THE 2022 STATE REPORT for the University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program is now available. The report highlights the program’s public value and features high-impact projects supporting some of the program’s priorities. drive.google.com/file/d/14BPWHS…

Many educational events relating to the program's priorities in 2022!

That many certified Extension Master Gardener Volunteers across Minnesota!

U of M Extension Master Gardeners contributed that many volunteer hours in 2022! #UMNProud

A big "Thank You" to our dedicated Master Gardener Volunteers! April 16-22 is National Volunteer Week!

We're #UMNProud to work here! Maybe this is the right place for you, too? #pollinators

U of M Extension Master Gardener volunteers share gardening best practices that promote healthy landscapes, healthy foods, and healthy lives. Sound like you? Find out how to apply (deadline is Oct. 1): extension.umn.edu/master-gardene…

Master Gardener volunteers help kickstart the season for #UMNProud community plant breeding with #African #plants. Hennepin County Master Gardeners (HCMGs) UMN Plant Breeding Center

#UMNProud of U of MN Extension Master Gardener volunteers’ demonstration garden of healing design at Roseville Park & Rec Muriel Sahlin Arboretum. “We all feel better when we walk into #nature.” z.umn.edu/MG-action #NVW RamseyCounty Ramsey County MGs

We celebrate “Gardening and grand friends” this #NationalVolunteerWeek! U of MN Extension Master Gardeners pair together seniors and kids in this #intergenerational program in collaboration with Lakes Area Age Friendly at Superior Douglas County Family YMCA. z.umn.edu/MG-action

Celebrating U of MN Extension Master Gardener #volunteers like Joyce from McLeod County this #NationalVolunteerWeek. She grows vegetables to share with those in need. extension.umn.edu/news/giving-ga… #NVW z.umn.edu/MG-action

What’s it like to be a U of MN Extension #MasterGardener? Hear #volunteers from every corner of #Minnesota share their experiences and give an overview of the program. Growing with University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum! youtube.com/watch?v=Z86LcQ…

#Volunteers make the Global Garden great! U of MN Extension educators and Master Gardeners from Hennepin County County are updating their knowledge and studying crops through collaboration with UMN Plant Breeding Center and local African communities. z.umn.edu/MG-action #NVW

Thanks to U of MN Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in St. Louis County, Minnesota for bringing #nature indoors with “houseplants for seniors.” z.umn.edu/MG-action #NVW The Master Gardener Volunteer Program is growing with University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

In the children’s #garden in @RenvilleCtyMN, kids grow along with the plants! U of MN Extension Master Gardener #volunteers work alongside the youth with garden checks, science-based gardening curriculum, and then freshly harvested snacks. #NationalVolunteerWeek

U of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener #volunteers are your neighbors! And at-home gardening projects, such as Val’s #pollinator garden in Hennepin County County, allow for hyper-local connections and conversations. Hennepin County Master Gardeners (HCMGs) z.umn.edu/MG-action

People are drawn into the discovery garden thanks to its bright colors. Visitors ask questions and conversations bloom. The discovery garden was built by Extension Master Gardeners with support of local businesses and the City of Red Wing. z.umn.edu/MG-action

Master Gardeners share the bounty that “giving gardens” yield: produce, gardening knowledge, and a sense of community pride. Produce grown at the Remer Community Garden in Cass County, Minnesota is donated to multiple food shelves. z.umn.edu/MG-action

Learn and grow with the Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program🌱☀️🌻 Applications for the 2025 cohort are open now through October 1. Learn more at z.umn.edu/MGInfo UMN Extension Master Gardeners