Master Gardener program accepting applications, Mount Desert Islander reports
Mount Desert Islander reported applications for the 2018 Master Gardener Volunteer training are now being accepted at the Hancock County office of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The training will run on Friday mornings from Jan. 19 through May 18. The purpose of the Master Gardener program is to prepare volunteers to do gardening-related volunteer work in the local community, according to the article. After completing the 18-week intensive course in fruit, vegetable and ornamental gardening, volunteers are expected to give at least 40 hours within one year on an already established community project, the article states. More information, including registration, is online.