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Provides volunteers trained as Master Gardeners who help the Penn State Cooperative Extension serve the home gardening public by answering questions, speaking to groups, working with 4-H horticultural projects, participating in civic beautification, maintaining demonstration gardens, and teaching plant sciences and horticulture.

Offers a five week gardening class that teaches participants how to start and maintain their own backyard gardens. The class series covers soil preparation, seed starting, pest management, ongoing plant care, and harvesting. Participants will receive a set of basic gardening tools as part of the class series.

Provides a modern educational organization dedicated to delivering science-based information to people, businesses, and communities. Provides access to face-to-face and online education to consumers to help them address problems and take advantage of opportunities for improvement and innovation.

Provides a tool lending library and bulk garden materials depot. Seeks to reduce barriers to growing food by making it easier for gardeners in the region to access the tools and supplies they need to grow successful home and community gardens. For a sliding scale annual membership fee, the GRC allows patrons to access free garden tool rentals and bulk materials such as organic compost, mulch, and soil amendments.

• Agriculture: Dairy, poultry, livestock, horticulture, farm safety, agronomy, ag economic development
• West Nile Virus Program
• Master Gardening Program
• Family Living: Strong Women, strength training program
• Better Kid Care: A training and resource program for childcare providers. DPW training credits are earned through this program. Fee $5-10.
• Nutrition: food irradiation, foods and nutrition, home canning and freezing, food safety information, food safety training for volunteer groups.
• Expanded Food and Nutrition Program (EFNEP): for low-income families - SuperCupboard Nutrition Program.
• My New Weight of Life: an 11 week weight management program designed to re-educate participants on their eating habits for permanent weight loss.
• 4-H and Youth Development

Eligibility: Members, from 8 to 18 years before January 1; Leaders, adult volunteers interested in sharing time and talents with youth

• Special Programs:

Therapeutic Riding Seeing Eye Dog Project Areas:

• Animal

Provides both the practical means and social connections for older adults to live independently in their own homes. Services include transportation to medical appointments, errands, and shopping; social and cultural events; light home maintenance and gardening; respite and social visits; and technology troubleshooting. Limited to two services per week.

Penn State Extension program specilizes in secondary education and graduate studies in agriculture and community development. Also provides 4-H program for children.

Volunteers trained as Master Gardeners help the Penn State Cooperative Extension serve the home gardening public by answering questions, speaking to groups, working with 4-H horticultural projects, participating in civic beautification, maintaining demonstration gardens, and teaching plant sciences and horticulture.

Provides practical information designed to improve the quality of life for local residents in conjunction with Penn State University.

Provides information designed to improve the quality of life for local residents in conjunction with Penn State University. Offers programs related to agriculture, gardening, child care, food and nutrition, family living, and the West Nile virus.