{"id":11988,"date":"2024-07-22T14:38:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T21:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/?page_id=11988"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:13:24","slug":"educational-outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-herou002du002dsize-xsmall wsu-hero--style-boxed \">\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__background\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/IMG_0056-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/IMG_0056-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/IMG_0056-scaled.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/IMG_0056-scaled.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/IMG_0056-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/IMG_0056-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/IMG_0056-scaled.jpg 2048w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\n\t\talt=\"Room of people listening to a presentation.\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 54% 34%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__overlay\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__inner-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wsu-hero__title\">Educational outreach in Pierce County<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">Cultivating plants, people &amp; communities since 1973<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs \" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Pierce County.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">Pierce County<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/news\/\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"3\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-after--large wsu-row--sidebar-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"width:15%\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wsu-spacing-before--small\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/28\/MG-flower-150x150.png\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-130\" width=\"113\" height=\"113\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left  wsu-font-size--xxlarge wsu-heading--style-marked\">Reaching out to communities in Pierce County<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-crimson\" style=\"top:-3.5218%;left:28.5666%;height:74.1261%;width:26.087%\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-overlap wsu-overlap-spotlight  wsu-overlap-spotlight--style-left-middle\">\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-overlap__container\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column wsu-overlap--overlap-medium\">\r\n            <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-overlap-spotlight__image   wsu-notch--medium\">\r\n                    <div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-3-4\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/05\/kids.jpg\"\r\n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/05\/kids.jpg 480w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/05\/kids-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/05\/kids-198x198.jpg 198w\"\r\n                        sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\"\r\n                        alt=\"Master Gardener teaching a young gardener\"\r\n                        style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n                        \/>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column wsu-overlap--surface-column wsu-overlap--overlap-medium\">\r\n            <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-overlap-spotlight__caption  wsu-dropshadow--medium\">\r\n                    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Educational Outreach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WSU Extension Master Gardener Programs statewide host educational classes, workshops, demonstrations, and field days. Through these events our university-trained volunteers bring relevant, unbiased, research-based horticulture and environmental stewardship education to their local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-border--color-midnight\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--outline-shadow wsu-spacing-top--none wsu-spacing-bottom--none wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title wsu-font-size--xxmedium\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore Information\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n    <nav class=\"wsu-navigation-vertical wsu-vertical-menu\">\n        <ul id=\"wsu-site-menu\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse wsu-menu-collapse--style-vertical\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/\">MG Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/about\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/\">Educational outreach<\/a><button aria-label=\"{Open submenu Educational outreach\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse--action-toggle\"><\/button>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/ask-a-master-gardener\/\">Ask a Master Gardener<\/a><button aria-label=\"{Open submenu Ask a Master Gardener\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse--action-toggle\"><\/button>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/ask-a-master-gardener\/answer-clinics\/\">Answer Clinics<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/demonstration-gardens\/\">Demonstration Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/community-gardens\/\">Community Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/youth-gardening\/\">Youth Gardening<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/speakers-bureau\/\">Speakers Bureau<\/a><button aria-label=\"{Open submenu Speakers Bureau\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse--action-toggle\"><\/button>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/speakers-bureau\/2026-speakers-bureau-library\/\">2026 Speakers Bureau Library<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/?page_id=16940\">Washington Correctional Center for Women<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/gardening-resources\/\">Gardening Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/join-us\/\">Join us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><button aria-label=\"{Open submenu Contact Us\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse--action-toggle\"><\/button>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/contact-us\/contact-us-about-upcoming-training\/\">Contact us about upcoming training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/contact-us\/speakers-bureau-contact-page\/\">Speakers Bureau Contact Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/contact-us\/ask-a-master-gardener-contact-page\/\">Ask a Master Gardener Contact Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/contact-us\/demonstration-gardens-youth-gardening-contact-page\/\">Demonstration Gardens &amp; Youth Gardening Contact Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/our-foundation\/\">Our Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/volunteer-portal\/\">MG Volunteers Home<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/nav>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row  wsu-color-background--gray-0 wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ask a Master Gardener<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--xmedium\">Have a gardening question? Ask a Master Gardener at one of our in-person or on-line plant and insect diagnostic clinics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--xmedium\">From our beginning, Master Gardeners have provided free access to unbiased research-based horticulture advice to help people find answers to their gardening questions. Clinics are located at farmers markets, hardware stores, nurseries, demonstration gardens and Extension offices throughout the state of Washington. You can also find us online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/ask-a-master-gardener\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tLearn more about our Ask a Master Gardener plant clinic\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/28\/Website-tiles-4.