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The results are final and Master Gardeners in Hamilton County surpassed the previous five years in racking up over 16,000 volunteer service hours in 2010. (Go to this post for the 2006-2009 totals.) In 2010, each member averaged over 104 hours of volunteer time for a total of 16,195 recorded hours. Not only did this total [...] By Kathleen Robinson As a Master Gardner, volunteer and friend, I was called to a meeting to discuss landscaping for the new IHN (Interfaith Hospitality Network) day center for homeless families. The center is located behind the old farmers’ market at 1184 Baldwin Street in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was a very hot afternoon in June that [...] The Chattanooga Area Food Bank is looking for Master Gardeners to volunteer at River Bend this June—a great opportunity to partner with the Food Bank in an effort to generate extra income for the community garden program. The Food Bank needs Master Gardeners to staff a small concessions location at River Bend. “How small?” you [...] An outpouring of Master Gardeners, Master Gardener interns and food bank volunteers and staff showed up last Saturday ready to crank out raised beds for the new Chattanooga Area Food Bank Greenhouse. The goal was to build 20 beds, and by the end of this first day, 16 beds were completed and ready for the [...] Title: Habitat for Humanity Landscaping Workday |
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