Teaching

Monica’s teaching style is engaging, practical & effective - no matter the class size or topic!

What Monica to teach your group?! Get in touch to schedule a class!

Current Class Topics
Monica teaches classes with effective & easy to apply techniques to prune any of the following plants:

- Apples
- Pears
- Figs
- Persimmons
- Plums
- Cherries
- Grapes
- Kiwi
- Raspberries & Blackberries
- Much more!

Please Note: All topics listed above can be taught remotely via Zoom, in classroom, or in the field. Custom topics & classes also available. 

Get in touch for more teaching details, rates, and scheduling!
 


I absolutely loved Monica’s lecture last week. She kept my attention the whole time. She is smart, amazingly intelligent, and super funny. Bravo!!!
— Lisa 2017
Monica is hands-down one of the most talented presenters on any topic I have ever heard. She makes the challenging endeavor of fruit tree pruning clear and easy to understand.
— Erika Johnson: Master Gardener Program Coordinator, WSU Extension Clark County 2017
Monica Maggio is a fantastic educator. She brings a passion for horticulture topics and practical experience in the field to her presentations and workshops. Monica provides fun and dynamic educational experience for her students and is a go-to instructor for the OSU Master Gardener program.
— Weston Miller: Associate Professor, OSU Extension Service 2017
 

Monica's Teaching Background

Monica has taught in both classrooms and in the field since 2005.

She has worked with thousands of people & a MULTITUDE of plants! 

Monica has had the pleasure to teach with these local organizations:  


- OSU Master Gardeners
- WSU Master Gardeners
- The Oregonian
Portland Nursery 
- Treecology
- Portland Fruit Tree Project
- The Home Orchard Society
- Farmington Gardens
- Bullock's Permaculture Homestead
- San Juan County Master Gardeners
- Oregon Tilth
- Zenger Farm
- Seattle Tilth Children's Garden
- Hillsboro Brookwood Library  
Franciscan Montessori Earth School 
- Daybreak Cohousing