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The training program provides a balanced, integrated practical course in plant science. Core topics that are to be part of the training in every county are oriented to Extension and the Master Gardener Program: Basic Botany; Plant Physiology; Soils and Soil Fertility; Basic Entomology; Basic Plant Pathology; Plant Disease Diagnosis; Pesticide Use and Safety; Plant Identification; Home Lawn Care; Annuals; Perennials; Trees and Shrubs; Home Vegetable Production; Home Fruit Production; Backyard Wildlife Management; Herbs; Special topics, based on local needs, may be part of the curriculum.
Provides instruction on developing and maintaining community gardens on empty lots as a way to enhance the neighborhood and improve nutrition and quality of life. Offers education and information on vegetable gardening, food preservation, and a limited amount of gardening supplies. Provides workshops to offer information about starting a community garden and to connect participants with other local gardening resources.

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Community Gardening
Gardening/Landscaping Instruction
Offers assistance with horiculture questions and soil testing as well as instructional courses through the Master Gardener Volunteer program.

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Gardening/Landscaping Instruction

Trains participants to work in gardening education. Provides classroom instruction in basic botany, pest control, propagation, plant pathology, etc.
Provides information, technical assistance and support for individuals who want to grow their own produce in a home garden setting.

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Gardening/Landscaping Instruction
Volunteer Opportunities
Gardening Volunteer Opportunities
Home Gardening Assistance/Supplies
The Way to Grow community garden program coordinator works with low-income families in developing vegetable gardens. Gardens are located at schools, apartments, neighborhoods, and partnered with may organizations. The gardeners range in age from pre-school youth to adults at senior centers. We teach healthy gardening for healthy lives.

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Gardening/Landscaping Instruction
Nutrition Education
The Champaign County Master Gardener Association provides horticulture leadership and education through programs and activities within the community, while striving to develop, improve, and preserve the quality of our natural environment. The association volunteers value the world we live in, and seek to preserve and improve the beauty and safety of our environment through horticulture related education, without discrimination.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Gardening Volunteer Opportunities
Gardening/Landscaping Instruction
Home Gardening Assistance/Supplies
Provides education and gardening assistance for vegetables, flowers, fruit trees, lawns and perennials.
Offers special interest classes for those who do NOT have vocational training as a goal. Classes include: personal finance, Do-it-yourself classes, gardening and landscaping, first aid/CPR and hobbies and interests.

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CPR Instruction
Gardening/Landscaping Instruction
Do It Yourself Instruction
Financial Literacy Training
Arts and Crafts Instruction
Coordinates the Raising Richland Community Garden Network, an informal network of gardeners who meet regularly to share and discuss all things garden related. Are you interested in starting or expanding a community garden in Mansfield/Richland County. Join with your neighbors and apply for up to $300 grants to start or expand a community food garden. Call for information.

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Community Gardening
Gardening/Landscaping Instruction
Home Gardening Assistance/Supplies
The training program provides a balanced, integrated practical course in plant science. Core topics that are to be part of the training in every county are oriented to Extension and the Master Gardener Program: Basic Botany; Plant Physiology; Soils and Soil Fertility; Basic Entomology; Basic Plant Pathology; Plant Disease Diagnosis; Pesticide Use and Safety; Plant Identification; Home Lawn Care; Annuals; Perennials; Trees and Shrubs; Home Vegetable Production; Home Fruit Production; Backyard Wildlife Management; Herbs; Special topics, based on local needs, may be part of the curriculum.
Offers training on all aspects of gardening and use of plants in the home landscape. Educational online webinars available to the public. Online training available.

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Information Services
Workshops/Symposiums
Gardening/Landscaping Instruction
Home Gardening Assistance/Supplies
Horticultural Societies
Provides a variety of non-credit classes that teach new skills or enhance skills already known, generally for personal interest only. Typical offerings might include gardening, physical fitness, cooking, arts and crafts, tai chi, yoga, photography, and instruction in sports.

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Physical Fitness
Do It Yourself Instruction
Recreational Activities/Sports
Yoga
Arts and Crafts Instruction
Self Defense Training
Gardening/Landscaping Instruction
Provides a multi-week program of gardening education and training.

