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Over 10,000 volunteer hours!

Posted on 01 May 2012 - No profile for this Master Gardener yet


Over 10,000 volunteer hours!

Garden Organic is amazed and grateful.

Our keen Master Gardeners have donated over 10,000 hours since May 2010. Many, many thanks.

All these hours have helped people and communities grow their own fruit and veg in Warwickshire, Norfolk, and central London boroughs; our Local Food funded networks.

We’re just as stunned in Lincolnshire with our NHS partners – nearly 800 hours since March 2011!

Local Food networks: May 2010 to Feb 2012

All in a smile...

  • 10,312 recorded volunteer hours helping people grow fruit and veg
  • 84% (259) of trained Master Gardeners volunteering
  • 2,822 people in 1,298 mentored households (907 under 16) receiving food growing advice and support from their local volunteer
  • 30,037 food growing conversations. Each one counts
  • 380 community groups/events supported

Lincolnshire: March 2011 to March 2012

Encouragement

  • 737 recorded volunteer hours
  • 100% (67) volunteer retention
  • 339 people in 94 mentored households (77 under 16)
  • 3,871 food growing conversations
  • 39 Master Gardeners helping new community gardens
  • 17 local events supported

Advice and support

Behind the numbers: case studies

The future

Welcome to our new volunteers. We’ve nearly finished training almost 100 lovely new Master Gardeners in all networks – and they’re looking for people to help grow food. Click here

Huge thanks to our team: Kate, Kate, Fiona, Gabbie, Rick and Susan. Together with all the enthusiastic folk at Garden Organic.

We’re now looking for funding partners to help us continue and expand the impact of this programme in 2013 and beyond in new and specialist areas. Please click here to read more about future areas.

Read more about Garden Organic here.

With many thanks,

Philip Turvil

Project Manager,
Master Gardener Programme, Garden Organic

Master Gardener Jo graduates on her birthday!

New Master Gardeners! Ready to get out and about locally

Our spring 2012 'household events'; nearly 500 people across five days to swap growing tips and celebrate local food growing. Seed bomb making pictured during an especially busy moment!

Master Gardeners become London 2012 Local Leaders

Train the trainer training...

Master Gardener Adam on the BBC attracting would-be food growers

The personal touch: Master Gardener Paul with pub landlord Neil

Master Gardener Joe and friends

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