Meet the Master Gardeners!

Join the members of our Class of 2025 Committees for an overview of WMMGA, and what Master Gardeners do, our volunteer projects, what the training class is like and what skills we'll be looking for in applicants.

Then we'll open up the event so folks in attendance can ask whatever questions they might have - and all Master Gardeners who are there are happy to answer any questions and offer their own thoughts about the many services WMMGA members provide to our communities.



Learn more about WMMGA by reading the July 2024 issue of The Grapevine, our monthly newsletter for members.

The Pollinators Garden at Grow Food Northampton

The Pollinators Garden at Grow Food Northampton (GFN) was launched in 2017 when the Western Massachusetts Master Gardener Association (WMMGA) was invited to take responsibility for one 20’ x 20’ plot, directly adjacent to a healthy stand of sumac and Japanese knotweed. An initial gift of mostly unlabeled pollinator seeds and plants from Nasami Farm (Native Plant Trust) and the Northampton Community Garden got the project off the ground (or in the ground). Since that time, the Garden has grown fourfold to 1600 square feet. More than 60 species of pollinator-friendly plants have emerged or been installed over the past five years. We continue to work to contain the more exuberant, fast-spreading species, to protect light and space for more delicate plants, and to ensure that the Garden will attract a range of native pollinators. We hope that this guide will be helpful to other gardeners in western Massachusetts who wish to install pollinator-friendly spaces in their yards and gardens.