Extension Master Gardeners
Extension Master Gardener (EMG) is an educational volunteer program sponsored by K-State Research and Extension.
EMGs come from all walks of life but their common bond is a love of gardening and sharing information throughout the community. EMGs receive a basic training in the disciplines of horticulture. They then volunteer in projects to help Extension promote its educational mission.
Educational Projects include:
Mission Statement
Johnson County K-State Research and Extension Master Gardeners volunteer to preserve and beautify the environment and improve the quality of life in the community by providing current research-based horticultural information to the public. EMGs promote horticultural practices, sustainability, and environmental initiatives supported by K-State Research and Extension. The organization embodies the horticultural education objectives of the Johnson County Extension Council cooperating with Kansas State University and the United States Department of Agriculture.
Learn more about the International Master Gardener Conference in 2023.
Learn more about our Public Events and purchase tickets here.
2021 Extension Master Gardner Annual Statistics Extension Master Gardeners (EMG) - Total on Roster: 492
- Volunteers submitting Hours: 412
- Total Number of Hours: 46,107
- Average per EMG: 112
- FTE (Full Time Employees) equivalent: 22.10
- Value of volunteer time @$28.54/hour = $1,315,894
Vegetables Donated - 5040 pounds of fresh produce = 15,120 servings of fresh fruits and vegetable from demonstration gardens to those in need (1 pound = 3 servings). Deanna Rose1129 lbs, Shawnee Indian Mission (SIM): 710 lbs and Backyard Garden (BYG): 3201 lbs
- Food Pantries Receiving Food Donations
- Catholic Charities
- Free Hot Soup
- Mission Southside, Olathe
- New Hope Presbyterian Church
- Overland Park Christian Church
- Roeland Park Methodist Church
- Village Presbyterian Food Pantry
Contacts: EMG contacts with the public - Community Outreach: Committee Not active due to Covid
- EMG Contacts: 20,733 self-reported from website
- Hotline: 4,300 contacts
- Junior Master Gardener (JMG) Program School: 42 youth, 3 of the 5 programs not active due to COVID
- Speakers Bureau: 41presentations reaching 1,514 attendees in the community with $755 honorariums.
- Wildlife Habitat Committee: 1200
- Total contacts = 26,275
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2020 Extension Master Gardeners Statistics* Extension Master Gardeners (EMG): - Total on Roster: 450
- Volunteers submitting Hours: 388
- Total Number of Hours: 29,285
- Average per EMG: 75
- FTE equivalent: 14.07
- Value of volunteer time @ $27.20 = $796,552
Vegetables Donated: - 4812 pounds of fresh produce or 14,436 servings of fresh fruits and vegetable from demonstration gardens to those in need (1 pound = 3 servings) Deanna Rose: 880 lbs, SIM: 850 lbs and BYG: 3082 lbs
- Food Pantries Receiving Food Donations
- Roeland Park Methodist Church
- Village Presbyterian Food Pantry
- Free Hot Soup
- Catholic Charities
- New Hope Presbyterian Church
- Overland Park Christian Church
- Mission Southside, Olathe
Contacts: EMG contacts with the public - Community Outreach : 0 contacts on the reporting website
- EMG Contacts : 4455 self-reported from website
- Hotline : 5832
- JMG Program School: 437 contacts
- Speakers Bureau: 13 presentations reaching 198 attendees in the community with $245 honorariums.
- Wildlife Habitat Committee: 0 contacts
- Total contacts = 10,922
*2020 data was untypical due to COVID-19 safety precautions. |
