Catawba County Cooperative Extension along with the Catawba County Master Gardener Association will be hosting a Junior Master Gardener curriculum training on Tuesday, January 14th from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Agricultural Resources Center in Newton. The instructor will be Liz Driscoll, Youth Horticulture Specialist from NCSU. The training is designed for Master Gardener, 4-H volunteers, Extension staff, and other educators that are involved in youth gardening programs. Any adult that works with youth gardening is welcome to attend.
Junior Master Gardener is a research-based curriculum originating Texas A&M with hundreds of different hands-on learning activities that help youth learn the basics of plant science and garden-related topics such as soils, ecology, insects and plant disease, landscape horticulture, vegetables and herbs, and career exploration. The Junior Master Gardener curriculum is very flexible, making it easy to use in different settings, with easy-to-follow lesson plans. The curriculum can be used for individual lessons or offered as a series for the opportunity for youth to become certified Junior Master Gardeners. During the training, you will have a chance to learn more about the Junior Master Gardener curriculum, try-out some of the lessons, and get some ideas for using the materials in your county/program. There is a lot of flexibility for how to use this resource!
You can find more information about Junior Master Gardener at - https://growforit.ces.ncsu.
The cost for the workshop is $5. If you would like to attend the Jan 14th training, register by January 9 at https://forms.gle/
