Cuyahoga County Master Gardeners OSU Ext.

Master Gardeners Community Master Gardeners Community Service Community SupportService Community Support

A diverse group of A diverse group of peoplepeople Sharing knowledgeSharing knowledge Helping othersHelping others Providing volunteer Providing volunteer

leadership and serviceleadership and service

Our Vision Our Vision – – The OSU Extension Master The OSU Extension Master

Gardener Program is a Gardener Program is a premier statewide network premier statewide network of volunteer education and of volunteer education and leadership development; as leadership development; as well as a consumer well as a consumer horticulture education horticulture education delivery system that delivery system that maximizes human, material, maximizes human, material, and natural resources, and and natural resources, and values teamwork and values teamwork and excellence in educational excellence in educational programming. programming.

Our Mission Our Mission – –

To provideTo provide horticultural education horticultural education develop leadership ability of volunteersdevelop leadership ability of volunteers

Back to the BeginningsBack to the Beginnings

When did the Master Program Begin?When did the Master Program Begin? Washington State - 1972Washington State - 1972

The beginnings in OhioThe beginnings in Ohio In the 1970’sIn the 1970’s Revitalized in Cuyahoga County in 1986Revitalized in Cuyahoga County in 1986

Longest continuously running program in OhioLongest continuously running program in Ohio 10 counties around the state in the 1990’s10 counties around the state in the 1990’s ~35 counties in 2006 and over 900 ~35 counties in 2006 and over 900

volunteers volunteers

Brief history of theBrief history of the “extension service” “extension service”

Land grant collegesLand grant colleges MissionMission

outreachoutreach Evidence based/best practicesEvidence based/best practices

Grassroots developmentGrassroots development Rural and community developmentRural and community development

Part of larger picturePart of larger picture

Trained and supported Trained and supported by the Ohio State by the Ohio State UniversityUniversity

With the staff and With the staff and resources of the county resources of the county extension serviceextension service

Volunteer TrainingVolunteer Training

10 week intensive 10 week intensive programprogram Over 60 hours of Over 60 hours of

classroom trainingclassroom training Instruction provided by Instruction provided by

Staff of the OSU Staff of the OSU Extension officeExtension office

Other Master Gardeners Other Master Gardeners

Internship programInternship program 50 hours of additional 50 hours of additional

training through training through participation in Master participation in Master Gardener programsGardener programs

Master Gardener Services & ActivitiesMaster Gardener Services & Activities

Garden HotlineGarden Hotline Demonstration  and test Demonstration  and test

gardensgardens Thursdays in the GardenThursdays in the Garden

programs are offered by the programs are offered by the Master Gardeners throughout the Master Gardeners throughout the growing season growing season

Volunteer booth at flower Volunteer booth at flower shows & fairsshows & fairs

Horticultural therapyHorticultural therapy Educational programsEducational programs The The Trumpet Vine Trumpet Vine newsletternewsletter

Outreach to the communityOutreach to the community

Informing the publicInforming the public Home and garden showHome and garden show ““Bug Fest!”Bug Fest!” Plant salePlant sale Speakers serviceSpeakers service

Library programsLibrary programs

Outreach to the communityOutreach to the community

Educating the publicEducating the public Demonstration gardens Demonstration gardens

Experimental approaches to gardening practicesExperimental approaches to gardening practices School programsSchool programs Senior education at Tri-CSenior education at Tri-C

Outreach to the communityOutreach to the community

Assisting the communityAssisting the community Nursing home programsNursing home programs HotlineHotline

Hotline!Hotline!

Answering telephone Answering telephone inquiries on horticulture inquiries on horticulture topics (the Master topics (the Master Gardener Hotline) Gardener Hotline) Phone volunteersPhone volunteers

Backed up byBacked up byUniversity researchUniversity researchUp to date library Up to date library

Supported by technologySupported by technologyComputers for researchComputers for researchEmail support for Email support for

gardening questionsgardening questions

Goverence of Master GardenersGoverence of Master Gardeners

Volunteer arm of extensionVolunteer arm of extension Lifelong learning for volunteersLifelong learning for volunteers Various committees and advisory groupsVarious committees and advisory groups Self supportingSelf supporting

Extension staffExtension staff