it could become a space that…
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Garden Gathering Workshops
Your Central Gorge Master Gardeners offers monthly gardening education workshops . The first workshop will be offered second Saturday of the month at 10am and the second workshop will be offered on the second Tuesdays of the month. 2026 Workshop Schedule: Central Gorge Master Gardener volunteers provide free beginning gardening classes and continuing education to…
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Hardwood Propagation
by Jim Black, Hood River County Master Gardener Volunteer Prices for about everything have skyrocketed this year, and the cost of nursery plants is no exception. But with a bit of planning while learning some basic plant propagation techniques, you can avoid increasing your plant budget without sacrificing your new-year garden plans. March is a…
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2025 Hood River Front Yard Garden Tour
Join us in celebrating edible gardening, native plants, pollinators, walkable, bikable, rollable, strollable neighborhoods and the fall harvest season in the second Annual Hood River Front Yard Garden Tour! https://extension.oregonstate.edu/…/2025-hood-river… Walk, bike, roll, or stroll your way through neighborhoods of Hood River as you visit gardens and learn how to transform water-thirsty lawns into more sustainable…
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Award recipients
Master Gardener of the Year* 1996: Fred and Patricia Paige* 1997: Anna Nolen * 1998: Shirley Chrisman / Elizabeth Daniel * 1999: Roxanne Spoonable* 2000: Scott Fitch* 2001: Jean Hadley* 2002: Angela Bridges* 2003: Colleen Garrabrandt* 2004: Patricia Paige 2005: Sandi Rousseau 2006: John Ihle 2007: Dede Garcia 2008: Anne Saxby / Rita Saling 2009:…
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Eliminate Barriers for better living
by Jim Black OSU Hood River County Extension Central Gorge Master Gardener volunteer One of our new friends has used a wheelchair for years and manages well with it, thanks largely to his incredible wife and his own positive, can-do attitude. When we’re at their barrier-free home, it’s easy to forget he uses a wheelchair,…
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Seed Starting: What to know before you sow!
By Anne Gehrig, OSU Hood River County Extension Central Gorge Master Gardener Volunteer When I was in second grade, our teacher challenged us to a seed-growing contest. I brought a marigold seed; my mother assured me it would be the fastest seed to sprout. For 2 weeks, the class watched anxiously as one seed after…
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