how to get started

How to Get StartedHow to Get StartedHow to Get StartedHow to Get Started

It takes a Team!It takes a Team!• 4-H Agents4-H Agents• ANR AgentsANR Agents• FCS AgentsFCS Agents• VCE-MG Volunteers VCE-MG Volunteers • 4-H Volunteers4-H Volunteers• ParentsParents• YouthYouth

It takes a Team!It takes a Team!• 4-H Agents4-H Agents• ANR AgentsANR Agents• FCS AgentsFCS Agents• VCE-MG Volunteers VCE-MG Volunteers • 4-H Volunteers4-H Volunteers• ParentsParents• YouthYouth

How to Get Started:How to Get Started:

What is a 4-H JMG Club?What is a 4-H JMG Club?How to Get Started:How to Get Started:

What is a 4-H JMG Club?What is a 4-H JMG Club?

Minimum ofMinimum of 2 adult leaders2 adult leaders Minimum of 5 youthMinimum of 5 youth Obtain JMGObtain JMGsmsm materials materials JMG registrationJMG registration 4-H enrollment4-H enrollment

Minimum ofMinimum of 2 adult leaders2 adult leaders Minimum of 5 youthMinimum of 5 youth Obtain JMGObtain JMGsmsm materials materials JMG registrationJMG registration 4-H enrollment4-H enrollment


Recruitment?Recruitment?How to Get Started:How to Get Started:

Recruitment?Recruitment?

Create awarenessCreate awareness• Community eventsommunity events• MediaMedia• VCE newslettersVCE newsletters• School and community organizationsSchool and community organizations• Mailings to green industryMailings to green industry

Create awarenessCreate awareness• Community eventsommunity events• MediaMedia• VCE newslettersVCE newsletters• School and community organizationsSchool and community organizations• Mailings to green industryMailings to green industry


Recruitment?Recruitment?How to Get Started:How to Get Started:

Recruitment?Recruitment?

New groupsNew groups• Schools, home schoolers Schools, home schoolers • Community centers, community Community centers, community

gardens gardens Existing groupsExisting groups

• Other youth organizationsOther youth organizations• Existing 4-H ClubsExisting 4-H Clubs• Existing Existing JMGJMGsmsm groupsgroups

New groupsNew groups• Schools, home schoolers Schools, home schoolers • Community centers, community Community centers, community

gardens gardens Existing groupsExisting groups

• Other youth organizationsOther youth organizations• Existing 4-H ClubsExisting 4-H Clubs• Existing Existing JMGJMGsmsm groupsgroups


EnrollmentEnrollmentHow to Get Started:How to Get Started:

EnrollmentEnrollment

Complete Complete JMG Registration Agreement form

Complete 4-H group enrollment formComplete 4-H group enrollment form Complete 4-H leader enrollmentComplete 4-H leader enrollment Obtain VCE-MG project approvalObtain VCE-MG project approval Submit all forms to Unit AgentSubmit all forms to Unit Agent

• agent sends copy of forms to Joe Hunnings at the state 4-H office

Complete Complete JMG Registration Agreement form

Complete 4-H group enrollment formComplete 4-H group enrollment form Complete 4-H leader enrollmentComplete 4-H leader enrollment Obtain VCE-MG project approvalObtain VCE-MG project approval Submit all forms to Unit AgentSubmit all forms to Unit Agent

• agent sends copy of forms to Joe Hunnings at the state 4-H office


Why Enroll in 4-H?Why Enroll in 4-H?

Support from VCE 4-H and MG Support from VCE 4-H and MG vols vols

VCE horticulture support VCE horticulture support materialsmaterials

Liability protection for 4-H youth Liability protection for 4-H youth and adult volunteersand adult volunteers


Resource MaterialsResource Materials

Teacher/Leader Guide & Youth Teacher/Leader Guide & Youth HandbooksHandbooks • Available through the national JMG office Available through the national JMG office

www.jmgkids.comwww.jmgkids.com• And the National 4-H Council Source BookAnd the National 4-H Council Source Book

www.4-Hmall.orgwww.4-Hmall.org



Unit Office and VCE IntranetUnit Office and VCE Intranet• 4-H4-H EEnrollment formsnrollment forms• JMG book order formJMG book order form• Trainee record keeping sheetsTrainee record keeping sheets• Chapter completion stickersChapter completion stickers

