This is National Volunteer Week, and our office would like to take this opportunity to recognize our volunteers.

Two main groups of volunteers work with us, our Master Gardeners and our 4-H Volunteers.  Both groups contribute thousands of recorded volunteer hours each year, and we know many more donated hours are never recorded. They all work hard to support our efforts, and we are so very grateful for their involvement.

The Master Gardeners support us and our community in many ways. Some examples of their work include: working with our Advisors on research, teaching classes, holding workshops, working in garden sites throughout the county, and answering home gardening questions through our Master Gardener helpline – 805-645-1455.

Our 4-H Volunteers also support our office and the community. They are busy working with our county’s youth. The goal of 4-H is to teach leadership and life skills in a hands-on, learn-by-doing environment. Because of the involvement of these volunteers, the projects and events in which our youth are able to participate cover an enormous range of topics and interests.

Community service is also a big part of 4-H, and we are also very grateful for all of the volunteer hours contributed to our community by our 4-H youth.

More about our Master Gardeners and our 4-H program can be found on previous blog post by following these links Master Gardeners, 4-H.