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WSU Extension, Master Gardeners report new seed bank, plant sale and food-safety checks
Summary
WSU Extension staff and master gardener volunteers told commissioners about recent programs: a pressure-gauge food-safety service that found nine of 16 gauges out of compliance, a May plant sale fundraiser, and a seed-bank collaboration with Timberland Library and Mason Conservation District supported by a multi-year grant.
WSU Extension staff and Master Gardener volunteers briefed the Mason County commissioners on recent community programs and partnerships, highlighting volunteer-led efforts to expand local food-safety and gardening resources.
Dan Tudterberg, WSU Extension staff, and volunteers Tessa Howerin and Gay Raspber described a free pressure-gauge check program offered at the county office. Tudterberg told the commission that of 16 gauges tested recently, nine were out of compliance, creating a potential food-safety hazard for pressure canning.
The Master Gardener program highlighted a May 9 plant sale fundraiser and a new collaboration to establish a free seed bank at the Shelton Sheldon Library; the seed bank will be operated day-to-day by master gardener volunteers while the Mason Conservation District provided grant-funded equipment and Timberland Library provided space. The program's volunteers also described prior partnerships with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group to refurbish demonstration gardens and set up native-plant and pollinator exhibits.
Commissioners thanked the volunteers for their work and encouraged continued cooperation; no formal action was taken at the briefing.
