The Piedmont Master Gardeners Association
460 Stagecoach Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902-6441 434/872-4580 Fax: 434/872-4578
Cultivating Community: PMG's Volunteer Projects
In 2009, PMG’s 128 members together volunteered 7,181 hours to community and organization projects. Calculated at the hourly equivalent for volunteer work, the total labor contributed by PMG members last year added up to $145,000.
The true value of our volunteer efforts, of course, has more to do with community pride and commitment than with dollar signs. We love channeling our passion for gardening into opportunities to give back to the communities we call home. Some of our favorite activities focus on sharing our gardening knowledge with friends and neighbors. Last year alone our volunteers logged 1,708 hours at our Horticulture Help Desk, City Market (Charlottesville), Meade Park Market (Charlottesville) and Crozet farmers' market, offering advice and researching garden-related questions. Tree Steward projects garnered 1,332 hours. Members made time to contribute 529 hours of mentoring to our newest classes of Master Gardeners. To boot, we continued planting and maintaining our first-ever demonstration garden, "The Rock," at the old Ix Building site near Charlottesville's downtown mall. Volunteers also contributed 529 hours to our annual Spring Plant Sale.
Come back and visit this section often for regular updates on our volunteer activities. We hope you'll be inspired to join us or find volunteer opportunities of your own!
"The man who has planted a garden feels that he has done something for the good of the whole world."
-Charles Dudley Warner-
Official Project List
In the community:
Albemarle County Fair
Charlottesville/Albemarle
Master Gardener Training
City Market (Charlottesville)
Crozet Market
Meade Park Market
4-H
Habitat for Humanity
Heritage Harvest Festival
Historic Garden Week
Horticulture Help Desk
Ivy Creek Natural Area
JABA Intergenerational Gardening
Jefferson Area Board of Aging
PMG Demo Garden
PMG Spring Plant Sale
QCC Urban Farm
Rose Garden (Senior Center)
Scottsville Wildflower and Demo Garden
Senior Center Ed & Demo Program
Speakers Bureau
Spring Lecture Series
Through the Garden Gate
Inside PMG:
PMG Website
The Cultivator Newsletter
Written Communications
In the community:
Albemarle County Fair
Charlottesville/Albemarle
Master Gardener Training
City Market (Charlottesville)
Crozet Market
Meade Park Market
4-H
Habitat for Humanity
Heritage Harvest Festival
Historic Garden Week
Horticulture Help Desk
Ivy Creek Natural Area
JABA Intergenerational Gardening
Jefferson Area Board of Aging
PMG Demo Garden
PMG Spring Plant Sale
QCC Urban Farm
Rose Garden (Senior Center)
Scottsville Wildflower and Demo Garden
Senior Center Ed & Demo Program
Speakers Bureau
Spring Lecture Series
Through the Garden Gate
Inside PMG:
PMG Website
The Cultivator Newsletter
Written Communications
PMG Volunteer News
PMG Volunteer Timesheet
Directions to "The Rock"
(PMG's Demonstration Garden)
Application for approval of a new project
PMG Volunteer Coordinators contact list (PMG members and MG students only)
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** PMG Demo Garden: Weekly work group sessions at "The Rock." Winter workdays vary according to what needs to be accomplished. See PMG Calendar for dates and details. Need directions? Click on "Directions" button above. Contact: D. Tompkins.
**Horticulture Help Desk will need volunteers for the 2010 season. Contact D. Miller in Spring 2010 to find out the wheres, whens and how you can help. We always need volunteers at City Market in Charlottesville, other local markets, plus the Help Desk HQ at the VCE offices. Great way to earn your 20 volunteer hours for the year!
PMG Volunteer Timesheet Directions to "The Rock"(PMG's Demonstration Garden)
Application for approval of a new project PMG Volunteer Coordinators contact list (PMG members and MG students only)______
** PMG Demo Garden: Weekly work group sessions at "The Rock." Winter workdays vary according to what needs to be accomplished. See PMG Calendar for dates and details. Need directions? Click on "Directions" button above. Contact: D. Tompkins.
**Horticulture Help Desk will need volunteers for the 2010 season. Contact D. Miller in Spring 2010 to find out the wheres, whens and how you can help. We always need volunteers at City Market in Charlottesville, other local markets, plus the Help Desk HQ at the VCE offices. Great way to earn your 20 volunteer hours for the year!
