UC Cooperative Extension - Madera County

Garden Workshops Madera Master Gardeners

Welcome to the free gardening Workshops for the Madera community education. 

Madera County Master Gardeners offer a variety of in-person and zoom community education classes. Except for a few make it take it classes our classes are free to the public. No registration is required for the classes. Please follow the signs as you come on campus to where the class is located. Allow time to visit the Three Sister's Garden before or after class. Gates are always open. 

 

Learn about Tea Culture in our climate. Become a Tea Grower. Plants available from the Kearney Rec Center Green House.

Kearney Rec Center 

Class on March 19, 2026

8:00-12:00 

See flyer below 

 

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3.21.26 Help Save the Native Bees

 

SAVE THE DATE: April 11, 2026 Garden Day 

4.11.26 Garden Day Madera MG

 

The Three Sister Garden Day 4.11.26 9:00 to 1:00  Join us for our first annual Garden Day in our beautiful Three Sisters Demonstration Garden. This family-friendly event will feature multiple mini gardening workshops, kids activities, crafts, food preserving, a plant sale and more. ANR Master Food Preserver Program 

The iris will be in full bloom and you can order plants at this time. 

 

Sierra Senior Center

Sierra Senior Garden classes (Oakhurst) 

Topics to be announced / No registration needed

4th Friday of the Month.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Sierra Senior Center
49111 Cinder Lane, Oakhurst, CA

Contact: Randy, lacmgrst@gmail.com (818) 436-9484 iPhone

FRIDAY, Feb. 28th, 2026 / 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. STARTING SEEDS FOR YOUR GARDEN

LOCATION: Sierra Senior Center   

49111 Cinder Lane, Oakhurst, CA 93644

LEARN how to SELECT, STORE & START SEEDS for your garden,
 plus PLANTING TIPS for starts, how to HARVEST SEEDS, and MORE
Taught by UC Master Gardener Randy Thomson
Workshops are open to the public and FREE OF CHARGE. 
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Starting Seeds Oakhurst MG class
Master Food Preservers

UCANR MASTER FOOD PRESERVER FOR FRESNO, MADERA AND MERCED 

FRIDAY, Feb. 20th 2026 / 2:00 - 5:00 pm - Making Lemon Curd

LOCATION: Sierra Senior Center   

49111 Cinder Lane, Oakhurst, CA 93644

UC Master Food Preserver Barbara Mattice

$20 per person - Registration required!

https://link.ucanr.edu/makinglemoncurd

Register online or contact Barbara 559-448-7178

Wear apron & closed toed shoes, hair back!

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Lemon Curd Feb 20 2026 MG Oakhurst


 

Fresno MG sign at GOS

 

 

Fresno MG 2026 classes 

Fresno MG Community Classes 2026. The spring line up of classes are on the Fresno MG website. Click the  Button to view

Registration is required in Fresno. 

 

 

Garden workshops follow up survey

We look forward to seeing you at one of our Community Education Classes. 

*Your contact information is used to distribute a link to a follow-up survey and relevant program information. The short survey provides us the tools we need to grow and improve the quality of our program. We do not sell or share your contact info with anyone else. If you do not wish to receive the survey please email us at mgevaluation@ucanr.edu.