In 2019, 3,315 Master Gardener℠ volunteers:

• Directly reached 370,338 North Carolinians;
• Volunteered 229,687 hours, equivalent to 110 full-time positions;
• Provided volunteer service time valued at $7.3M;
• Helped recruit and train 492 new volunteers;
• Attended 57,532 hours of training.

Download the 2019 Annual Report.

Master Gardener℠ volunteers support the mission of North Carolina Cooperative Extension by educating residents about safe, effective and sustainable gardening practices that grow healthy people, gardens, landscapes, and communities. Their vision is a healthier world through environmental stewardship. 

Working with their local N.C. Cooperative Extension agent, Master Gardener volunteer projects and programs seek to:

• Share research-based gardening information that inspires residents
  to cultivate healthy gardens and landscapes while conserving
  natural resources and wildlife habitat;
• Promote health, well-being and food security through gardening,
  better nutrition and increased physical activity;
• Connect children, families and communities with nature to grow a
  more sustainable future.

The NC State Extension Master Gardener program operates in 84 of N.C. Cooperative Extension’s 101 local centers. To learn more about the Extension Master Gardener℠ program in your community, contact your local N.C. Cooperative Extension Center.