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The next training class for the Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program will be held January through April 2015. Classes will be held on Wednesday afternoons from Noon to 4 pm and focus on basic gardening topics such as annuals, perennials, fruits, vegetables, shrubs, trees, insects, diseases, weeds, soils, plant nutrition, and plant diagnostics.
The training class concludes with a written examination and is followed by a 40-hour internship over the course of the remaining year. Once the 40-hour internship is completed the volunteer is eligible to become a Certified Extension Master Gardener Volunteer. In order to remain active in the program, the volunteer must meet recertification requirements annually that include additional volunteer service and continuing education hours.
Application forms must be submitted no later than October 24. Interviews are part of the application process and will be conducted in November. For an application please call 255-5522.