OSU Extension Master Gardeners™ Make a Difference!

       
All statistics are for the 2012 reporting year (November 2011 - October 2012).

• In Oregon, there were 4,160 Active Master Gardener Volunteers
  • Of these, 3,341 were veterans of the Master Gardener Program
  • A total of 845 individuals joined the Master Gardener Program, as trainees/apprentices

• Together, veteran Master Gardeners and trainees volunteered a total of 194,898 hours, in support of OSU Extension Master Gardener Program. 

• Master Gardeners had 186,494 public contacts, via Plant Clinics, public gardening classes, demonstration days and other activities. 

• The monetary value of this service is nearly $4.2 million dollars, and translates into an additional 95.5 FTE to OSU and OSU Extension.  FTE stands for full time equivalent, and is used as a measure of full time employees.

• Master Gardeners donated over 135,770 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, 2012
• Annual Report, 2011
• Annual Report, 2010
• Annual Report, 2009
• Annual Report, 2008

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