Guadalupe County Master Gardeners
Volunteer Outreach Service OpportunitiesÂ
View the list of Guadalupe County Master Gardener Volunteer Outreach Service Opportunities.  Some have no chair or coordinator (you are welcome to lead the project); others have a chair or coordinator listed so that you can ask questions or volunteer. Remember, all of these projects need your help by volunteering to Support Guadalupe County.
Master Gardener Phone Line & Library. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Building , 210 East Live Oak, Seguin, TX 78155
Contact:  Carol Mullen – 830 379-1972 Date and Time: Wednesdays afternoon. or if another day works for your schedule. Task: Volunteers needed to run copies for our various events, package seeds/;and answer phones. We need seeds for our events. Just drop them by the Texas AgriLife A&M Extension Office, labeled with the name (common name & Latin if you know it) and the year they were harvested. If there is a specific color, mention that too. No Mountain Laurel please. If the seed is rare or an heirloom, add that to the description.Guadalupe County Community Garden (GCCG),
Guadalupe County Annex Building in Schertz, 1101 Elbel Road, Schertz, TX 78154 Chairman: Ann and Dale Odvody,  odvodyd@swbell.net Date: Workdays scheduled Every Friday 8:00am. Task: Volunteers will monitor – maintain, repair, plant. This teaching garden provides produce for Food Banks and other needy programs. Contact Garden chair if you would like to work in the garden another day or time. All volunteer workers welcome. Contact AnnTexas Agricultural & Heritage Center, Big Red Barn –390 Cordova Road, Seguin, Texas 78155
Master Gardener Educational Garden, Herb Garden & Certified Butterfly Garden Contact person for Master Gardener volunteers: Janice Knobles Date: Every Friday Mornings Task: Duties of the vegetable garden are weeding and trimming, mulching, re-planting, Re-creating new beds. The garden is maintained for the sole purpose to use as Educational Presentations for Master Gardener programs, School Tours, Pecan Festival and Ag Festival. This education garden is also open to the public for the Big Red Barn tours; contact the Big Red Barn for tour dates and time, (830) 379-0933   Project\LaVernia Elementary School Contact: Kay Cover, Peggy Jones, Colleen Collier – School Year 8:30am to 9:30am Dates:  School year Location: La Vernia Primary School, 249 FM 1346 S Task: Master Gardener volunteers are needed to support this program. One per teacher if possible. This will be a project that will be during the school day; not after school. Iris says parent involvement in this school is high. So more than likely there will be lots of parents supporting these teachers also but Master Gardeners are needed. Background checks will be required through the school system at no expense in addition to the MG background check. 10’s will be issued to be worn when on school grounds at all times. You can help make the gardener of the future! You can leave it at the office or mail it to the Primary School at 249 FM 1346 S, La Vernia, TX 78121.Items Required: They have the funds to prep the area, build the raised beds and add the soil. The beds will be ready by September. There are 13 teachers that want to participate in this program. Iris is going to meet with the teachers and help get them started using some of the Junior Master Gardening activities and Square Foot Gardening, but one volunteer cannot do this alone. Volunteer today.  Earth Day in Seguin at the Square/MG Plant Sale
Date: April 30, 2022, 7:30 am to 3:30 pm Location: Seguin middle of the Square Committee Chair: Marty Carter
Task: In February, a committee of volunteers come up with a theme for recycle, and selects a chairman. Set up three to five booths and volunteers carry materials, set up displays, talk to the community about plants and gardening, answer questions, and possible demonstrations, one table i required be to involve the kids and/or parents with using a recycle item for planting or projects. This is a great Location to recruit adults for next Master Gardener class. Three tables to SALE Plants. One table for Kids crafts, one table for Information and class booth We will have 2 or 3 shifts  Ag Festival Date: May, set up at 4:00pm and doors open at 5 pm-9pm Location: Texas Agricultural Education & Heritage Center, Big Red Barn 390 Cordova Road, Seguin, Texas Contact: Chairman ________________________ (4 vol) Task: Volunteers take handout materials and free seeds, set up display, and talk to the community about plants and gardening. This project targets adult to involve them in What the Masters Gardeners are and what they do, example having educational programs and demonstrate gardening to the public.  Guadalupe County Fair, City of Seguin Coliseum 950 South Austin Street, Seguin, TX 78155 Date: October 6 – 9 2022
Location: City of Seguin Coliseum 950 South Austin Street, Seguin, TX 78155 Contact: Committee Chair : Kathleen Smith Task: Master Gardeners are responsible for acceptance of Horticultural Division and other related entries to be judged. During the Fair, Master Gardeners operate information and demonstration booths where they talk to the public and answer questions and give seeds and handouts. several days and shifts  Ag Awareness Fair-The Big Red Barn– Date: September