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Home Gardening Assistance/Supplies
Gardening/Landscaping Instruction
Provides a variety of recreational, educational, and health-related programs for youth, adults and families. Topics include, but are not limited to, arts and crafts, child care, education, exhibits, films, gardening, health, hobbies, money and travel, as well as musical performances. Offers computer classes on how to use the Internet and the library's catalog, book sales, summer reading clubs, and baby-sitting workshops for youth. Programs vary with season and location.

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Public Lectures/Discussions
Film Presentations
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Recreational Activities/Sports
Arts and Crafts Instruction
Babysitting Instruction
Gardening/Landscaping Instruction
Music Performances
The training program provides a balanced, integrated practical course in plant science. Core topics that are to be part of the training in every county are oriented to Extension and the Master Gardener Program: Basic Botany; Plant Physiology; Soils and Soil Fertility; Basic Entomology; Basic Plant Pathology; Plant Disease Diagnosis; Pesticide Use and Safety; Plant Identification; Home Lawn Care; Annuals; Perennials; Trees and Shrubs; Home Vegetable Production; Home Fruit Production; Backyard Wildlife Management; Herbs; Special topics, based on local needs, may be part of the curriculum.
The training program provides a balanced, integrated practical course in plant science. Core topics that are to be part of the training in every county are oriented to Extension and the Master Gardener Program: Basic Botany; Plant Physiology; Soils and Soil Fertility; Basic Entomology; Basic Plant Pathology; Plant Disease Diagnosis; Pesticide Use and Safety; Plant Identification; Home Lawn Care; Annuals; Perennials; Trees and Shrubs; Home Vegetable Production; Home Fruit Production; Backyard Wildlife Management; Herbs; Special topics, based on local needs, may be part of the curriculum.
The training program provides a balanced, integrated practical course in plant science. Core topics that are to be part of the training in every county are oriented to Extension and the Master Gardener Program: Basic Botany; Plant Physiology; Soils and Soil Fertility; Basic Entomology; Basic Plant Pathology; Plant Disease Diagnosis; Pesticide Use and Safety; Plant Identification; Home Lawn Care; Annuals; Perennials; Trees and Shrubs; Home Vegetable Production; Home Fruit Production; Backyard Wildlife Management; Herbs; Special topics, based on local needs, may be part of the curriculum.
The training program provides a balanced, integrated practical course in plant science. Core topics that are to be part of the training in every county are oriented to Extension and the Master Gardener Program: Basic Botany; Plant Physiology; Soils and Soil Fertility; Basic Entomology; Basic Plant Pathology; Plant Disease Diagnosis; Pesticide Use and Safety; Plant Identification; Home Lawn Care; Annuals; Perennials; Trees and Shrubs; Home Vegetable Production; Home Fruit Production; Backyard Wildlife Management; Herbs; Special topics, based on local needs, may be part of the curriculum.
Offers gardening information, diagnosis of plant and insect problems, and information on soil testing. Clients may bring plant and soil samples for problem identification. Offers gardening workshops for beginner and advanced gardeners, covering subjects related to landscaping and design, lawn care and management, container gardening, etc.

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Home Gardening Assistance/Supplies
Gardening/Landscaping Instruction
Provides gardening information including diagnosis of plant and insect problems by phone or online. Offers gardening workshops for beginner and advanced gardeners, and a speaker's bureau for community groups and organizations.

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Home Gardening Assistance/Supplies
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Gardening/Landscaping Instruction
Pest Information
Provides information concerning gardening and urban farming in the soil including assistance with interpreting soil tests, how to get soil tested, stringing tomatoes, how to pull a hydrant permit, varieties of plants, sourcing organic materials, disease issues, etc. Also offers workshops pertaining to gardening, such as seed starting and organic amendments (fertilizers vs. minerals vs. soil conditioners). Does not provide any type of funding for gardening or urban farming. Assistance does not involve physical labor, such as planting, weeding or on-ground applications.
The training program provides a balanced, integrated practical course in plant science. Core topics that are to be part of the training in every county are oriented to Extension and the Master Gardener Program: Basic Botany; Plant Physiology; Soils and Soil Fertility; Basic Entomology; Basic Plant Pathology; Plant Disease Diagnosis; Pesticide Use and Safety; Plant Identification; Home Lawn Care; Annuals; Perennials; Trees and Shrubs; Home Vegetable Production; Home Fruit Production; Backyard Wildlife Management; Herbs; Special topics, based on local needs, may be part of the curriculum.