Project Grow Community Gardens, in partnership with the Washtenaw Community College, offers an Organic Gardener Certification Program during WCC's Winter Term. This program will give home gardeners and professional landscapers the knowledge and skills needed to establish and maintain lawns and vegetable and ornamental gardens organically. Classes can be taken individually or as a series leading to the certificate. Individuals who complete the required 8 classes, a final exam and a 20-hour volunteer component will receive a certificate in Organic Gardening. Students will have a year and a half to complete their volunteer hours.

Required Courses:
Organic Gardening:  An Introduction

Organic Gardening:  Soils, Compost and Organic Fertilizer

Organic Gardening:  Organic Vegetable Gardening

Organic Gardening:  Organic Fruit Growing Made Easy

Organic Gardening:  Landscaping with Native Plants

Organic Gardening:  Organic Pest and Disease Management

Organic Gardening:  Organic Weed Control

Organic Gardening:  Organic Lawn Care

Organic Gardener Certificate students must buy a course pack, which is only available at the WCC Bookstore.  A separate course pack is recommended for non-certificate students.

To register and view class descriptions, visit the Washtenaw Community College’s Organic Gardening Certification Page.

For registration questions, call WCC's Life Long Learning help desk at 734-677-5060.