The Louisiana Master Gardener™ program was started in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1994 as a means of extending the educational outreach of the LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.

Anyone with a willingness to learn and desire to help others can become a Louisiana Master Gardener™. Volunteers should be interested in horticulture, willing to help people, outgoing, flexible, dependable, unbiased and open-minded. Previous volunteer work and good verbal skills are desirable.

Learn how to garden in harmony with nature by practicing environmentally friendly and sustainable gardening techniques appropriate for our New Orleans climate.

Quarterly home gardening newsletter produced by Louisiana Master Gardener Volunteers in East Baton Rouge Parish. Topics include hummingbirds, watermelons, pruning, moon names, gardening books and camellias.

Funding opportunities for school and community gardens.

It might feel like a big step to start a school garden, but there are numerous ways to keep the work manageable.

This FNP manual contains simple gardening concepts and lesson plans for basic home vegetable gardening.

A selection of Louisiana Master Gardener videos is available on topics such as: The Home Fruit Garden, Tree Health and Tree Safety, Trees for Louisiana Landscapes, Organic Vegetable Crops and Pest management, Weed Science and Vegetables.

TWILA TV's AJ Sabine visits a school where kids are planting gardens and teachers use them that for education. What's different about this story is that it's happening in Pointe Coupee Parish. Why is that significant? Well, Louisiana has the worst nutrition in the country. Pointe Coupee Parish has the worst nutrition in the state. Get the picture now? Good.

Volunteer impact as reported by LMG chapter volunteers.