Location:Â Texas Agricultural Education & Heritage Center, Big Red Barn, 390 Cordova Road, Seguin, Texas78155 Contact:Â Â Chairman:Â Â ______________________, Two shifts each day. Task: Volunteers talk to 3rd 4th or 5th graders about importance of gardening and produce in 15-20 minute increments around 12 times during the day. (Master Gardeners schedule volunteers for only four days.) Master Gardeners are approved to volunteer the other three weeks thru the Big Red barn by calling (830) 379-0933. Â Pecan Show Heritage Days
Date: November  10 am – 6 pm Location: Texas Agricultural Education & Heritage Center, Big Red Barn 390 Cordova Road, Seguin, Contact: Chairman ____________________  Two shifts each day, open to the public Task: Volunteers will man the vegetable garden, the Drip Irrigation area, and a booth at the Big Red Barn answering questions — volunteer shifts (ideally, two volunteers per shift; volunteers are welcome to serve on more than one shift) Also at other stations in the Barn and still get credit hours (helping with kids activities)  Christmas tree decorating contest Location: in Seguin at the Square Date: November – December 2021 Contact: Chairman: Ernestine Sykes Task: create a theme, make decorations, buy a tree, decorate and take down tree at Seguin Central Park. Lots of fun needs about 5 or 6 volunteers.  GCMG Plant Sales Location: in Seguin, Schertz and at other various locations Date: several days through out the year, check the GCMG Plant Sale Web Site: www.gcmgtx.org Contact: Chairman/ or Plant Sale Member: Marty Carter Task: Combination of Growing and purchasing plants at different times of the year. group plans dates and locations and what to grow and what to sell. Involve the membership in the growing process and also at locations to sell or set up or take down at location. Great way to answer question to educate the public and get our community involved in growing plants to help the world.  Christian Cupboard 1516 N. Camp St. , Seguin, TX 78155 Chairman: Kay McElveen Date: Workdays: Task: Volunteers will monitor – maintain, repair, plant. This teaching garden provides produce for Food Banks and other needy programs.
Contact Garden chair if you would like to work in the garden. All volunteer workers welcome.  Gutierrez Garden Park 1231 Borgfeld Rd., Schertz, TX 78154 Chairman: Judy Stanley jstanley20@satx.rr.com Date: Workdays:  Thursdays, 8:30 am – 10 am Task: Volunteers will monitor – maintain, repair, plants. This teaching garden provides knowledge about pollinators and Texas Native Plants.
Contact Garden chair if you would like to work in the garden. All volunteer workers welcome.  Marion Veterans’ Community park 100 Huebinger St., Marion, TX  Chairman: Carol Suchan Date: Workdays: Tuesdays at 8 am Task: Volunteers will monitor – maintain, repair, plant. This teaching garden provides knowledge about pollinators and Texas Native Plants. Contact Garden chair if you would like to work in the garden. All volunteer workers welcome.  Outdoor Learning Center Rain Garden 1865 East US Highway 90 East, Seguin, TX 78155
Chairman:Â Mag Holm-Roesler mrhr816@gmail.com
Date: Workdays: Wednesday 9 am – 11 am Quarterly, please contact Chair for dates
Task: Volunteers will monitor – maintain, repair, plant. This teaching rain garden provides knowledge about pollinators, Texas Native Plants, & how rain gardens filter water for nearby bodies of water. Contact Garden chair if you would like to work in the garden. All volunteer workers welcome.  Park West Pollinator Garden 600 Block of North Vaughn Ave., Seguin, TX 78155 Chairman: Liz Romero and Clara Mae Marcotte Date: Contact chairs for upcoming work days Task: Volunteers will monitor – maintain, repair, plant. This teaching garden provides knowledge about pollinators and Texas Native Plants. Contact Garden chair if you would like to work in the garden. All volunteer workers welcome.  Polley Mansion Heritage Garden 11432 FM 539, La Vernia, TX 78121  Chairman: Robin and Keith Muschalek keith.muschalek@gmail.com Date: Workdays by appointment Task: Volunteers will monitor – maintain, repair, plant. This teaching garden provides knowledge about historical heritage gardening during the late 1800s. Contact Garden chair if you would like to work in this garden. All volunteer workers welcome.  Schlather Park Pollinator Garden 174 Wiedner Rd., Cibolo, TX 78108 Chairman: Kathy Carroll kathleen.carroll@icloud.com Date: Contact Chair for work days and times Task: Volunteers will monitor – maintain, repair, plant. This teaching garden provides knowledge about pollinators and Texas Native Plants. Contact Garden chair if you would like to work in the garden. All volunteer workers welcome.  St. Andrews Park Corner of Nolte and Crockett Streets, Seguin, TX 78155  Chairman: Position is open at this time, please contact the GCMG Volunteer Coordinator if interested: forcexxi@yahoo.com Date: Park is open Task: Volunteers will monitor – maintain, repair, plant. This teaching garden provides knowledge about pollinators and Texas Native Plants. Contact Garden chair if you would like to work in the garden. All volunteer workers welcome.     If a Master Gardener sees, about the need to help with a NEW horticultural/education project please fill out a project approval form on VMS and contact a board member to announce at the next board meeting for review and or approval.
Master Gardeners:Â remember that to retain your certification you need to report your volunteer and continuing education hours using the Volunteer Management System, To see updated list for volunteering on VMS
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