Master Gardener Program Quick Stats

OSU Extension Master Gardeners™ Make a Difference!

       
All statistics are for the 2011 reporting year (November 2010 - October 2011).

• In Oregon, there were 4,009 Active Master Gardener Volunteers
  • Of these, 3,245 were veterans of the Master Gardener Program
  • A total of 765 individuals joined the Master Gardener Program, as trainees/apprentices

• Together, veteran Master Gardeners and trainees volunteered a total of 181,163 hours, in support of OSU Extension Master Gardener Program.

• Master Gardeners had 204,623 public contacts, via Plant Clinics, public gardening classes, demonstration days and other activities.

• The monetary value of this service is nearly $3.4 million dollars, and translates into an additional 87 FTE to OSU and OSU Extension.

• Master Gardeners donated over 10,846 documented pounds of fresh produce, harvested from Master Gardener-managed community and demonstration gardens, to local food banks and food pantries

Learn more about what we have done in past years, by reading our Annual Report.

• Annual Report, 2010
• Annual Report, 2009
• Annual Report, 2008