Master Gardener Training Set to Begin in February 2022
Do you want to learn more about gardening? Do you have extra time to volunteer? Would you like to be part of a group that loves learning and teaching others? Then it is time you considered being a part of the 2022 Fairfield County Master Gardener Training slated to begin on February 3, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. For the first time ever,
we will be holding our classes on-line thru the month of February and most of March. Classes will be held on Thursday evening for about 1.5 hours We are hopeful once the weather breaks in March, we can have some in person classes at the Fairfield County Ag Center, located at 831 College Avenue in Lancaster, OH.
You will have homework as we work our way thru the 270-page Master Gardener Manual, which covers everything from Soils to Woody Ornamentals, Fruit, Lawns and so much more. Cost for the program is $150.00 which includes your online access as well as the Master Gardener binder. Cost for the second participant from the same household is $70.00. You will also be required to complete a background check thru the Ohio State University provider Sterling Talent Solutions approximate cost is $50.00.
What is the volunteer commitment? 50 hours of volunteer service is required at any of the active
projects Fairfield County MGV’s are involved with currently and we are always open to new ideas!!! You have 2 years to complete your volunteer hours, but we would like to have at least 25 hours completed in 2022. You will have the opportunity to learn more about all our active projects during our training. We will ask that you give back 20 hours of your volunteer work at the Ag Center Project, which is the “home” of the OSU Extension in Fairfield County as a part of your volunteer commitment.
If you are interested and want more information, please reach out to Missy Koenig or Carrie Brown at OSU Extension at 740-653-5419. To complete the online Master Gardener Application please use this link https://mgvolunteers.osu.edu/volunteer-sign-up. This link will take you to the Hands on Connect Volunteer Management currently being used by the Ohio State University Master Gardener program.
lease do make plans to attend the January 20 “Meet and Greet” at 2:00 pm at the Fairfield County Ag Center. At that time, class payment will be due, and you will receive your manual/schedule to prepare for the upcoming class.