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The horticulture project is a hands-on project that incorporates community and volunteer service with learning about plant growth, environment horticulture and ecology, fruits and nuts, landscape design, soil and water, insects and diseases, vegetables and herbs, and life skills and career exploration.
OBJECTIVES
- Attain a broad knowledge of the 4-H project and related activities as to the way they improve family and community life.
- Acquire life skills through project participation essential for becoming an active, skilled, productive and responsible citizen.
- Adopt and apply the latest practices and research findings in the project area to everyday project experiences and work.
- Develop an understanding from 4-H project training and experiences which can assist you in the future for choosing and preparing for a job.
- Develop leadership skills that promote positive youth development.
PROJECT EXPERIENCES
Leader/teacher training by arrangement through Junior Master Gardener Office. Contact Lisa Whittlesey or Randy Seagraves at 979-845-8565 or check training calendar on JMG website at www.jmgkids.us or www.jmgkids.org
RECORDBOOK CATEGORY
- Horticulture & Gardening
PRINTED RESOURCES
- B-6082 Junior Master Gardener Level 1 Handbook – English $16.00 for single copy $14.00 for 16 or more copies
- B-6082S Junior Master Gardener Level 1 Handbook – Spanish
- $16.00 for single copy $14.00 for 16 or more copies
- B-6083 Junior Master Gardener Level 1 Teacher/Leader Guide
- $38.00 for single copy $34.00 for 10 or more copies
- B-6167 Junior Master Gardener: Golden Ray Series – Wildlife Gardener
- $35.00 for single copy $32.00 for 10 or more copies
- B-6164 Junior Master Gardener: Golden Ray Series – Health and Nutrition from the Garden
- $30.00 for single copy $27.00 for 16 or more copies
- B-6170 Junior Master Gardener: Golden Ray Series – Literature from the Garden
- $35.00 for single copy $32.00 for 10 or more copies
- B-6166 Junior Master Gardener Level 2 Operation Thistle – Seeds of Despair
- $35.00 for single copy $32.00 for 10 or more copies
- All curricula are available through the Texas Cooperative Extension Bookstore. Curricula can be ordered via the website http://tcebookstore.org or by calling toll-free at 888- 900-2577 TCE Bookstore also carries JMG promotional, apparel and recognition items. A complete listing of JMG products can be found at the TCE Bookstore website http://tcebookstore.org .
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Education Research
- Golf and Sports Turf
- Landscape Design
- Writing and Communications Sales and Marketing
- Parks and Garden
- Public Service
- Production Management
- Owner and Entrepreneu
WEB RESOURCES
- http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ extension/index.html JMG program website is www.jmg- kids.us or www.jmgkids.org .
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- Master Gardener Training
- JMG Specialist Training Program
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