Comments on: MGV program http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/community-horticulture A program of the Cornell University Department of Horticulture Garden-Based Learning Institute Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:20:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lori Bushway http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/community-horticulture/mgv-program/comment-page-1/#comment-82441 Lori Bushway Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:59:32 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/community-horticulture/mgv-program/#comment-82441 In New York State and most other states the Master Gardener program is a volunteer service program. The Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Master Gardener Volunteer (MGV) program is managed by individual counties in New York State there is no volunteer opportunities out of the state office. Volunteer training occurs at different intervals for each county. Host counties select applicants from their pool of residents of that county. It is "unlikely that a county" will select an applicant from another county. Core horticulture training is the first requirement of the Master Gardener Volunteer Program, followed by an agreement to volunteer at the host county for one or more years. Once you stop volunteering you are no longer a Master Gardener. <strong>It is not a certificate program. </strong> Find out if your county has the resources to support the Master Gardener Volunteer Program by visiting the counties site which we link to from: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/gardening/counties.html You might also be interested in distance learning classes from Cornell. The content of our Organic Gardening course is very similar to the Master Gardener Volunteer training program: http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/education/index.html In New York State and most other states the Master Gardener program is a volunteer service program. The Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Master Gardener Volunteer (MGV) program is managed by individual counties in New York State there is no volunteer opportunities out of the state office. Volunteer training occurs at different intervals for each county. Host counties select applicants from their pool of residents of that county. It is “unlikely that a county” will select an applicant from another county. Core horticulture training is the first requirement of the Master Gardener Volunteer Program, followed by an agreement to volunteer at the host county for one or more years. Once you stop volunteering you are no longer a Master Gardener. It is not a certificate program.

Find out if your county has the resources to support the Master Gardener Volunteer Program by visiting the counties site which we link to from:
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/gardening/counties.html

You might also be interested in distance learning classes from Cornell. The content of our Organic Gardening course is very similar to the Master Gardener Volunteer training program: http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/education/index.html

]]> By: Liz Benediktson http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/community-horticulture/mgv-program/comment-page-1/#comment-82428 Liz Benediktson Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:54:33 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/community-horticulture/mgv-program/#comment-82428 I am a member of the Lake Mahopac Garden Club. I would take the next MGV classes. Thank you. Liz Benediktson I am a member of the Lake Mahopac Garden Club.
I would take the next MGV classes.
Thank you. Liz Benediktson

]]> By: Mary Richter http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/community-horticulture/mgv-program/comment-page-1/#comment-82425 Mary Richter Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:37:32 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/community-horticulture/mgv-program/#comment-82425 Forgive the spelling on my last message. I am interested in enrolling in the MGV program.Please send applicable information. Forgive the spelling on my last message. I am interested in enrolling in the MGV program.Please send applicable information.

]]> By: Mary Richter http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/community-horticulture/mgv-program/comment-page-1/#comment-82424 Mary Richter Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:35:18 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/community-horticulture/mgv-program/#comment-82424 I woulk to enroll in courses in order to be a MGV.How do I do this I woulk to enroll in courses in order to be a MGV.How do I do this

]]> By: Alan White http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/community-horticulture/mgv-program/comment-page-1/#comment-74721 Alan White Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:57:31 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/community-horticulture/mgv-program/#comment-74721 Hello Ms. Bushway... I just wanted to thank you for the information you supplied to me, regarding my inquiry above. I have made contact with our local Associations and am becoming actively involved with them in Master Gardener Volunteer work. Your information was most helpful and your help was greatly appreciated... Thank you again! Hello Ms. Bushway… I just wanted to thank you for the information you supplied to me, regarding my inquiry above. I have made contact with our local Associations and am becoming actively involved with them in Master Gardener Volunteer work. Your information was most helpful and your help was greatly appreciated… Thank you again!

]]> By: Al (Alan) White http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/community-horticulture/mgv-program/comment-page-1/#comment-70299 Al (Alan) White Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:11:09 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/community-horticulture/mgv-program/#comment-70299 I am wondering if this is only available to citizens in the New York area... or is there other affilitations with Cornell... in other geographic locations as well, that I might be able to participate? I have a keen interest in this sort of thing and I travel quite a bit, so I would like to coordinate something along this line with my travel schedules. I would be greatly appreciative, if someone could let me know. Thank you. Alan White. I am wondering if this is only available to citizens in the New York area… or is there other affilitations with Cornell… in other geographic locations as well, that I might be able to participate? I have a keen interest in this sort of thing and I travel quite a bit, so I would like to coordinate something along this line with my travel schedules. I would be greatly appreciative, if someone could let me know. Thank you. Alan White.

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