State 4-H OfficeState 4-H Office • CertificatesCertificates



Existing VCE MaterialsExisting VCE Materials• VCE-VCE-MG Handbook, Extension MG Handbook, Extension

publications, existing VCE publications, existing VCE educational educational programsprograms

Other Support MaterialsOther Support Materials• Websites, books, existing 4-H Websites, books, existing 4-H

curriculumcurriculum


Program CostsProgram Costs

Enrollment is Enrollment is FREEFREE! ! Handbook costs-Handbook costs-

• Level 1 Youth – approx. $20; Leader Guide $40 Level 1 Youth – approx. $20; Leader Guide $40 • Youth handbooks are not required for Youth handbooks are not required for each childeach child

Activity suppliesActivity supplies• Most activities use common household Most activities use common household and garden materialsand garden materials

Any needed garden suppliesAny needed garden supplies

When to get started?When to get started?

Anytime Anytime Indoor and outdoor Indoor and outdoor

activitiesactivities A garden is not a A garden is not a

requirementrequirement No time requirement for No time requirement for

completioncompletion• we recommend 6 months to 1 yearwe recommend 6 months to 1 year

Additional Benefits of Additional Benefits of JMGJMGsm sm AffiliationAffiliation

Your group will receive a cool Your group will receive a cool registration certificateregistration certificate

Your own JMGYour own JMGsmsm web page web page

JMGJMGsmsm Updates on upcoming JMG Updates on upcoming JMGsmsm news news

and eventsand events Use of JMGUse of JMGsmsm Service markService mark

So, now you are a So, now you are a Certified 4-H JMG...Certified 4-H JMG...

Activities for Activities for 4-H Junior Master 4-H Junior Master

Gardeners:Gardeners:

Serve as junior 4-H JMG leadersServe as junior 4-H JMG leaders Serve as a local spokesperson for Serve as a local spokesperson for

JMGJMG Participate in additional volunteer Participate in additional volunteer

opportunitiesopportunities Participate in advancedParticipate in advanced

trainingtraining

Hey, how about another Hey, how about another breakbreak?

Instructional design - Instructional design - Chapter planningChapter planning

Work towards goalsWork towards goals

Avoid random acts of educationAvoid random acts of education

Planning Your Club’sPlanning Your Club’sActivitiesActivities

Identify outcomes for the goals ofIdentify outcomes for the goals of• environmental stewardshipenvironmental stewardship

• horticultural knowledgehorticultural knowledge • life skill developmentlife skill development

Identify an educational community Identify an educational community service projectservice project Identify activities to support Identify activities to support educational community service educational community service project and outcomesproject and outcomes

Examples of OutcomesExamples of Outcomes

Determine environmental Determine environmental stewardship outcomes stewardship outcomes

• Awareness: Awareness: community community environmental assetsenvironmental assets

• Behavior: increase use of Behavior: increase use of recyclingrecycling

• Attitudes: create Attitudes: create community pridecommunity pride


Determine horticulture knowledge Determine horticulture knowledge outcomesoutcomes such as:such as:

• Importance and use of PlantsImportance and use of Plants

• Balance and interactions in Balance and interactions in naturenature

• Understand the value ofUnderstand the value of

healthy eating habitshealthy eating habits


Determine Life Determine Life Skills OutcomesSkills Outcomes::

Problem solvingProblem solvingCaring for othersCaring for othersWorking in a teamWorking in a teamPreventing diseasePreventing disease

Identify Your Educational Identify Your Educational Community Service ProjectCommunity Service Project

Select a project thatSelect a project that • Meets your goalseets your goals

• Meets identified community Meets identified community needs based on VCE unit or needs based on VCE unit or school prioritiesschool priorities

Identify Your Educational Identify Your Educational Community Service ProjectCommunity Service Project

Select a project that:Select a project that:

• Provides youth an Provides youth an understanding of their understanding of their community and a community and a connection to itconnection to it• Provides motivation Provides motivation for completion and for completion and certificationcertification

Select Activities that:Select Activities that:

Provide opportunities to reach life Provide opportunities to reach life skill outcomes.skill outcomes. Develop environmentally sound, Develop environmentally sound, awareness, attitudes and behaviorsawareness, attitudes and behaviors Teach horticultural knowledge Teach horticultural knowledge and skills and skills Advance towards JMG certificationAdvance towards JMG certification

Conducting ActivitiesConducting Activities

PlanPlan• Involve youth & parentsInvolve youth & parents• Involve the communityInvolve the community

Practice firstPractice first• Make sure it works!!Make sure it works!!

