OSU EXTENSION CERTIFIED MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER TRAINING
Butler County
Starts in September 2021
The Master Gardener Volunteer Program trains volunteers for The Ohio State University Extension in their county to help further the mission of engagement and outreach. Volunteers are trained in consumer horticulture including annuals, perennials, fruits, vegetables, soil, botany, turf, insects, diseases, and more! After receiving over 50 hours of education, each intern must complete 50 hours of service to OSU to become fully certified Ohio State Master Gardener Volunteers.
Master Gardener Volunteers (MGV’s) become leaders and educators in the community tasked with sharing their new knowledge and gardening experience with the public through presentations, informational booths, offering workshops and fun events, and always providing RESEARCH-BASED, UNBIAS RELIABLE INFORMATION.
To Become a Master Gardener:
- Complete 50 hours of training in the area of soils and fertilization, annuals and perennials, fruit and vegetable production, etc.
- Volunteer 50 hours of horticulture assistance to the community on approved projects. The county in which you hold membership in Ohio. You can take the class in another county and volunteer in Clermont.
- Application Deadline: August 25, 2021
- Note: $50 non-refundable deposit required with application.
Cost:
$150 ($50 paid with application, $100 due by the first class), plus the cost of a web-check fingerprint background check.
Mandatory Orientation Meeting:
August 25, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
Class Schedule:
Classes will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Classes will be held on the following dates, Mondays, starting September 20, 2021 to November 15, 2021.
Class Location:
OSUE, Butler County, 1802 Princeton Road, Hamilton, OH 45011
Contact:
J.T. Benitez, Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources
513-887-3722 or benitez.6@osu.edu