The Arkansas Master Gardener Program Janet Carson
Extension Horticulture Specialist
1st Class Graduated Oct 13, 1988
Pulaski County
YELL
BENTON CARROLL BOONE
MARION
LAFAYETTE
INDEPENDENCE
BAXTER FULTON RANDOLPH CLAY
GREENE
CRAIGHEAD MISSISSIPPI
POINSETT
CROSS
CRITTENDEN
ST. FRANCIS
LEE
PHILLIPS
DESHA
CHICOT
ASHLEY
DREW
LINCOLN
ARKANSASJEFFERSON
CLEVELAND
BRADLEY
CALHOUN
UNIONCOLUMBIA
MILLER
LITTLE RIVER
SEVIER
HOWARD
HEMPSTEADNEVADA
PIKECLARK
DALLAS
HOT SPRING GRANT
OUACHITA
POLK MONTGOMERYGARLAND SALINE
SCOTT
PERRY
PULASKI LONOKE PRAIRIE
MONROE
WHITE
WOODRUFF
CLEBURNEVAN BUREN
POPE
FAULKNER
CONWAY
LOGAN
JOHNSON
SEBASTIAN
CRAWFORD
WASHINGTON
FRANKLIN
MADISON
NEWTON SEARCYSTONE
IZARD SHARPLAWRENCE
JACKSON
Basic training
Nationally 1/3 of new volunteers don’t return year 2!
Our Goal is to
• Recruit, • Develop, • Place, • Recognize, and • RETAIN volunteer talent
Develop our volunteers
• Flexible work schedules• Mentorship• Engage volunteers in
the progam.
Place
• Use talents besides gardening– Photography– Computers– Cooking– Canning– Writers– Designers– Artists
On Line Web Reporting
Educational Seminars
Community Gardens
Beautification & Teaching
Flower & Garden Shows
Youth Events
Social Media
• “word of mouth, but at the speed of light”
County Facebook & Web pages
Blog
MG Appreciation Day
MG Appreciation Week –week of October 13
Advanced Trainings & County 76
MG Calendars
Plant Sales
State MG Conference
State Conference
Recognize Volunteers’ Contributions• specific appreciation ceremonies and events
P-N-G MG Leadership
• Plant Nurture Grow Volunteers• Held annually in the fall.
MG Business Cards
International MG Conference
• Held in odd numbered years.
Southern Region MG Conferences
• Held in Even Numbered Years
Travel
• Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Let’s Grow!