WELCOME!
MGV CLASS
Of
2017
GETTING STATRTED
NTRODUCTIONS:Instructors,ExtensionStaff
WHATDIDIGETMYSELFINTO???-YouwillbegeHngalotofinformaKonfrom7OSUprofessorsand
severalseasonedMGVs.Youwillunlearnsomethingsyouthoughtweretriedandtrue.Youwilllear
toneversay‘dirt’again!
PowerpointpresentaKonswillbeavailableonline.Youwillreceive:Atsomepointyouwillreceive
the2017OSUMGVmanual,handouts,weeklyquizzes,andLUNCH.SomeinformaKonmaysound
confusing&unnecessary–don’tworry!Itwillallcometogether–eventually!
WHATWEEXPECTFROMYOU:Cometoclass,onKme,bereadytolearn,calltheofficeifyoumust
missaclass.AskquesKons.
Learnhowtoresearch,use,andshareuniversitybasedunbiasedresearchinformaKon.
PAPERWORK:CollectClassFee–StandardsofBehavior-PesKcideForm–1.50Abuse&Neglectform
PhotoRelease
Your“jobdescripKon”
15minutepresentaKonattheendofclassroomtraining,startthinkingaboutyourtopic.
GETTINGTOKNOWEACHOTHERACTIVITY.
HISTORY LESSON
Mr. Peabody’s Way Back Machine
EARLY AMERICA
THE NEW WORLD
•  Theearlyse*lerswerenoteducatednorweretheyskilledfarmers,
theydidnotbringasystemforagricultureeduca9onfromEurope.
•  Thewinterswereharsh,only20%ofthosewhoarrivedtoJamestown
&PlymouthRocksurvived.Foodwasamajorproblem.
•  Inordertosurvivethese*lerswereforcedtoadoptfarmingprac9ces
ofNa9veAmericans.
3 Early ‘Gentleman’ Farmers
DANIEL WEBSTER
“Letusnotforgetthatthecul9va9onoftheearthisthe
mostimportantlaborofman.When9llagebegins,otherarts
willfollow.Thefarmers,therefore,arethefoundersof
civiliza9on”
THOMAS JEFFERSON
“Ithinkitisthedutyoffarmerswhoare
wealthierthanotherstogivethoselesssothe
enefitofaanyimprovementstheycan
ntroduce,gra9s.”
GEORGE WASHINGTON
“Iamhappiestwhenonmyfarm”.
I’dratherbeonmyfarmthanbeemperoroftheworld”
Seriousaboutmanure–FatherofCompos9ng!Hada
‘dung’repositoryatMountVernon.
Early Agricultural EducaEon Efforts
  In1785thePhiladelphiaAgriculturalSocietywasformed.Thiswasa
formalannualgatheringof“Farmer’sIns9tutes”wherenewadvancesin
farmingweresharedbytheelite.The‘common’mans9llle]tofendfor
himselfandhisfamily.
  Early1800’sJohnChapman(JOHNNEYAPPLESEED)travelsac9vely
plan9ng.
  In1836withtheestablishmentoftheU.S.PatentOfficeasignificant
numberofpatentsrela9ngtoagriculturepouredintothatoffice.
  Althoughfewse*lerscouldread,educa9onalinforma9onwasprinted.
Congressallocatedmoneytocollectanddistributeseeds.
  Earlyeffortstoestablishagricultureeduca9oninuniversi9estookplacein
NewYorkstate–li*lesuccesswasrealized.
Early Ag EducaEon cont.
  In1855Michigan(MichiganState)andPennsylvania(PennState)passed
legisla9ontoestablishins9tu9onsdedicatedtoprovidingformaleduca9on
inagricultureandmechanics.
  MorrillActI:(1862)Providefederalsupportfromlandsalesforana9onal
systemofagriculturalcolleges.
  TheCivilWar.Soldiersfrombothsideswereforcedtoforageforfood.It
becameclearthatmuchwasneededtobedoneintheareaoffood
produc9onintheU.S.
  The‘MorrillActII’(1890)addressedtheunevendistribu9onofeduca9onal
opportuni9esbasedonrace.
  In1856Auburn(the1stlandgrantuniversity),thenKentucky,followedby
AlabamaA&MandTuskegee.
More Early Ag EducaEon Info
  In1862LincolnestablishedtheUSDept.ofAgricultureforeduca9on,and
regula9onofnonna9veplants,pestsanddiseases.
  ODAorOhioDepartmentofAgricultureformedtoenforcestate
regula9ons.
  The“HatchAct”of1887providedfundingfor‘researchsta9ons’.The
purposewas(is)todevelopinnova9veagricultureproduc9onand
distribu9onmethods.
