Master Gardener Specialist – Composter Training
Class III

June 13 – 15, 2012

Bexar County, San Antonio, Texas

 

Course Location: 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, Texas 78209-6635 (Flyer)

Phone Number: (210) 467-6575

Registration Fee: $225.00 per person

Registration Form with payment is due NO LATER than May 18, 2012. (Class limited to 30 applicants)

NO refund after May 25, 2012. Cancellations must be made before May 25, 2012. $100.00 surcharge after that date.

The Master Gardener Composter Specialist program (Agenda) is designed to train and certify Master Gardeners to become part of a state corps of compost experts and educators. To become a certified Master Gardener Specialist- Composter, the Master Gardener is required to attend and complete the Master Gardener Specialist- Composter Training to fulfill training requirements and subsequently meet service requirements described below. Training activities during the course will encourage Master Gardeners to complete these service requirements.

To be eligible for the Master Gardener Specialist – Composter Training, (Information)an applicant must possess an up-to-date Master Gardener certification or be an employee of Texas AgriLife Extension Service. Master Gardener application must be approved by their local Master Gardener Program Coordinator or County Extension Agent.

In an effort to provide training, the Master Gardener Specialist-Composter Training was created as an intensive multi-day training that will empower Master Gardeners with knowledge and skills required to effectively support and multiply Texas AgriLife Extension Service efforts in Earth-Kind® educational programs. The class focuses on composting for the home gardener with insight to commercial compost production and recycling.

Time Commitment – Master Gardener Composter Specialists will volunteer 15 hours above and beyond their county’s current volunteer obligation. A minimum of 10 hours must be in: (a) Youth and Adult presentations, (b) present information to at least three other groups, and (c) do a composting demonstration for Master Gardeners; a garden club; a neighborhood association or civic organization.

Resources Available to Master Gardener Specialist–Composter

•  Composting Training

• Educational Materials on Composting

• Direct Access to Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Upon completion of the Master Gardener Specialist-Composter Training service requirements by March 23, 2013, the Master Gardener will be formally recognized at the annual Texas Master Gardener Conference, at which time, they will be awarded a Master Gardener Specialist Certificate and a compost pin.