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Become a WVU Extension Master Gardener!

The 2025 training will be held in a hybrid approach. Seven core courses will be held virtually (Schedule TBD), and in-person classes are held every other Monday evening from 6 to 9 PM starting January 13th and ending April 21st. These c lasses are held at: WVU Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research & Education Center , 67 Apple Harvest Lane,  Kearneysville, WV 25430

Program topics include botany, plant problem diagnosis, soils, ornamental plants, pest management, fruits, vegetables, and plant propagation. WVU Extension Service staff, Master Gardeners, and local area experts serve as class instructors.

Garden Fest & Plant Sale May 14th!

The volunteer Berkeley-Jefferson Extension Master Gardeners are pleased announce the 2022 Garden Fest & Plant Sale on Saturday, May 14, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will be held at the WVU Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research and Education Center at 67 Apple Harvest Lane in Kearneysville, WV.

Upcoming Events of Interest to Berkeley County

Berkeley County in the News

Michael Withrow hired as WVU Berkeley County Extension Service’s 4-H agent

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – For Michael Withrow, Berkeley County’s newest West Virginia University Extension Service 4-H agent, the notion of education and extension’s role in the community is a classic, timeless combination that he encountered often growing up around agriculture. Now, as he starts his new position, he’s excited to pay it back and create a positive environment for youths in the communities he serves.

Part of the National Cooperative Extension System

All universities engage in research and teaching, but the nation’s more than 100 land-grant colleges and universities including WVU, have another critical mission: Extension. Extension means reaching out, and along with teaching and research land-grant institutions extend their resources, solving public needs with college or university resources through local programs. With more than 3,000 county offices in the USA, the National Cooperative Extension System is the local front door for many citizens to their state land-grant institutions.

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