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Master Gardeners of the Tanana Valley
"Cultivating Gardeners" in Interior Alaska

Meeting the first Tuesday of each month, usually at the Fairbanks Food Bank, located at 725 26th Avenue. Meetings are suspended during the summer months, when garden tours are set up instead.

 

Bluebells by Di Griffin

Master Gardener  Meeting
Aug. 3?
6:30 p.m.?


Bleeding Hearts
Master Gardeners of the Tanana Valley, PO Box 72248, Fairbanks, Alaska 99707-2248  

Membership

If you would like to join, the annual dues are $20 for an individual, $25 for family, and $250 for lifetime memberships. You are welcome to attend a meeting to see if this would be something you would be interested in joining. The TVMG has speakers, gardens tours and workshops for all gardeners' interests, come join us!! You can get more information on our "About Us" page. See address above.

 

 

 

 


Volunteers Needed!

For volunteer opportunities, see our volunteer page. or the forum


Forum Opens!

NEW! We now have a forum, or discussion board, for Master Gardeners. Just click the link above to join the discussion. Anyone can read the board, but if you want to participate, you need to register (free).

Calendar - 2010

7/17 Workshop on Flower Judging, Becky Hassebroek

7/23 & 24 Discover the Bloomin' Interior - 2010 Farthest North Standard Flower Show. Open and free to the public. All amateur gardeners are invited to exhibit. Pioneer Park centennial Center, 2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks. 1 to 5 p.m.


EATinG Celebration

EATinG Celebration (7/31/10) from 5-7pm in the West Valley Auditorium, the 115 Student Gardeners who have been working in the school gardens are hosting an exciting, first-time event - the EATinG Celebration! (EATinG - Engaging Alaskan Teens in Gardening). The public is welcome and encouraged to attend!

They will be showing a multi-media presentation about life as a student gardener, some students will be reading poetry they've written and a panel will be answering questions about their experience. The presentation will be followed by school garden grown food prepared by Student Gardeners with the help of local chefs.

Admission is only $5 and kids under 18 are free. Tickets are available at Gullivers, at school farm stands and at the door. For more information, please contact Calypso Farm and Ecology Center at 451-0691



Related Forums & Websites

It used to be called the University Experimental Farm, and the gardens and greenhouses are still used by researchers. A great place to volunteer!

Here is a little more information, from the SNRAS Blog June 3, 2009

Website of the society formed to support the Georgeson Botanical Garden. See their website for upcoming events.

Website "handbook for those wanting a place to plant in Fairbanks. Get on the waiting list now!

The mission of the AISWG is to minimize invasive species impacts in Alaska by facilitating collaboration, cooperation and communication among AISWG members and the people of Alaska.

Information on invasive plants in Alaska

This group offers membership, information, education on Alaska Native Plants, and some invasives too. Links to several other Alaskan plant sites. 

The website of the organization that is the major authority on gardening in Alaska. Click on "Publications" to find a list that you can order from. They also offer Master Gardening classes - the one for the interior is held beginning each March. In Southcentral, it is usually earlier in the winter.

This is the Anchorage branch of the Alaska Master Gardeners. Links to lots of good information here, including a link to information on the Master Gardener Correspondence Course.

Website of Fairbanks' own garden guru - the horticulturist for the Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Includes an archive of garden articles she has written over the years. Also includes information on becoming a Master Gardener.

The Alaska Garden Clubs is made up of six clubs from around the state. There are 331 members located in Ketchikan, Anchorage, Mat-Su Valley, Fairbanks and North Pole. Membership is open to all. Contact the individual clubs or they can forward your request to a particular club.

A chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS)

Supporting Conservation by Providing Resources and Knowledge, Fairbanks Soil & Water Conservation District is committed to assisting private land owners with resource conservation projects; helping to educate both students and adults about conservation stewardship; and assisting local farmers to improve both production and marketing capacity. Good invasive plant information.

  • These are the Alaska based links we like. Find other good links for gardeners here.

This page last updated 07/29/10

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