SOREC Master Gardener program expands classes, partnerships to boost local food security

Mar 17, 2026

Grace Florjancic told the Jackson County Board on March 17 that the Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center’s Master Gardener Program will offer pruning, compost, vegetable, biodiversity, waterwise and deer-resistance classes in 2026, add youth microgreens programming at libraries, and is pursuing resilient-gardening grant-funded services (grant amount not specified).

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Grace Florjancic, Master Gardener Program Coordinator at the Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center, briefed the Jackson County Board of Commissioners on March 17 about the center’s 2026 Master Gardener schedule and partnerships aimed at improving local food security.

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