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 their 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

• Conducting workshops

• Working events at a “Ask a Master Gardener” kiosk

• Participation in the monthly Zoom gardening sessions

• Joining a work party at the IWK Children’s Hospital or Hospice

• Providing assistance at a community garden

• Writing articles for the quarterly AMGA Newsletter

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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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