Aug 5, 2015 1 min read

Penn State Cooperative Extension in Greene County is accepting applications for the 2015-16 Master Gardener program.

The program consists of a volunteer training course designed to provide home gardeners with information and skills necessary to share their experience and knowledge with others.

Weekly classes will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 1 through March 11, 2016.

In exchange for 40 hours of instruction, trainees must volunteer 50 hours for Penn State Cooperative Extension. Current volunteer activities in Greene County include a spring seminar, the Poison Prevention Program and monitoring pollinators.

Program fee of $175 covers the cost of training materials and expenses. Applications are being accepted through Sept. 9 and are available at the Greene County office and at www.extension.psu.edu/plants/master-gardener.

For more information, call the extension office in Greene County at 724-627-3745.