![Give a Little, Help a Lot. Hands giving plant and soil to another person's hands](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2022/12/GiveLittleSaveLot.png)
Your donation will make a difference in our community.
Consider supporting our important Master Gardener programs.
Our Master Gardener Foundation is a Washington State 501(c)(3) charity organization that has earned the Candid Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency.
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Food Garden Program
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Demonstration Garden
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Educational Outreach
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Additional Programs
Over 14,000 youth and almost 5000 adults attended classes/workshops taught by Master Gardeners in 2018-2019.
76 food gardens built
in 2018-2019 totaling over 700 garden beds built to date since 2012.
Over 6000 pounds of food donated each year to area food banks for those in need.
![Washington State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer logo](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2022/04/MG-Volunteer-circle-e1650392728510.gif)
![Master Gardener volunteers teaching adults and youth how to plant seeds in raised garden bed](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2022/11/70261062_2708736615827807_2696779122998247424_n.jpg)
![Colorful annual flowers bordering retaining wall of the waterfall classroom in the Demonstration Garden](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2022/11/010-scaled.jpg)
![Master Gardener volunteer at the fair booth ready to answer your gardening questions](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2022/11/310973700_187605943754372_4649698547463264051_n.jpg)
![Container Gardening class](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2018/11/containergardening7.jpg)
![Master Gardeners harvesting from raised garden beds](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2022/11/planting-6B-.jpg)
![Master Gardener volunteers harvesting from raised garden beds](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2022/11/planting-5c-.jpg)
![Beans, eggplant and greens harvested from the Demonstration Garden to be donated to Tri-Cities Food Bank](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2022/11/thumbnail_IMG_2953.jpg)
![Tomatoes, eggplant and cucumbers harvested from the Demonstration Garden to be donated to families in need](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2022/11/10-18-22-thumbnail_IMG_2985.jpg)
It all began at Washington State University
A grassroots, sociologic movement that started at Washington State University in 1973 and was emulated across the United States and into Canada and South Korea, the Master Gardener Program is WSU Extension’s flagship volunteer program. Learn more about the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program.
![Master Gardener volunteers clearing out garden beds](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2022/11/DSC_0024-scaled.jpg)
![Master Gardener volunteer harvesting vegetables from the Demonstration Garden to be donated to Tri-Cities Food Bank](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2022/11/10-18-22-thumbnail_IMG_2986.jpg)
![Garden beds at the Juvenile Justice Center](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2018/11/0712_juveniledetentiongarden01.jpg)
![rows of new raised garden beds](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2018/11/tierravida7.jpg)
We are your neighbors and members of your communities.
Our Programs and Priorities inform our efforts to shape healthy communities and a healthy planet. We are actively engaged in teaching research-based gardening and environmental stewardship practices. Learn how you can be a part of the Master Gardener program in Benton & Franklin Counties.