Hello! I was guided to this form by the U of M Extension. I looking for programs that connect people to garden mentors or resources for how to find garden mentors. I posted in a number of MN garden groups as well as asking a master gardener that went through this program and the overwhelming response was to reach out to the U of M extension. I recently purchased and moved onto a 12 acre property and will be starting gardens this year and hopefully even building an underground greenhouse. Although I have read books and done research on gardening (I have over 40 houseplants and had a deck garden with potted plants at my town house, so limited experience) I am hoping to find a mentor for gardening. In return they could spend as much time on the property as they want and share in the harvest and even hold classes on gardening here if they wanted. I am hoping to even make this a community garden in the future. I would love to take the master gardener classes myself but between the new farm and running a business I am a bit short on time...so that remains a future goal. I am hoping to find someone with knowledge on : Organic and regenerative methods natural pest control composting (we have chickens, ducks and horses) companion gardens pollinator gardens and native species vegetables and fruit trees/bushes flowers Our hobby farm is in Hanover at the bottom tip of Crow Hassen park. Thank you so much! Allison Maurer