About Us

The River Valley Master Gardeners are a volunteer organization dedicated to serving our community through horticultural work.  Our members come from Crawford and Sebastian Counties in Arkansas and the adjacent counties in Oklahoma.   The Learning Fields is a hands-on horticulture education center operated by the Master Gardeners.  To learn more about Master Gardeners or this project, contact the Sebastian County Cooperative Extension Service at 479-484-7737.

The Learning Fields is a registered non-profit corporation in Arkansas.


Welcome to Our Gardens!

The Learning Fields at Chaffee Crossing

A project of the River Valley Master Gardeners

in Cooperation with the 
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service


View our calendar of events! 


Just starting out with your first vegetable garden?  
Do you still feel like a complete novice? 
Take our Vegetable Gardening 101 class! (March 31, 9 A.M. to Noon)
Master Gardener Mary Smith and County Agent Dustin Blakey will be offering a free class covering the basics of gardening for newbies.  It's not as hard as you think!  We'll start with green side up and go from there.  No green thumb required.  No pre-registration necessary, just show up. Questions?  email Dustin: dblakey@uaex.edu


Interested in gardening?  We are open to the public on the morning of the first Saturday of every month during the growing season.  See the calendar for details.  We can also do tours for groups (including kids!) with advance notice.  If you have a garden club that would like to check it out, let us know!

Contact Dustin Blakey at the Sebastian County Cooperative Extension Service office at 479-484-7737 for more information on this Master Gardener Project

Propagation Class

Irrigation Demo
County Agent Dustin Blakey demonstrations the installation of drip irrigation



Mayor visits a First Saturday Program.
Mayor Sandy Sanders visits one of the Learning Fields' "First Saturdays" programs

KArB Commissioners
Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commissioners visit the Learning Fields during its construction

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