Gardening & Horticulture Events and Projects
As part of the University of Saskatchewan Master Gardener program, participants enhance their communities by volunteering to assist with their gardening needs. This includes a range of activities such as:
- helping seniors or less-able people with their gardens
- answering gardening phone-in lines
- designing, planting and/or maintaining community gardens in public spaces such as hospitals, schools, parks, etc.
- developing horticultural therapy programs
- writing gardening columns for our newsletter and local papers
- volunteering to teach gardening classes for local community colleges, associations or recreation departments
- sitting on boards for local horticulture groups
- other volunteer opportunities that are relevant to gardening and horticulture
Volunteers are needed for Up and Coming events
- Gardenscape: This is a great way to meet other Master Gardeners and fulfill your volunteer community service commitment. Little Green Thumbs School will be held again during Gardenscape. If any Master Gardeners (or a group of Master Gardeners) are interested in designing and taking the lead on creating a garden, please email us at master.gardeners@usask.ca.
- Agriculture in the Classroom is looking for Master Gardener volunteers to participate in a variety of activities with their School Gardening Programs—Little Green Thumbs and Greenscapades. For more information, visit their website at aitc.sk.ca.
- For other volunteer opportunities in your community, such as pruning, designing, planting, renovating, please contact the U of S Master Gardener office.
University of Saskatchewan Master Gardener of the Year Project Awards
- 2008 Master Gardener of the Year: City Park Collegiate Hort Program under Don Shephard, U of S Master Gardener. Students at City Park Collegiate partnered with the local community, elementary schools across the city and Habitat for Humanity as part of their experiential learning mandate. U of S Master Gardener Don Shepherd is the Horticulture and Landscaping Coordinator for the school and spear-headed this ambitious project.
- 2009 Master Gardener of the Year: Growing Community Spirit lead by Michelle Dahlin, Birch Hills, SK. Michelle organized the Birch Hills Baptist Youth Group and the local town mayor to assist seniors with their gardening needs. Michelle, who owns a massage and esthetics business in town, learned of the seniors’ need by listening to her older clients describe their difficulties maintaining their own yards.
