COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — Do you want to know more about horticulture? Are you looking for ways to volunteer and connect with other gardening enthusiasts? The University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener program trains adult volunteers who assist on many local projects. Master Gardeners grow produce for area food pantries, maintain demonstration gardens, and teach educational workshops for youth and adults.
Classroom and online training is available. Classroom sessions are held on Tuesdays, January 15 through April 2 from 9:00 am-4:00 pm. Online training is conducted January through April, and participants work at their own pace. All trainees receive a copy of the Illinois Master Gardener Manual. Topics included in training are soil health, fruit and vegetable production, ornamentals and landscape design, disease and insect management, and much more. Classroom training costs $250 and online training costs $350.
Participants must pre-register for the training by December 7, 2018. Applications are available at the U of I Extension Office at 901 Illinois Avenue, Waterloo or 1 Regency Plaza Drive, Collinsville. They are also available online at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/mms/. If you have questions regarding the Master Gardener training, please contact Sarah Ruth at 618-939-3434 or ruth1@illinois.edu.
— University of Illinois Extension
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