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OSU Extension to hold Master Gardener
Volunteer Training in Spring of 2011
Do you have a strong interest in flower and vegetable gardening,
perennial gardening, lawn care, tree and shrub care, fruit production,
pest management, a desire to sharpen your skills in these areas, and a
willingness to share your knowledge about these topics with
others? If so, then you should consider becoming an Ohio State
University Extension (OSUE) Master Gardener Volunteer.
Beginning March 3, Master Gardener Volunteer training will be offered
to residents of Miami, Shelby and other surrounding counties. The
OSUE Master Gardener Program is a volunteer program that provides
extensive instruction in horticulture for the exchange of volunteer
hours. The hours are spent sharing gardening knowledge with
members of the community through OSUE-sponsored or approved events.
Training will be held every Thursday from March 3 through April 28,
2011. The sessions will be held at the Brukner Nature Center,
5995 Horseshoe Bend Rd., Troy, Ohio. Many gardening topics will
be covered in the nine weeks. There is an enrollment fee of
$135.00 which covers the costs of training manuals, instructors,
facility usage fees, and miscellaneous expenses associated with the
program.
To become a certified Master Gardener Volunteer, you must attend all
the training sessions, pass (open-book) examinations at the end of the
sessions, and volunteer 50 hours to the community through OSUE
supported events. Such events could include, but are not limited
to teaching 4-H youth gardening, planting and maintaining demonstration
gardens, answering horticulture questions from the public, judging
horticulture projects, and assisting with community projects.
You may request an application by contacting the OSU Extension Office
in Miami County on the ground floor of the courthouse building, by
calling 937-440-3945 or online at
http://miami.osu.edu/topics/horticulture. In Shelby County
applications are available at the OSU Extension Office at 810 Fair Rd.,
by calling 937-498-7239 or online at
http://shelby.osu.edu/topics/master-gardener-volunteer-program.
The deadline for submitting an application is Friday, February 11, 2011.
You can find out more about the OSUE Master Gardener Volunteer Program
for Ohio at http://mastergardener.osu.edu/. You don’t want to
miss out on this great opportunity to increase your gardening
knowledge, develop wonderful new friendships, and share your knowledge
about gardening with others.
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