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-822\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-item-layoutu002du002dflex-column wsu-color-backgroundu002du002dgray-10\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wsu-spacing-after--default wsu-spacing-before--large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/Picture1.jpg\" alt=\"Archway in the garden.\" class=\"wp-image-11065\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/Picture1.jpg 1634w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/Picture1-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/Picture1-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/Picture1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/Picture1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-color-backgroundu002du002dgray-5\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">Demonstration Gardens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--xmedium\">Want to see sustainable gardening in action? Stop by one of our gardens. These outdoor classrooms give gardeners the opportunity to see and practice sustainable gardening techniques. Master Gardeners demonstrate via classes, workshops, and field days a range of gardening practices including water wise gardens, native plant gardens, English knot gardens, raised bed vegetable gardening, composting, container gardening, espaliered apples, berry beds and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/demonstration-gardens\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tLearn more about our demonstration gardens\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-color-background--gray-0 wsu-spacing-top--default wsu-spacing-bottom--default wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Gardens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in helping put food on the table? Community Gardens inspire people to come together to grow their own food. WSU Master Gardeners are active in numerous community gardens and teach tips and techniques for increasing production and for handling pesky problems. Community Gardens provide ready access to healthy food and address food insecurity throughout the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/community-gardens\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tLearn more about our community gardens\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-color-backgroundu002du002dwhite wsu-spacing-afteru002du002dnone\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wsu-spacing-before--medium\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/CG-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Multiple raised garden beds growing vegetables and flowers.\" class=\"wp-image-15295\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-item-layoutu002du002dflex-column wsu-color-backgroundu002du002dgray-10\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wsu-spacing-before--large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/12\/569B0C45-9841-42CD-B047-D59CA2CEDCE6-scaled-e1676064766760.jpeg\" alt=\"Master Gardener answering question for a child.\" class=\"wp-image-10008\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-color-backgroundu002du002dgray-5\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">Youth Gardening<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--xmedium\">Are you a teacher who wants to get your students in the garden? The gardeners of tomorrow start building their passion today! Several counties have youth gardening programs where kids can experience the joy of gardening. The goal is to build knowledge, but especially to inspire a passion for gardening that lasts a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/youth-gardening\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tLearn more about our youth outreach\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row  wsu-color-background--gray-0 wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speakers Bureau<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--xmedium\">Does your organization need a speaker? WSU Master Gardeners do presentations on a variety of gardening topics as part of their mission to empower and sustain diverse communities with relevant, unbiased research-based yard and garden information. Request a speaker qualified to talk to your garden club, service club or classroom about anything gardening related, from growing veggies to soil health to attracting pollinators, or something specifically to address your group\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/speakers-bureau\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tRequest a speaker for your event\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-color-backgroundu002du002dwhite wsu-spacing-afteru002du002dnone\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/28\/Website-tiles-2.png\" alt=\"Icon of speaker\" class=\"wp-image-1360\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-item-layoutu002du002dflex-column wsu-color-backgroundu002du002dgray-10\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wsu-spacing-before--large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/WCCW1.jpg\" alt=\"Rows of crops growing in front of a barb wire fence.\" class=\"wp-image-16325\" width=\"352\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/WCCW1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/WCCW1-396x264.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-color-backgroundu002du002dgray-5\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WA Correctional Center for Women<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--xmedium\">Located in Gig Harbor, the Washington Correctional Center for Women provides a variety of academic and partnership programs, including ornamental horticulture and other vocational programs. WCCW women earn credit towards an associate degree and certification in organic gardening through Olympic College. Pierce County Master Gardeners work together with faculty in \u201ccultivating\u201d the love for horticulture by providing supplemental academic support in the classroom and in the greenhouse. This program, and these volunteers, support individuals&#8217; success both inside and outside WCCW walls as they build leadership, job skills, and self-esteem.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/mg-home\/washington-correctional-center-for-women\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tLearn more about our partnership\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row  wsu-color-background--gray-0 wsu-row--sidebar-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wsu-spacing-before--xmedium\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/30\/AEC-Logo.png\" alt=\"WSU Master Gardener Advanced Education logo.\" class=\"wp-image-1916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/30\/AEC-Logo.png 850w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/30\/AEC-Logo-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/30\/AEC-Logo-768x596.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-spacing-before--default wsu-border--color-default\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Come learn with us!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mglearns.mastergardenerfoundation.org\/\">WSU Extension Master Gardener Advanced Education Conference (AEC)<\/a> <strong>is open to all garden enthusiasts<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> To further the training of volunteers and keep them abreast of cutting-edge horticultural science, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mastergardenerfoundation.org\/\">Master Gardener Foundation of Washington State<\/a>&nbsp;partners with the&nbsp;WSU Extension Master Gardener Program&nbsp;to produce the AEC. 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