A trellis or tomato cage for the next season.

Garden theme seasonal decor for indoors or the patio/sunroom are often appreciated.

Gloves or ergonomic tools!

Master Gardener Christmas Party

Celebrate the year at our annual holiday gathering!

Paul Milburn Conference Center at Pottawatomie County Historical Museum

(downtown Shawnee, 614 E Main Street)

December 13th, 10 am to noon

Bring a $15.00 item if you wish to participate in the 'Dirty Gardener' Gift Exchange.

Bring your favorite holiday snack to share.

We welcome our new, current, and past members to attend!

If you wish to purchase Gardening with the Experts tickets, bring cash or check.

Dues can also be paid in December or January.

Please submit your certification hours online, if you haven't already!

LAST CALL! Course materials will be ordered soon! Deadline is December 5th.



Anyone interested in becoming an OSU Master Gardener Volunteer can sign up for the course that will begin in January 18th and run through April 4th. October is enrollment month! Seating is limited to 20, enrollment and a deposit saves your seat. Payment is made in the office, by cash or check.

Here is a link to our brochure and webpage.

Tentative Schedule

This course is for Pottawatomie, Lincoln, and Seminole County residents.

Gardening with the Experts

January 27, 2024

Plan to join us for a Saturday morning full of gardening information for Pollinator Inspired Gardens!

Speakers and topics will be:

• Pollinator Pocket Gardens with Courtney Dekalb Myers, Cleveland County OSU Extension
• How to Create a Monarch Waystation by Peggy Turner, Oklahoma County OSU Master Gardener
• The Wild Side of Plants, Birds, and Pollinators with Mark Howery, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Click here to REGISTER ONLINE. (The registration link is right above the map!)

See all the details online, under LOCAL EVENTS

Remember your garden friends at Christmas for this January event! Cost is $20 per ticket.

Have a very Merry Christmas!

from our OSU Extension family to yours!

Our office will be closed on:

Monday, December 25th

Tuesday, December 26th

Monday, January 1st.

Our partners at the OSU Food and Agricultural Products Center have scheduled three Produce Safety Alliance Courses for the next few months.

There will be two online classes held via Zoom on November 3 or January 22. An in-person class will be held in Stillwater at the Food and Agricultural Products Center on December 13.

Attendees will learn good agricultural practices that can help prevent making people sick with foodborne pathogens like E. coli O157:H7 or Salmonella from the consumption of raw produce from your farm. Therefore, we strongly recommend any produce farmer to attend one of these classes regardless of farm size.  The course completion certificate for these courses are recognized by the FDA and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry as proof that a covered produce farm has taken an approved training course as required in the Produce Safety Rule. This course will also satisfy the food safety training requirement of the Oklahoma Local Food Procurement Assistance Program.

The cost is $25, and registration for each class will close about 2 weeks prior to the class. A class discount may be available for Oklahoma Local Agriculture Collaborative (OLAC) members. Visit https://oklac.org/ for more information and to join the OLAC.

To register for a course, call 405-744-6277 or use the following links:

Stillwater In Person - December 13 -Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training

Remote (zoom) - January 22 - Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training - January 22 - Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training

Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry - Hay Resources Search (click on link)

Pottawatomie County USDA-Text Message Alerts - Text your state and county (OKPottawatomie) to FSANOW (372-669). Standard text messaging rates apply.

For Hay and Cattle prices: Red will indicate a drop in price, Green will indicate a rise in price. (12/1/2023)