Volunteer Service

COVID Notice

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The AMGA did not collect volunteer hours in 2020 because of COVID

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Members were ask to record any hours obtained post May 2019

Updated 2021 Volunteer Hours Requirement

A minimum of 10 Volunteer hours will be required from the period of 1 June 2019 to 31 December 2021

Hours must be submitted no later than 31 Dec 2021 

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Hours are mandatory to maintain certification in 2021 as a Master Gardener & for any graduate of Dalhousie MG Program who would like to become a certified Master Gardener.

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Master Gardeners in Training (Students) are encouraged to submit Volunteer hours, however these are not mandatory

Volunteer Hour requirement will be reassessed in 2022

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Here are some ideas on how to obtain these hours

Volunteer Service

• Speaking / Presenting at Local Garden Clubs, Associations, and Libraries

• Conducting Webinars

• Participation in the Monthly Zoom Gardening Sessions (intro & picture sharing)

• Conducting Workshops

• Writing Articles for the quarterly AMGA Newsletter

• Work Party at the IWK Hospital Children’s Garden

• Providing assistance at a Community Garden

• Working Events at a “Ask a Master Gardener” Kiosk

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Continuing Education / Training

• Attending the AMGA Webinars

• Attending Gardening Conference/Workshop/Webinar

  • AMGA Webinar Series is worth 6 Education Hours

• Taking a Horticultural Course from an accredited institution

         - Dalhousie University – The New Prairie Landscape Course

• Participating in Live AMGA Gardening Sessions via Zoom

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