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Most educational sessions hosted by the Isanti County Master Gardeners are open to the public. Come join us!
Most educational sessions hosted by the Isanti County Master Gardeners are open to the public. Come join us!
Monthly Educational Seminars
Monthly Educational Seminars
Second Thursday of each month from 6:30 - 7:30 PM at East Central Regional Public Library in Cambridge
Seminars are open to the public and topics/speakers change every month
No public seminar in July, October, or December
May 14 - Gardening is Science: hands-on horticulture integrated into the classroom, Valerie Prax, Kanabec County Master Gardener
June 11 - Food Preservation, Amy Johnston, MS, CFPM, UMN Extension Educator, Food Safety
Gardening Author Visits
All author visits are held at Cambridge Public Library from 10-11 AM
June 13 - Garden Trends in 2026: Garden Your Way - presented by Mary Schier
Mary was the editor and author of Northern Gardener magazine from 2005-2023. She currently shares garden inspiration through mynortherngarden.com and "Your Northern Garden" newsletter. Mary will help you explore how maximalist design and new sustainble products in 2026 let you shape landscapes to fit climate, environment, time, and budget, with personalized, climate-resilient spaces for our northern environment.
September 26 - Small-Scale Homesteading & the Art of Preservation - presented by Stephanie Thurow
Stephanie is a Certified Master Food Preserver and Hennepin County Master Gardener, food preservation instructor, and author of Can It & Ferment It. She is also a co-author of Small-Scale Homesteading. She shares these skills through Minnesota from Scratch. In this session, Stephanie will explore self-sufficiency from urban homesteading to water-bath canning, and will conduct a live, hands-on demonstration on how to make fermented sauerkraut!
Isanti County Master Gardener Newsletters
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