2016 Gold Badge Club: 1,000+ hours of volunteering as Master Gardeners. Our very own Lillian Mahaney is a Gold Badge wearer! Photo by Michele Worden
Master Gardeners Judy Reich, left, and Becky Mang pose with a Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) at the Boardman River Nature Center that has grown to be quite a bit larger than usual.
Edible insects! Kent County MG Coordinator Abi Saeed models herself as a modern day Mrs. Frizzle, and had us all try some edible insect products. They were tasty! Photo by Michele Worden
Celebrate our 20th Anniversary with us on August 2nd at 6 pm at the Boardman River Nature Center

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Did you know: Sally Weaver was our very first president. Thank you Sally for paving the way!

Master Gardener Association of Northwest Michigan was formed in 1996 and has thrived in our local area. We have created and maintained countless projects and grown dozens of tons of food for our local community. MGANM is proud of our volunteers and are excited to see what the next twenty years will bring.

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Coreopsis verticillata Photo by: By I, Chrumps, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2371504
Volunteers in the walled garden. Photo by The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park
Judy's loaded cauliflower is always a hit at our meetings
Grand Ideas Garden, Kent County MSU Extension MG Project. Photo by Michele Worden
New MG Coordinator Michelle Ferrarese and MG Volunteer Kay manning the booth at the Suttons Bay Senior Expo on June 21, 2016

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Welcome and Happy Anniversary!

Did you know: Sally Weaver was our very first president. Thank you Sally for paving the way!

What we do

Our Mission

The Real Dirt