News Featuring Our Volunteers

Stories about the most important people in the Master Gardener Volunteer Program - our volunteers.

The Latest News

• Master Gardener Volunteers help hand out a $2.3 million donation after Hurricane Ian
• The Master Gardener Volunteer Conference returns to a live format for 2022
• 2022 Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Awards
• Brevard County Receives the 2022 Legacy Award
• Polk County Master Gardener Volunteers Earn International Recognition

Master Gardener Legacy Fund Awards

• 2022 – Brevard County
• 2021 – Manatee and Franklin Counties
• 2020 – Flagler and Lake Counties
• 2019 – Broward County
• 2018 – St. Johns County

April is National Volunteer Month

April is National Volunteer Month, when we celebrate the work that volunteers do year-round. Volunteer Month recognizes and promotes the spirit of service, and raises awareness about how volunteering changes lives and strengthens communities.

• We are Master Gardener Volunteers: Amos and Mary Reid
• I'm a Master Gardener Volunteer: Melinda Hardy
• I'm a Master Gardener Volunteer: Andy Nelson
• I'm a Master Gardener Volunteer: Kate Heyden
• I'm a Master Gardener Volunteer: May May Bowers
• I'm a Master Gardener Volunteer: Dianne Busch
• Okaloosa Master Gardener Volunteer Shares Her Passion for Education
• From Palm Beach County Master Gardener Volunteer to UF/IFAS Extension Agent
• Sumter MG the Very Definition of "Outstanding"
• Hillsborough Master Gardener Volunteers Brave the Unknown
• Manatee Master Gardener Volunteers Support Each Other
• Polk County Appreciates Its Master Gardener Volunteers
• Putnam Master Gardener Volunteer Leads by Example
• Ode to a Volunteer: Highlands County Master Gardener Charlie Reynolds
• St. Johns County Master Gardener Volunteer Terry Wawrzyniak Helps His Community Recover
• St. Lucie County Celebrates Its Newest Master Gardener Volunteers
• Pasco County Master Gardener Volunteers Rise to the Occasion
• Orange County's Master Gardener Volunteer Class of 2018
• One Orange County Master Gardener Volunteer's Experience

Forty Years of Master Gardener Memories

• Bert Orcutt, Brevard County
• Dale Galiano, St. Lucie County
• Liz Angelini, Pasco County
• Pat Collier, Baker County
• Shirley "Daisy" Thompson, St. Johns County

More Stories

• Master Gardener Legacy Fund Awarded to Two Counties for 2021
• Florida Master Gardener Volunteer 2019 Awards
• Nassau Youth Learn from Master Gardener Volunteer
• Broward County Master Gardener Volunteers Awarded 2019 Legacy Fund
• St. Johns Master Gardener Volunteers Help Build School Garden
• Okaloosa Master Gardener Volunteers Go to School
• 2018 Master Gardener Turf Field Day in Citra
• Master Gardener Tote Bags Travel to Honduras
• Orange County Celebrates Longtime Volunteers with Legacy Awards
• Sumter County's Susan League Wins FNGLA Award
• St. Lucie County Declares Master Gardener Week
• Manatee County Demonstration Gardens Win Awards
• Master Gardener Volunteers Share Conference Memories
• 2015 Conference Recap
• 2014 Master Gardener Volunteer Conference Awards
• Larry Bearse and His 35 Years of Extraordinary Service
• Florida Master Gardener Volunteers Restore Beauty to Wilmot Gardens