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The UConn Extension Master Gardener Program is an Educational Outreach Program that is part of UConn Extension. The program started in 1978 and consists of horticulture training and an outreach component that focus on the community at large. Master Gardeners are enthusiastic, willing to learn and share their knowledge and training with others. What sets them apart from other home gardeners is their special horticultural training. In exchange for this training, Master Gardeners commit time as volunteers working through their local UConn Extension Center and the Bartlett Arboretum in Stamford to provide horticultural-related information to the community.

Our Locations:

State Coordinator Sarah Bailey
Sarah.Bailey@uconn.edu or 860-409-9053

Fairfield County Extension Center
Sandra Wilson, Coordinator
Sandra.Wilson@uconn.edu
67 Stony Hill Road
Phone: (203) 207-3262
Bethel, CT 06801-3056

Hartford County Extension Center
Sarah Bailey, Coordinator
Sarah.Bailey@uconn.edu
Exchange Building - Suite 262
270 Farmington Ave
Phone: (860) 409-9053
Farmington, CT 06032

Litchfield County Extension Center
Michelle Winkler, Coordinator
Michelle.Winkler@uconn.edu
843 University Drive
Phone: (860) 626-6240
Torrington, CT 06790

Middlesex County Extension Center
Gail Reynolds, Coordinator
Gail.Reynolds@uconn.edu
1066 Saybrook Rd.
Phone: (860) 345-5235
Haddam, CT 06438

New Haven County Extension Center
Judith Hsiang, Coordinator
Judith.Hsiang@uconn.edu
305 Skiff Street
Phone: (203) 407-3168
North Haven, CT 06473-4451

New London County Extension Center
Paul Armond, Coordinator
Paul.Armond@uconn.edu
562 New London Turnpike
Phone: (860) 885-2822
Norwich, CT 06360-6599

Tolland County Extension Center
Jean Madden-Hennessey, Coordinator
Jean.Madden-Hennessey@uconn.edu
24 Hyde Road
Phone: 860-870-6934
Vernon, CT 06066-4599

Windham County Extension Center
John Lorusso, Coordinator
John.Lorusso@uconn.edu
139 Wolf Den Road
Phone: (860) 774-9600 ext. 20
Brooklyn, CT 06234-1729

UConn Extension Master Gardener Plant Clinic at the Bartlett Arboretum
Patricia Carroll, Coordinator
Patricia.Carroll@uconn.edu
151 Brookdale Road
Phone: (203) 322-6971 x18
Stamford, CT 06903-4199

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News

  • 2019 Spring Garden Master Class Catalog Available
    The 2019 Winter Spring Garden Master Class Catalog is now available! Visit our Garden Master Class Online Catalog for the link to the catalog and information on how to register for classes. We’re still adding classes so check back often!
    Posted on January 2, 2019
  • UConn Extension Master Gardener Program 40th Anniversary Hat
    40th Anniversary Master Gardener Hat This is an unconstructed cotton adjustable baseball style cap. Pay for the hat online at http://s.uconn.edu/491 Bring the receipt to your county office to pick up your hat today!
    Posted on July 25, 2018

Resources

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Upcoming Events

  1. 4/24 Are you prepared for flooding and storms?
  2. 4/24 GMO 2.0: Science, Society and the Future
  3. 4/25 New Insects in Connecticut with Claire Rutledge
  4. 4/25 Memoir Club
  5. 4/25 “You Have Made Your Way from Worm to Man, and Much In You Is Still Worm” (Nietzsche)

Are you prepared for flooding and storms?

Wednesday, April 24th, 2019

05:30 PM - 07:00 PM

Other
TEEG Community Room, 15 Thatcher Road, North Grosvenordale

Are you prepared for flooding and storms?
Join us for this workshop to help you be better prepared for severe weather. Light refreshments at 5:30 pm. Workshop starts at 6 pm. Pre-registration required at 860-923-3458.

Contact Information: Faye Griffiths-Smith, 203.407.3160, faye.griffiths-smith@uconn.edu

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GMO 2.0: Science, Society and the Future

Wednesday, April 24th, 2019

07:00 PM - 09:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Student Union Theater

GMO 2.0: Science, Society and the Future
Finding understandable science-based information on GMOs is challenging for the public. Our project goal is to bridge the information gap surrounding GMOs with farmers and the general public.

Moderator: Dean Indrajeet Chaubey, UConn CAHNR

Speakers:

Paul Vincelli, Extension Professor & Provost Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky (focus area: overview of risks and benefits of genetically engineered crops)

Robert C. Bird, Professor of Business Law and Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics, UConn School of Business (focus area: Ethical/Legal/Social Implications of GMOs)

Yi Li, Professor, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, UConn CAHNR, (focus area: GMO technologies/CRISPR)

Gerry Berkowitz, Professor, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, UConn CAHNR (focus area: GMOs and big agriculture in the US?)

Contact Information: stacey.stearns@uconn.edu

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New Insects in Connecticut with Claire Rutledge

Thursday, April 25th, 2019

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Other
New London County Extension Center, 562 New London Tpke Norwich, CT 06360

New Insects in Connecticut with Claire Rutledge
There are several new insect pests that are either already here, or on their way. Some of them have traveled from other continents, some of them are moving up from the south with the rising temperatures. In this symposium we will discuss how conditions are changing in CT and what new issues are coming along with the changes. Among the insects that will be covered are Spotted Lantern Fly and Southern Pine Beetle.

Contact Information: Paul Armond paul.armond@uconn.edu

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Memoir Club

Thursday, April 25th, 2019

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Other
Depot Campus

Memoir Club
Come learn with the Center for Learning in Retirement and Christian Davis and Helene Voto, Longtime Memoirists

Members are encouraged to write memoirs to share in class. New members are welcome.

To register please follow this link
http://www.cahnrconference.uconn.edu/

To see all the class options this Spring please follow this link
https://clir.uconn.edu/single-classes/

Contact Information: clir@uconn.edu

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“You Have Made Your Way from Worm to Man, and Much In You Is Still Worm” (Nietzsche)

Thursday, April 25th, 2019

01:15 PM - 02:45 PM

Other
Depot Campus

“You Have Made Your Way from Worm to Man, and Much In You Is Still Worm” (Nietzsche)
Come learn with the Center for Learning in Retirement and Amy C. Groth, Professor Department of Biology, ECSU.

How the microscopic worm C. elegans can be used to study genes involved in human development and disease, using modern genetic and molecular techniques including the cutting-edge genetic engineering technique CRISPR .

To register please follow this link
http://www.cahnrconference.uconn.edu/

To see all the class options this Spring please follow this link
https://clir.uconn.edu/single-classes/

CLIR@uconn.edu

Contact Information: CLIR@uconn.edu

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