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The 4 W’s answered …
The Nebraska Extension Master Gardener Program
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EMG History Program began by a group of Extensions Staff in
Washington State
Staff overwhelmed by horticulture requests from public
EMG concept was born -- 1972
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EMG Name From the German word ‘Gartenmeister’
This beam anglicized to ‘Master Gardener’
Gartenmeister is a title Germans bestow for the top level of proficiency in horticulture
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EMG’s today EMG’s represent all 50 states and 4 Canadian provinces
In a 2009 survey by USDA/NIFA there were 95,000 active EMG’s
Providing 5,000,000 volunteer service hours
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EMG’s in UNL
Research
Teaching
Extension
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
Mission: to help Nebraskan enhance their lives through research-based education
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UNL Extension Master Gardeners
Mission: to extend the outreach of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln by providing volunteers with research-based horticulture education, which prepares them to share their knowledge with citizens of the State.
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UNL EMG’s are representatives of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Master Gardener“The ‘Master’ in Master Gardener doesn’t mean you know everything about gardening, it just means you volunteer your time helping others grow.”
- Mary McLellan, former MSU State MG Coordinator
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UNL EMG Training siteAdams County - Ron Seymour
Buffalo County - Ted Griess
Chase County - Robert Tigner
Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner Counties - Karen DeBoer
Dawes County - Scott Cotton
Dawson County - Bruce Treffer
Dodge County - Natalia Bjorklund
Douglas County - Kathleen Cue & Mary Anna Anderson
Gage County - Nicole Haxton
Hall County - Elizabeth Killinger
Keith/Arthur/Perkins Counties - Doug Anderson
Lancaster County - Mary Jane Frogge
Lincoln, McPherson Counties - David Lott
Madison County - Wayne Ohnesorg
Nemaha County - Gary Lesoing
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Otoe County - Vaughn Hammond
Phelps County - Linda Dannehl
Platte County - Kelly Feehan
Red Willow County - Brain Strauch
Scotts Bluff County - Jim Schild
Washington County - Steve Tonn
York County - Gary Zoubek
UNL East Campus Program – Terri James
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Education Initial year
Minimum 40 hours of trainingCore classes (18 hours)Plant classes (15 hours)Electives (7 hours)
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Core classes Morphology & plant functions
The growing environment
Soils & fertilizers
Insect diagnostics
Disease diagnostics
Weed basics
IPM & pesticide safety
Volunteerism
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Plant classes Tree selection & management
Turfgrass selection & management
Shrub selection & management
Vine & ground cover selection & management
Vegetable selection & management
Herbaceous plant selection & management
Small tree & fruit tree selection & management
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Electives Composting
Plant identification
Landscape design
Container gardening
Wildlife management
Plant pollination
Herbs
Irrigation design
Plant propagation
Native plants
Household pests
Beekeeping
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Classes
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Classes
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After the initial education … 1st year – minimum 40 hours of volunteer time
by November 1
2nd + years – minimum 10 hours of continuing education and 20 hours of volunteer time
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Volunteer time Horticultural projects that educate others
Answering phone at Count offices ‘Ask-a-Master Gardener’ booths at events Demonstration gardens Backyard Farmer Public gardens
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Volunteering
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Volunteering
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Education hours Variety of outlets to receive continuing education
Extension and UNL programs Nursery seminars Backyard Farmer On-line modules
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Share ideas … National EMG blog
http://blogs.extension.org/mastergardener/
National Facebook and twitter feeds http://www.facebook.com/extensionmastergardener @eXEMG
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Share ideas … State EMG Facebook feed
http://www.facebook.com/NebraskaMasterGardeners
Local www.wiggio.com
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Other information … Backyard Farmer
http://www.facebook.com/backyardfarmernebraska
@byfunl
http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/backyard-farmer/id378956915#ls=1
http://www.youtube.com/user/bucslim/videos
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More information … www.mastergardener.unl.edu
www.turf.unl.edu
www.environment.unl.edu
www.extension.unl.edu
www.ianrpubs.unl.edu
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Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.