Want to learn more about gardening? Do you have a passion for sharing gardening information and making your community a more beautiful place? Join us for the Extension Master Gardener (EMG) Training in the northwest Missouri area. This program’s train-the-trainer mission shares research-based horticulture information with the public through educational outreach.

This training is open to participants from Andrew, Atchison, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, and Worth.  

EMG training will help you:

  • Gain new horticulture knowledge and become a community resource for science-based information
  • Meet fellow gardeners

Dates: Wednesdays, Aug. 7 - December 11 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM, combination of in-person/zoom instruction 

Cost: $200, includes EMG Core Manual. Limited scholarships available

Program requirements:

  •  Access to a computer, internet, and email address
  •  A desire to learn, work completion, and readiness to volunteer for county horticulture projects
  •  Attendance at all sessions is essential. Only 3 absences are allowed and must be made up
  • Completion of subject assessments
  • Class projects are required and will help you learn how to teach others (more information here: https://bit.ly/EMG-ClassProject)
  • Following graduation, complete 30 hours in approved Master Gardener projects. 
  • Min. age = 16 yrs
  • Prior horticulture knowledge and skills not required

Complete the application included in the next step of the registration process.. Notification of acceptance in the program will be via email by the first week of August.

Learn more about the EMG Program:

Questions: gfunk@missouri.edu

Partners:
Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners

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