Scholarship for Educational Meetings and Mini Grants

Benefits of Association Membership:

Scholarships:

The NRV Master Gardener Association offers scholarships toward expenses related to educational workshops and seminars to members. The Guidelines and Application Form can by accessed by clicking this link.

Mini Grants:

The Grants Committee of the NRV Master Gardener Association is offering an additional program to supplement the educational grants program open to the community. The purpose of the program is to award “mini grants” to members of the Association to support their projects of interest. Grants with a maximum value of $100 will be awarded based on merit to any active association member for a gardening-based project with educational value and/or in support of a nonprofit organization. Qualifying projects may include existing service activities or grant projects, or new programs. Receipt of a member mini grant does not guarantee that the member’s time contributed to the project qualifies for service or educational hours. This determination will be made by the responsible extension agent/program coordinator. Click here for Application Guidelines.

Grow A Row Challenge

Food insecurity, and hungry families, are a growing issue throughout our communities.

Help feed those in need in our communities by growing extra fruit or vegetables this season and donating them to a food bank or community effort near you.

The New River Valley Master Gardeners are joining together to grow extra produce in our projects, and at our homes, to donate to the community. Here is a link to food banks or community outreach efforts throughout the NRV, by county and the type of food donations they accept, for ideas of where you can donate and help feed those in need.

Need seeds? You can source free produce seeds by visiting our plant clinics and your local libraries – many of which have a free seed station in a repurposed card catalog.

Visit Garden Projects

If you missed visiting us during pollinator week, don’t worry, the gardens are still open to the public and many of them also support food production and are taking part in the Grow A Row Challenge. Click here to learn more about gardens to visit in our program counties, learn about pollinators, and learn about our NRVMGA community grant program that contributes funding to support these gardening projects.