  OARDC–OhioAgResearch&DevelopmentCenterislocatedinWooster.
  TheSmithLeverAct(1914)authorizedthecrea9onoftheCoopera9ve
ExtensionService,butdidnotmandatefunding.Sos9lltodayanycounty
thatwantsanextensionmustpayforapor9on.
  Todaytherearemorethan100U.S.landgrantcollegesanduniversi9es.
HOW & WHY DID “EXTENSION” BEGIN?
THE EXTENSION – VOLUNTEER PARTNERSHIP
  TheMorrillActof1862establishedlandgrantcollegesanduniversi9esby
usingmoneyfromfederallandsales.
  TheSMITHLEVERACTof1914establishedtheCoopera9veExtension
Service.The‘extensionservice’wasdesignedasapartnershipoftheFDA
andlandgrantuniversi9es.
  TheExtensiongrewfromtheneedtohelpfarmfamiliesdoabe*erjob
withproducingfoodforthemselvesandtosa9sfytheneedsofour
developingna9on.
  Todaythe‘Extensions’ofLandGrantschoolsissomuchmore.Popula9on
isdiverse,soistheExtension–tomeettheneedsoftheclienteleitserves,
ruralandurban.
WHAT IS OSU EXTENSION?
OurMission:Engagingpeopletostrengthentheirlivesandcommuni9esthroughresearched-based
educa9onalprogramming.
OurVision:OSUExtensionisadynamiceduca9onalen9tythatpartnerswithindividuals,families,
ommuni9es,business,industry,andorganiza9onstostrengthenthelivesofOhioans.
WeValue:A.Excellenceineduca9onalprogramming.
B.Grassrootsprogramsthatengagelocalpeopleinsolvingproblemsandaddressing
challenges.
C.Unbiaseduniversityresearch-basedinforma9on
OSU Extension Values cont.
D.Prac9caleduca9onthathelpspeoplehelpthemselves.
E.Timelyresponsestoclienteleconcerns.
F.Credibilitywithclienteleandfunders.
G.Honestyandintegrityinourwork.
H.Teamworkwithinoffices,withclientele,andeduca9onal
partners.
I.Flexibility/adaptabilityinlocalprograming
J.Programmingwithoutdiscrimina9on,andemploymentof
peoplerepresen9ngthediversepopula9onofOhio.
IN MAHONING COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE
•  4-H
•  Ag&NaturalResources(Farmmanagement,Pes9cideeduca9on/
licensing,Livestock,Hor9culture)
•  CommunityDevelopment
•  Family&ConsumerServices
•  EFNED(ExpandedFood&Nutri9onEdProgram)
•  SNAPEd(SupplementalNutri9onalAssistanceProgram)
•  MasterGardenerVolunteers
•  OhioCer9fiedNaturalistsVolunteers
DEFINING SOME OSU EXTENSION TERMS
  OCVN=OhioCer9fiedVolunteerNaturalis
  ODNR=OhioDepartmentofNaturalResources
  ANR=AgricultureandNaturalResources
  USDA=UnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture
  4-H=Interna9onalyouthorganiza9on(6millionages5-21)
Hstandsfor:
HEAD-HEART–HANDS-HEALTH
MORE!
  BYGL(thebeagle)=BuckeyeYardandGardenLine
  OSUFactSheet=printedresearchinforma9on
onhundredsoftopics.
  OARDC=OhioAgriculturalResearchand
DevelopmentCenter
  IMP=IntegratedPestManagement
WEBSITES
Mastergardener.osu.edu
Mohoning.osu.edu
Ohioline.osu.edu
FINALLY!!! MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER
GARDEN PHILOSOPHY
• Plantit,raiseit,eatit,enjoyitsbeauty.
• Keepitsimple,assistwherehelpisneededand
letnaturetakeitscourse.
• Learn,appreciate,share.
• Usenaturetoprotectitself.
MORE
• Oneneedseduca9onandexperiencetodevelop
aphilosophy.
• Leaveitbe*erthanyoufoundit.
• BeinginagardenisonestepclosertoGod.
• Dream,plan,experiment,acceptfailure.
IN THE BEGINNING
1972WashingtonState.ThefirstgroupofMastergardenerswere
trainedbyExtensionspecialists.Dr.DavidGibbywasanExtension
Agentfor2coun9esinWashingtonstate.Hewasoverwhelmedbyth
numberofcallsreques9nggardeninginforma9on.
Hehadidea.Whynotusespeciallytrainedvolunteerstoanswer
ques9ons?120weretrained.SUCCESS!Todaynearly100,000MGVs
inall50states,DC,PuertoRico,Guam,andCanada.
