Consider a contribution to support one of our demonstration gardens!
Your financial support will combine with others to help cover the expenses of one garden of your choice or you can make a general donation.
Indicate the garden you wish to sponsor and the amount you wish to give:
- online via CheddarUp,
- by sending a personal check to:
MGFTC
Attn: Garden Sponsorship
PO Box 165
Olympia, WA 98407-0165 - or requesting a check from your IRA be sent directly to the Master Gardener Foundation of Thurston County (MGFTC).
2026 Fundraising Goals:
- Dirt Works Plant Nursery – $10,000
- Dirt Works Children’s Garden/Food Bank Garden – $4,800
- Closed Loop Demonstration Garden – $8,850
- Olympia Farmers Market Gallacci Garden – $7,000
- Fairgrounds Pollinator Garden – $600
Donors who give more than $500/year will be will be acknowledged on our website and on signage at the garden specified by your donation. Donors also have the choice to remain anonymous.
Funds raised above the indicated goal for each garden may be used for other program operations at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
The WSU Master Gardener Program has wonderful, dedicated, certified WSU Master Gardener volunteers who maintain our gardens at Dirt Works in Yauger Park, Olympia Farmers Market, Closed Loop Park at the Thurston County Waste and Recovery Center, and a Pollinator Garden at the Fairgrounds.
At all our locations, WSU Master Gardeners demonstrate sustainable gardening and best practices for the benefit of the community. Master Recycler/Composters demonstrate best composting practices at various locations. As critical as expertise and sweat equity are, they don’t pay the bills.
Annual costs of operating gardens include water, plants and seeds, soil, mulch, tools and supplies. Ongoing maintenance of infrastructure requires assistance from experts like arborists and irrigation specialists. In addition, special projects give each garden leadership team opportunities to identify needed infrastructure improvements.