UF/IFAS Extension Polk County Master Gardener Volunteer Program
Our Mission: To assist Extension Agents in providing research-based horticultural education to Florida residents.
The Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program is a volunteer-driven program that benefits UF/IFAS Extension and the residents of Florida. The program relies on dedicated volunteers who have an interest in gardening and in giving back to their communities.
The educational outreach efforts focus on protecting and sustaining natural resources and environmental systems, enhancing the development of human resources, and improving the quality of human life through the development of knowledge in agricultural, human and natural resources and making that knowledge accessible to everyone.
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR 2025 TRAINING.
THE 2025 COURSE WILL BE OFFERED JUNE-OCTOBER 2025.
Click on the link above to be directed to the application. The application must be completed in one sitting, so please allow time to complete it. You will need to be ready with three references (name, phone, mailing address), work history, and emergency contact information. You can log in and open the application prior to filling it out if you would like to review it before you complete and submit it.
Important things to note...
1. The course work will take place online using the Canvas e-learning platform. There is one module per week for 13 weeks as well as additional volunteer work (in person) and one day each week for in-person activities. Please make sure your schedule will allow this before completing the application.
2. Course dates: June-October 2025
3. Course fee will be $250 and is due when you are accepted into the program. Scholarships are available. Please contact us if you are interested in applying for a scholarship.
Thank you for your interest in the UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program.
If you have any questions, please contact us at (863) 519-1041 or polkmg@ifas.ufl.edu. Visit us online at sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/polk.
