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Fayette County Master Gardener Volunteers present Autumn Adventures~ Fall Fun in Fayette Saturday October 16th noon until 4 p.m. at the Heritage Memorial Hall in Washington Court House, Ohio. 

Registration and Payment due by:
Friday October 8th, 2010 (registration form enclosed) For more information contact the OSU Extension Office
740-335-1150 or visit www.fayette.osu.edu  

Registration is NOW OPEN for the

Master Gardener Volunteers along with Program Coordinators Susie Broidy and Pam Thullen and employees from Benjamin Steel planted the 10,000 square foot Victory Garden in the Gateway Learning Gardens at the Clark County Extension office for the 2nd year in a row.  Over 20 volunteers planted corn, beans, tomatoes, peppers and many other vegetables.  The harvest is given to the 2nd Harvest Food Bank of Clark and Champaign Counties to be distributed among local food banks.  In 2009, more than 4,600 pounds of produce was donated.

Saturday, May 15th, was the date for the fourth annual Plant Expo, sponsored by Master Gardeners of Stark County.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Master Gardener volunteers love plants and teaching others about gardening. So much so that they spent over 151,000 hours last year leading beautification projects, giving horticultural presentations and raising gardening awareness. Their volunteer efforts resulted in $3.3 million worth of community service contributions throughout Ohio.

The contributions of Master Gardener volunteers will be celebrated during Master Gardener Volunteer Program Week, May 17-24. This year’s theme is “Master Gardener Volunteers Give Back,” and activities and programs will be held throughout Ohio’s counties emphasizing that theme.

“The purpose of Master Gardener Volunteer Program Week is to recognize the outstanding MGV programs in the state and the work that our volunteers are doing in their communities,” said Pam Bennett, Ohio State University Extension statewide Master Gardener Volunteer coordinator. “Each county will celebrate the week by selecting a program, new or ongoing, that best emphasizes this year’s theme.”

Despite the horrific winds and cold weather many fans of the Annual Master Gardener Plant Sale come to shop for plant bargains.  

The Downtown Newark Association hosts Final Fridays in downtown Newark on the square.

MASSILLON, Ohio – Ohio Master Gardener volunteers love plants and teaching others about gardening. So much so that they spent over 151,000 hours last year leading beautification projects, giving horticultural presentations and raising gardening awareness. Their volunteer efforts resulted in $3.3 million worth of community service contributions throughout Ohio.

The contributions of Master Gardener volunteers will be celebrated during Master Gardener Volunteer Program Week, May 17-24. This year’s theme is “Master Gardener Volunteers Give Back,” and activities and programs will be held throughout Ohio’s counties emphasizing that theme.

“The purpose of Master Gardener Volunteer Program Week is to recognize the outstanding MGV programs in the state and the work that our volunteers are doing in their communities,” said Pam Bennett, Ohio State University Extension statewide Master Gardener Volunteer coordinator. “Each county will celebrate the week by selecting a program, new or ongoing, that best emphasizes this year’s theme.”

The Logan County Master Gardeners will be holding a Spring Plant Sale on May 8, 2010.

OSU Extension Licking County Master Gardener Volunteers will once again be holding their annual conference on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the OSU/COTC Newark Campus in the Reese Center from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This popular event is open to the public.

Retired Judge, Jack R. Moser (left in the photo) entertains with stories about his Master Gardener projects in response to receiving honors from Mayor Pat Moeller (right) at the January 27th Hamilton City Council meeting.  More than 25 Butler County Master Gardener volunteers attended the meeting, which also included an informational presentation about the group by Master Gardener president Frank Peters.

Photo:  Dave Gerber, Hamilton Journal News