Garden Volunteering

The MSU Tollgate Garden volunteers are a dedicated group of individuals with a love for gardening and a passion for sharing their knowledge. Our mission is to assist, enable and encourage our members to use their knowledge and experience to help people of southeast Michigan to enrich their lives through gardening, good gardening practices and natural resources management. Anyone is welcome to join. We do not have a membership fee, though contributions are accepted as a means to defray expenses. Individuals interesting in earning MSU Extension Master Gardener hours are often interested in volunteering with our programs but this is not a requirement to participate. Our garden web-page provides more information about the types of gardens at the farm.

START THE VOLUNTEERING PROCESS

A Garden Volunteer Membership Form is completed on an annual basis. 

You can also check out our New Garden Volunteer Orientation presentation

Questions about volunteering in our gardens? Please contact our MSU Tollgate Farm Manager Roy Prentice at prentic1@msu.edu.

READY TO GET STARTED?

View a calendar of MSU Tollgate's garden volunteer opportunities here:

 Garden Volunteer Calendar 

Check out this video about the MSU Tollgate Farm Plant A Row For the Hungry (PAR) Garden:

 
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