Vancouver Island Master Gardeners Compiled by Wendy Strachan
© 2017
The Vancouver Island Master Gardeners Association (VIMGA), informally constituted around 1996, inherited over twenty years’ experience and pioneering in the Pacific Northwest. What has become a movement across the US and Canada, began with an idea of how to solve a problem in Tacoma, Washington, in 1972. Since then, the contribution of dedicated gardeners volunteering their time and expertise has helped transform the practices of tens of thousands of home gardeners everywhere on the continent. VIMGA has established itself firmly in the best of these volunteer traditions. This brief history draws on multiple sources in an attempt to tell that story. It is an inspiring story of individuals’ perseverance, caring and effort.