Sponsored by University of Illinois Extension, the Master Gardener program trains adult volunteers to help disseminate up-to-date, research-based horticulture information to home gardeners.

Anyone can become a Master Gardener. All you need is to:

• Have a sincere desire to learn and share home horticulture information.
• Have practical experience or knowledge of gardening.
• Be willing to follow U of I pest control recommendations and home horticulture information.
• Be able to communicate effectively.
• Devote time to training sessions and volunteering.

The next Master Gardener training will be offered in Quincy in January 2009. See Master Gardener Course link on the left. Please contact us if you would like more information regarding the program. The program is also available online. Check out the State Master Gardener website for more information: http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/mg/

More than 1350 residents participated in a horticulture program through the Adams/Brown Unit this past year. The Master Gardeners provided more than 2200 volunteer hours in Adams and Brown counties. The value of this volunteer service is over $35,000. (US Dept. of Labor). For more information please call us at: 217-223-8380