An international youth gardening program of the University Cooperative Extension network.

Upcoming Workshops in Arizona

JMG Mission: To grow good kids by igniting a passion for learning, success and service through a unique gardening education.

JMG Curricula include:

• independent and group learning experiences
• life/skill and career exploration
  service learning opportunities for youth
• correlation to state teaching standards

Register Your Group As a registered group you will receive a certificate recognizing your group as an official registered group, a group website on the National JMG web page, and will receive the monthly JMG e-newsletter. There is no cost to becoming a JMG group and no obligation to complete all of the program. Your registration simply allows us the national and state JMG offices to serve you better.

Service Learning: Students use what they have learned to be of service to others. Examples of service projects initiated by JMG groups include: growing produce for donation to food banks, community beautification projects, and class businesses generating funds for local charities.

Student Recognition Youths completing requirements in a given chapter or for the overall program earn certification awarded by National JMG Program Office and JMG state program partners.

National Network: Twenty eight Universities nationally implement the program at the state level. Texas A&M University serves as the headquarters for the National JMG Program Office.

Program Partnerships:

• Texas Cooperative Extension,
• The Texas A&M University System
• AmeriCorps
• National Wildlife Federation
• Learn & Serve America
• Schools to Careers
• Master Gardener Associations
• Children's Better Health Institute

Teacher TrainingThroughout the nation thousands of teachers and leaders are trained each year by national, state level and local JMG Program staff and volunteers.

JMG Contact Information:JMG Contact Information The JMG Program is operated by the National JMG Program Office in collaboration with state JMG program partners. Marketing, Sales, and Distribution is handled through JMGKids and can be reached by calling toll free 888.JMG.KIDS

Arizona County JMG Contacts

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Page last updated on November 21, 2003.

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