Garden Education
Pierce County Master Gardeners
Edible Garden Series
Explore the basics of successful vegetable gardening in the Pacific Northwest—from seed to table.
Classes are taught by educators from Harvest Pierce County (a program of the Pierce Conservation District), Pierce County Planning and Public Works and the Franklin Pierce School District.
Visit https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/1558/Edible-Gardens-Workshops
Recordings of classes are also available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsTiNfFJHhvnAzaaz1Kn9c944Y8PO7hoe
Gardening Resources
Gardening Resources from Pierce County Master Gardeners
Growing Oregon Gardens Level Up series
USDA National Agricultural Library
Vegetable Varieties for Our Region
Growing Warm Season Vegetables in the Pacific Northwest
Growing Vegetables in the Pacific Coastal Region
Favorite Vegetables for the Pacific Northwest
Gardening with Lisa Seed Catalog Recommendations
Solving Your Pest Problems Without Harming Pollinators (Pollinator Partnership)
Pollinators
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects of the Maritime Northwest (Xerces Society)
Native Pollinator Garden Recipe Card (Pollinator Partnership and Earth's Allys)
Northwest Pollinators and Climate Change
https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/NW_Pollinators%20and%20Climate%20Change.pdf
Pollinators and Water-Wise Gardening with Native Plants
This hand-out can be found on a page with a number of other hand-outs from Washington Native Plant Society
https://www.wnps.org/index.php?preview=1&option=com_dropfiles&format=&task=frontfile.download&catid=139&id=1203&Itemid=1000000000000
The Mountain Community Garden is a member of The People’s Garden which is an NRCS program. They offer webinars on many topics pertaining to gardens including this one on pollinators. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyF0i3p-gQE
Pollinator Partnership
https://www.pollinator.org/shop/brochures
NRCS recommended
https://www.pollinatorsnativeplants.com/plant-lists--posters.html
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/Farming%20for%20Pollinators.pdf