scholarly journals The Florida Master Gardener Program: History, Use, and Trends

1997 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 348-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen C. Ruppert ◽  
Joan Bradshaw ◽  
Arlene Z. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
Volunteer Program ◽  
The Many

The Florida Master Gardener program volunteered more than 730,865 service hours to the Florida Cooperative Extension Service from 1991 through 1996, valued as a net in-kind donation of $4,615,395. Started in 1979, this program has grown consistently, affecting Floridians in all walks of life. Agents in 47 counties devoted an average of 29% of their time to capitalize on this volunteer knowledge and expertise. An overview of Florida's Master Gardener program provides a synopsis of the many components that make this volunteer program a success including past trends and current areas of review to prepare the program for the next millennium.

scholarly journals Master Gardener Training Costs and Payback in Volunteer Hours

1997 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-370
Author(s):  
Mary Hockenberry Meyer ◽  
Anne M. Hanchek
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
First Year ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
Training Costs ◽  
Initial Cost ◽  
Training Cost

The Master Gardener (MG) program operates in conjunction with the cooperative extension service in most states. The training, management, and administration of these volunteers vary widely from state to state. This paper presents a 4-year analysis of the initial cost of training Minnesota MGs and their volunteer hours contributed to the Minnesota Extension Service. The average training cost was $89/person (based on the total number of volunteers certified 2 years after the training) with an average of 59 ($711 at $12/h) and 40 ($474) hours volunteered or paid back over the first and following years, respectively. In all years, hours volunteered exceeded program expectations of 50 hours the first year and 25 hours thereafter.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Volunteering in the Master Gardener Program

1996 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick R. Rohs ◽  
Robert R. Westerfield
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
Background Factors ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
Extension Program ◽  
Educational Information

Limited budgets and downsizing have threatened the delivery of technological and educational information by the cooperative extension service. As such trends continue, volunteers become more important. Background factors, influence of specific individuals, attitudes toward the value of the program, and personal benefits received influence a person's decision to become a Master Gardener volunteer. In this study, individuals who were older than 50 and had children and parents who were former volunteers in an extension program were more likely to become Master Gardener volunteers, as were individuals who felt that the Master Gardener program benefited the community and themselves. Specific individuals, such as garden club members, other Master Gardeners, a neighbor, or persons holding leadership positions in the community, might also influence an individual's decision to volunteer.

Estate Planning

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2002 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephine Turner ◽  
Vervil Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Estate Planning ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Agricultural Sciences

This document is FCS 7027, one of a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: September 2002. First published: July 1978. Revised: September 2002. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy446

Producing Quality Peanut Seed

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2002 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elmo B. Whitty
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Original Publication ◽  
Peanut Seed ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Agricultural Sciences

This document is SS-AGR-187, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date November 2002.

Manual de los Reglamentos del Agua de Florida: Regulaciones de Descarga en Aguas Subterráneas a Nivel Federal

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2002 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael T. Olexa ◽  
Laura Minton ◽  
Dulcy Miller ◽  
Sarah Corbett
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Resource Economics ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Agricultural Sciences

Este es el documento EDIS FE080, una publicación del Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Publicada Noviembre 2002.

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