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The Watauga County Cooperative Extension Service is now taking
applications for the 2009 Extension Master Gardener Volunteer
Training Program.
The Master Gardener Program is designed for anyone interested
in horticulture topics, from the beginner to the expert.
The training involves 12 weeks of instruction, to be followed
by a minimum of 40 hours of volunteer service by program trainees.
The program series will be held on Tuesday mornings at the
Agricultural Conference Center in Boone beginning on March 3
and ending May 22.
Classes will meet from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost of the class
is $85 and includes an instruction manual.
Home gardening and landscape topics are emphasized, including
plant propagation, soils and fertility, insect and disease pests
and sustainable controls, and many others areas.
Applications can be picked up at the Watauga Extension Center,
located at 971 West King St. in Boone, or print an application
from the Web site,watauga.ces.ncsu.edu.
The application deadline is Monday, Feb. 16. For more information,
contact Meghan Baker at meghan_baker@ncsu.edu or 828-264-3061.
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