At-Home Projects
The at-home projects were established during the pandemic so volunteers could work safely and independently on projects beneficial to their communities. As the nature of COVID changes, so has the role of the at-home projects. These projects will continue as a way to broaden volunteer engagement with the program, diversify the types of projects we support and increase the value of Master Gardener projects in communities.
Register Your At-Home Project(s)
The following four low-contact, work-from-home volunteer activities are available for all volunteers statewide:
Planting a new pollinator garden
Maintaining an established pollinator garden
Growing a giving garden
Propagating plants for distribution to those in need
To register your at-home project(s): Read the 2024 At-A-Glance Resource for Volunteers and complete Step 3 to register your at-home project(s)
Tell Us About Your Project
To demonstrate the public value of these projects, we will contact you in the fall to request information about your at-home project(s). Please keep track of the size of your gardens, how many pounds of produce were donated, and the number of plants donated. Pictures and stories are also appreciated!
Logging Your Hours for At-Home Projects
Reporting hours is on the honor system. We trust that volunteers will report an accurate number of volunteer hours to complete the project. Hours can include planning, planting, harvesting, etc., for all at-home projects. At-home projects include growing pollinator-friendly gardens, giving gardens and plants to donate.
Log into the database
Select the category and project:
Category: E. Educational Service Projects - Habitat for Humanity, community garden, invasive species, etc.
If growing plants at home or growing a giving garden at home, select:
Project 2. Community gardens/food access
If growing a walk-by pollinator-friendly garden at home, select:
Project 7. Other (write-in) - growing a walk-by pollinator friendly garden at home
The Impact of At-Home Projects in 2022
Extension webpage was created to highlight the impacts of the 2021 at-home projects
A section of the 2022 State Report was dedicated to at-home projects
2022 Infographic images shared with program members and the public via social media
Overwhelmingly positive feedback from the 285 participating volunteers in 2022 (Out of 285 volunteers, only 15 did just at-home projects = 5%)
Impactful data from 2022 (shared with coordinators and local leaders)