Master Gardener Diane Dallos

Learn to grow your own food during the free, seven-session Seed to Supper program offered by Community Partnership and the Penn State Extension Master Gardener program.

The program highlights practical, low-cost gardening techniques for building, planning, planting, maintaining and harvesting a successful vegetable garden. Participants will receive materials and seeds for their home gardens.

Everyone can learn something from the program, whether you live in an apartment or on an acreage. All Butler County residents are invited to participate in these classes designed for adults on a budget. Priority enrollment is given to income-eligible participants and veterans, who can join at no cost.

Classes will be held every Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. April 1 through May 13. at the Artisan Resiliency Center, formerly the Artisan Catering Company Restaurant, 781 New Castle Road, Franklin Township.

Registration applications are available now. Applicants can register in person from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, March 21, or from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 27, at the center. To download an application, visit www.yourcapinfo.org. Applications should be returned to Community Partnership, 781 New Castle Road, Butler, PA 16001, Attn: Sandra Curry.

Community Partnership works to combat the causes and conditions of poverty in Butler County and ensure that communities in the county are healthy and offer economic opportunity for all residents. The Penn State Extension Master Gardener volunteer program supports the outreach mission of Penn State Extension by utilizing unbiased research-based information to educate the public and our communities on best practices in sustainable horticulture and environmental stewardship.

For questions about the program and application process, contact Curry at 724-766-9029 or scurry@yourcapinfo.org.

For more information about the Seed to Supper Program, visit https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/seed-supper-program-aimed-teaching-people-how-grow-food or contact Diane Dallos at 724-287-4761, ext. 6, or dad5926@psu.edu.

Diane Dallos is Master Gardener coordinator with the Penn State Extension in Butler County.