THE SHOALS-Do you love plants? Do you enjoy learning? Then you are a great candidate for the Master Gardener Intern Training Program! You do not have to be a garden expert; just come with a desire to learn and grow!
The Alabama Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program is an educational volunteer-recruitment program offered through the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Volunteers work with the Alabama Extension to provide their communities with reliable, relevant, and reachable gardening information and education opportunities.
The thirteen-week Master Gardener training course is available on-line via Zoom with hands-on afternoon sessions (certain county conditions may apply). Subjects covered in the training program include home lawns, trees, shrubs, annual and perennial flowers, and vegetable gardening. Extension specialists, agents, local specialists, and certified Master Gardeners will teach the classes.
Participants in the Master Gardener Course are required to report 50 hours of volunteer service within a year of completing the course to become certified. To stay active, Certified Master Gardeners achieve 25 hours of volunteer service each year. Projects range from answering helpline calls and assisting extension agent workshops in helping with ongoing community projects.
The deadline to register for the spring training series is January 17, 2021. The spring intern training will start on February 2 with an orientation, followed by training classes on Thursdays from February 4 through April 29. For more information CLICK HERE
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