Thank you for your interest in the UF/IFAS EXTENSION HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. The next MASTER GARDENER
VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAM WILL START SEPTEMBER 2019. Joining this
WAITLIST WILL ALLOW US TO NOTIFY YOU WHEN THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR
THE MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM WILL OPEN.The UF/IFAS Extension
Hillsboorugh County Master Gardener Volunteer Program is a program for
training volunteers to answer homeowner garden and landscape questions
and to provide other volunteer services to Hillsborough County
citizens. having advance horticultural knowledge is a plus, but not a
requirement, for the volunteer program. You must be a Hillsborough
County resident to be accepted into the program.
This program is taught one day per week, generally on Wednesdays. You
may not miss more than one weekly class day to complete the program.
Classes will be held at the UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County
office in Seffner. Occasionally, some classes may meet at an off-site
location.
Upon completion of the training program, you will be required to
return 75 hours of volunteer service and earn 10 hours of continuing
education during the next calendar year to become "Certified" as a
Florida Master Gardener.
Registration fee for this CLASS IS $175 (subject to change). Payment
is required by the first day of CLASS. All candidates will be
contacted by our office the summer before CLASSES BEGIN. You will be
scheduled for an informal interview with the EXTENSION AGENT/MASTER
GARDENER COORDINATOR AND AT LEAST TWO OTHER MASTER GARDENER
VOLUNTEERS. After the interview process, candidates will be notified
whether or not they are accepted into the PROGRAM. To learn about
EXTENSION AND TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, view our
website: https://hillsborough.ifas.ufl.edu
[https://hillsborough.ifas.ufl.edu]. To view our Calendar of Events,
click on the words "Upcoming Events" located partially down the page.
We are located at 5339 County Road 579, Seffner, FL 33584
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