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Dorothy Moore Memorial Scholarship Donation
Dorothy Hanson Moore August 31, 1949 - July 17, 2020
Dorothy Moore was a teacher and a dedicated UF/IFAS Extension Pasco Master Gardener Volunteer and was awarded the Presidents Volunteer Service Award from Corporation for National and Community Service under the Points of Light Foundation.
We delight in the bounty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that bounty - Maya Angelou
Master Gardener Volunteers are adult volunteers recruited and trained by county extension agents and University of Florida specialists to provide assistance in Extension home horticultural programs. Through this program, enthusiastic gardeners study such areas as botany, horticulture, soil science, and plant and insect identification and management. The Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program is administered by the Cooperative Extension Service, a part of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
CONTACT US
If you are interested in becoming a Pasco County Master Gardener Volunteer, please call (352) 518-0156 or email Whitney Elmore, welmore@pascocountyfl.net, to add your name to the prospective Master Gardener email contact list.
HOW DO I JOIN?
At some point during the year, an essential pre-course meeting (Meet and Greet) must be attended. The course is only offered once a year because it is so intensive and requires a huge commitment in time from our instructors. Read More...
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
If you are accepted into the Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program, you will receive 72 hours of horticultural training in a 12-week course. A required fee covers educational books from the University of Florida Press, numerous handouts and other class expenses. The course is held one full day each week (typically Thursdays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm). Read More...
Great news!
Master Gardener Volunteers set up a Virtual Plant Clinic where you can talk live with a Master Gardener Volunteer about your plants.
We are expanding the Virtual Plant Clinic hours by adding Tuesday and Thursday hours from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
The link for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM is https://ufl.zoom.us/j/350600226
The link for Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM is https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97926337952
Phone consultations are available through the UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Please contact us via email at virtualpcpasco@gmail.com or visit our website for more information: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/pasco/
Master Gardener Volunteer Program:
Master Gardeners are adult volunteers recruited and trained by county extension agents and University of Florida specialists to provide assistance in Extension home horticultural programs. Through this program, enthusiastic gardeners study such areas as botany, horticulture, soil science, and plant and insect identification and management. The Florida Master Gardener Program is administered by the Cooperative Extension Service, a part of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Please cllck her for more information: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/pasco/master-gardeners/#:~:text=Read%20More...-,Contact%20Us,Master%20Gardener%20email%20contact%20list.