April 21 - 27 is National Volunteer Week!
National Volunteer Week is the perfect time to celebrate the important work volunteers do in our communities. Across our state, over 4,000 NC State Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers provide more than 200,000 service hours each year through their local N.C. Cooperative Extension Center. Their work supports Extension education and outreach programs that teach North Carolinians to cultivate healthy plants, landscapes, ecosystems, and communities.
Help Us Celebrate!
Celebrate the work of Extension Master Gardener volunteers during National Volunteer Week! Here are some ways you can join us :
- Explore our 2023 annual report to learn how Master Gardener volunteers are making a difference across NC
- Join us on Instagram @ncemgv and Facebook @NC Extension Master Gardener Volunteers all this week as we celebrate Extension Master Gardener volunteers!
- Use the Garden Help Directory to connect with Master Gardener volunteers in your community
- Increase your gardening knowledge with tools Master Gardener volunteers helped create:
- Use the Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox to find the right plants for your landscape
- Learn about gardening best practices with the NC Extension Gardener Handbook, available free online as well as for purchase as a hardback book or interactive self-study e-book
- Support the work of Master Gardener volunteers across NC - Donate to the NC Extension Master Gardener endowment
