With education and community involvement being a primary focus of Master Gardeners, what better group to include than that of school children? With that in mind, a Junior Master Gardeners program was started in spring of 2008 at the Quitman Elementary School. This entails Master Gardeners and schoolteachers working together to teach children all aspects of gardening. By utilizing specific training materials developed by Texas A&M, and schools providing a space for gardens where they can obtain first-hand experience in getting their hands dirty, children can develop their own gardening skills.