Plantclinicsandgardenhotlinesares9llabasicfunc9onofmost
MGVprograms.Ithasexpandedtosomuchmore–researchplots,
schoolgroups,beau9fica9onprojects,compos9ng,recycling,
environmentalprojectsandonandon.
THE OHIO STATE Master Gardener Volunteers
  InOhioFranklin(Columbus)andCuyahoga(Cleveland)coun9eshadapilot
programforMGVsinthelate1970’s.Bothwereshortlived.
  In1986Cuyahogatheprogramwasstartedagainands9llisgoingstrong
today.
  MahoningCountystartedtheirMGVprogramin1993.Wearesoluckyto
haveac9vemembersfromthefirstMahoningCountyclass.
  Todaythereareover3,000MasterGardenerVolunteersin62ofthe88
coun9esinOHIO.ValueofstatewideMGVservices=$4,200,000andover
184,000hoursofservicein2015.
  MahoningCountycurrentlyhas56cer9fiedac9vevolunteers.Servedover
7,000hoursin2016
WHAT IS MEANT BY:
UNBIASED UNIVERSITY BACKED
RESEARCH?
THE SIX-STEP SCIENTFIC METHOD
1.  Iden9fica9onofaProblem.
2.  Searchbackgroundknowledgeforitemsthatmighthelpsolvethe
problem.
3.  Developahypothesis(proposedexplana9on)thatsolvestheproblem.
4.  Designandconductanempirical(observa9on)testofthehypothesis.
5.  Ifthetestresultsareconclusive:accept,reject,ormodifythe
hypothesis.
6.  Ifthehypothesisisaccepted,repeatandre-examinetheimpactof
exis9ngknowledge.
UNBIASED UNIVERSITY BACKED RESEARCH
  Hypothesis=astar9ngpoint,anopinionoridea,aphenomenonthat
canbetestedandbeprovenordisproved.
  Rejec9ngtheHypothesis–“Nega9vedataisgooddata”.Thegoalis
notto‘prove’anything,itistoproveordisprove.
  ModifyingtheHypothesis–theresultsofanexperimentare
conclusive,buttheyfailtofullysupportthecompleteacceptanceor
rejec9onoftheHypothesis.Canmakeconclusions.
  IfHypothesisisacceptedthenrepe99onandre-examina9onof
impactonexis9ngknowledgeisnecessary.
Cont.
  ApplyingtheprovenordisprovenHypothesisrequiresrepe99onof
experiments.No9ceitisrepe99onnotreplica9on.
  Repe99on-theen9reexperimentisrepeatedwithallvariables
duplicatedasnearlyaspossible.Ideallythisispreformedby
someoneotherthantheoriginalresearcher.
  Repe99onstrengthenssupportfortheHypothesis,Iftherepe99on
yieldsthesameresults.
  Bo*omline–muchgoesintounbiaseduniversityresearch–itisa
slow,slowprocess.
  PeerReview–intheresearchworldbasicallymeansqualitycontrol.
MAHONING COUNTY
MASTER GARDENERS
VOLUNTEER
JOB DESCRIPTION
WE ARE LEADERS NOT
WEEDERS!
Learn
LATIN or Greek?
NOPE!
WHAT OSU MASTER GARDENER
VOLUNTEERS DOES FOR YOU
• Providesanopportunitytodeveloptalents
andskills.
• LeadershipSkills
• Hor9cultureinforma9on-teachingskills
• Makenewandlas9ngfriendships
• Helpourcommunity–sa9sfyingexperience
THE 4 STATE WIDE MGV INITIATIVES
1.  IntegratedPestManagement
2.InvasiveSpecies
1.  BackyardandLocalFoods
2.  EnvironmentalHor9culture
1. IMP
Focusonteachinganddemonstra9ng
IPMtechniquesingardensanlandscapes.
2. INVASIVE SPEICIES
Focusonteachingclienteleaboutthe
poten9aldamagethesespeciesmaycauseto
theenvironment,andmanaging/eradica9ng
invasivespecies
3. BACKYARD AND LOCAL FOODS
Focusoncommunitygardens,localfoodcouncils/
policies,urban/agricultural/farms,andteaching
anddemonstra9nghowtogrowvegetables.
4. ENVIROMENTAL HORTICULTURE
Focusesonawidevarietyofhor9cultural
programsincludingstormwatermanagement,
raingardens,goodplantselec9onprac9ces,
demonstra9ongardens,andmore.
OUR COMMITTEES /
PROJECTS offer- SERVICE
FRIENDSHIP, FUN, FELLOWSHIP,