PreparePrepare• Collect resourcesCollect resources• Ensure that the activities fit the child’s Ensure that the activities fit the child’s ability and financial resources.ability and financial resources.


Ensure safetyEnsure safety

Involve the youth in the entire processInvolve the youth in the entire process• Help with set upHelp with set up

• Help with clean Help with clean upup• Provide time to recordProvide time to record the day’s accomplishmentsthe day’s accomplishments … …pictures, writing, stories, chartspictures, writing, stories, charts

• Keep your VCE records, tooKeep your VCE records, too


Celebrate the small stepsCelebrate the small steps

Highlight the FUNHighlight the FUN

Encourage through Encourage through the the hard partshard parts

Be free with complimentsBe free with compliments

LaughLaugh

4-H Junior Master Gardeners4-H Junior Master Gardeners

The JMGThe JMGsmsm

Teacher/Leader’s GuideTeacher/Leader’s Guide Complements youth handbookComplements youth handbook Guide contains:Guide contains:

• 392 page guide (black&white)392 page guide (black&white)• Introduction and management guideIntroduction and management guide• Chapter group activitiesChapter group activities• Community Service/Community Service/• Leadership projectsLeadership projects

Teacher/Leader GuideTeacher/Leader Guide

Helpful appendicesHelpful appendices• ““Working with young people” pp.228-229Working with young people” pp.228-229• “ “Teaching techniques” pp.230-231Teaching techniques” pp.230-231

• Stages of Growth/Development pp.232-Stages of Growth/Development pp.232-236236

• Work sheets, fun pages, songs, and Work sheets, fun pages, songs, and additional resource materialsadditional resource materials

Youth HandbookYouth Handbook

Eight exciting Eight exciting chapters chapters

Many enjoyable Many enjoyable activitiesactivities

Suggested Suggested Leadership/ Leadership/ Community Service Community Service ProjectsProjects

186 pages of full color186 pages of full color

JMG Junior Master JMG Junior Master Gardener CurriculumGardener Curriculum

Chapter 1: Plant Growth and DevelopmentChapter 1: Plant Growth and Development Chapter 2: Soils and WaterChapter 2: Soils and Water Chapter 3: Ecology & Environmental Chapter 3: Ecology & Environmental

HorticultureHorticulture Chapter 4: Insects and DiseasesChapter 4: Insects and Diseases Chapter 5: Landscape HorticultureChapter 5: Landscape Horticulture Chapter 6: Fruits and NutsChapter 6: Fruits and Nuts Chapter 7: Vegetables and HerbsChapter 7: Vegetables and Herbs Chapter 8: Life Skills and Career ExplorationChapter 8: Life Skills and Career Exploration

Things You Can Do in the Things You Can Do in the Program ...Program ...

Make plantable Make plantable greeting cards... greeting cards...

Discover insect Discover insect habitats... habitats...

Use candy to Use candy to learn about soil learn about soil aggregates...aggregates...

Find out how Find out how trees help save trees help save money...money...

Create your own Create your own weed mats... weed mats...

Conduct a veggie Conduct a veggie taste test…taste test…

and more!and more!

Thanks for your Thanks for your attention!attention!

“It is marvelous to plant a bed and watch it grow. The kids do it themselves, watering, staking, weeding; they do it all!

I can’t begin to express the added joy and learning that has gone on in my classroom because of this program. You will see not only a garden grow, but your students grow as well.”

Jennifer Stein, 5th grade teacher

St. Joseph Eagles JMG Group

Thanks for your Thanks for your attention!attention!

Questions?Questions?

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Documents

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