Media report on Master Gardener Volunteer training in Cumberland, York counties

Morning Ag Clips and Seacoast Online reported applications are now being accepted for the 2017 University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer training programs in York and Cumberland counties. Morning Ag Clips reported the Cumberland County sessions, which begin Feb. 3 in Falmouth, will place on 16 consecutive Friday afternoons. A Master Gardener is a trained volunteer of UMaine Extension. They receive 50–60 hours of practical training in basic horticulture and complete a minimum of 40 hours-approved volunteer work on various community-based projects around the county, according to the report. Cumberland County application packets are available online or by calling 781.6099 or 800.287.1471. York County classes will meet 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 14 through early June at the Anderson Learning Center in Springvale, Seacoast Online reported. York County applications are available online or by calling 324.2814 or 800.287.1535. The deadlines for submitting applications are Dec. 30 in Cumberland County and Jan. 17 in York County, the reports state.