[Tilted Irish Kilt]

greeneyes :" But the bootcamp doesn’t require the volunteer hours does it?"

I think it varies according to the area /State. The Master Gardiner Program I participated in asked for 2-3 hours per week answering gardening questions;
some programs wanted interested people to develeope inner-city (veggie/flower ), or highway gardens.
No harm in phoneing them and asking aobut it !
Speaking from out-dated expierience, I got the equivelent of 3 college level courses in horticulture ,
for volunteering for 4 -6 months (midApril - October).

[greeneyes]

Well, you’ve got to participate more on this thread. Lots of us newbies could use all that knowledge.LOL

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Correction : Speaking from out-dated expierience, I got the equivelent of 3 college level courses in horticulture , for volunteering for 4 -6 months (midApril - October). I answered the phone inquiries ONE DAY per week , for 2 - 3 hours during that time . I found that I learned as much from the questions being asked by gardeners ,
as I did from the research books available for the phone inquires
as I did from the classes offered by CoOperative Extension . My specialities and area of interest : Container gardening , vegetables, perennial flowers , with some flowering shrubs.