MERCER COUNTY (Pa.)
Master gardener meet and greet. There will be a Meet and Greet with master gardeners Sept. 25, at 6 p.m., to answer questions about becoming a Penn State master gardener and the application process.
It will take place at the Penn State Extension Office-Mercer County, 463 N. Perry Highway, Mercer, Pennsylvania.
The master gardener program consists of a volunteer training course. Weekly classes will be held from Oct. 3 through March 2020. In exchange for 40 hours of instruction, candidates must agree to volunteer 50 hours to Penn State Extension.
There is a program fee of $200. Applications will be accepted through Sept. 25. For an application, contact the Mercer Extension Office at 724-662-3141 or MercerExt@psu.edu, by Sept. 20.
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