In 2007, I took a Master Gardening course through my county for free, meeting 3 days a week for 3 months. I had to buy my books. The next year we had to give back 75 volunteer hours, plus 8 extra hours of eduction: I graduated, yeah!
I volunteered 25 hours in our demo garden (We harvest our organic veggies, then transport them to a food band, 20,000 pounds last year.)
Then 25 hours at the help desk: answering calls, emails about gardening, and trying to figure out diseases, pests that the public had with trees, flowers, etc.
Another 25 hours working special events - manning flower and garden events. This was my favorite, working with the public planting things, or with the kids, showing them how to put a seed in a small container to make a Sunflower.
Last, 8 hours of continuing education.
I got a award for working over 250 hours, and a pin from the White House. This year we have a Children's Team formed, I am on it.
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The next year we had to give back 75 volunteer hours, plus 8 extra hours of eduction: I graduated, yeah!
I volunteered 25 hours in our demo garden (We harvest our organic veggies, then transport them to a food band, 20,000 pounds last year.)
Then 25 hours at the help desk: answering calls, emails about gardening, and trying to figure out diseases, pests that the public had with trees, flowers, etc.
Another 25 hours working special events - manning flower and garden events.
This was my favorite, working with the public planting things, or with the kids, showing them how to put a seed in a small container to make a Sunflower.
Last, 8 hours of continuing education.
I got a award for working over 250 hours, and a pin from the White House. This year we have a Children's Team formed, I am on it.
I love gardening inside and out.
The Dobe