If you want to sharpen your gardening skills and are interested in sharing that knowledge with others, Purdue Extension has the ideal program for you.
Beginning in September, a Purdue Extension Master Gardener âBasic Trainingâ course will be offered for residents of Noble and Whitley counties.
The Purdue Extension Master Gardener program is a volunteer training program. Through the class, participants increase their knowledge on a wide variety of horticultural subjects. Once someone passes the class, participants provide leadership and service in educational gardening activities within their communities to fulfill the EMG mission, âHelping Others Grow.â The group also organizes and promotes opportunities for advanced horticultural education across a wide variety of topics.
Those words were on a sign in the house where Doug Keenan grew up.
âThatâs always been on my mind,â he said of that saying.
Keenan hasnât just thought that mantra, heâs lived it
And despite retiring after 30 years as Noble County Purdue Extension educator at the end of this month, Keenan is going to keep on with that life philosophy as he becomes a family life skills coach at the Bowen Center.
âIâll get to help people,â Keenan said. âWhat gets better than that? Nothing.â
Keenan has helped people from all walks of life in all sorts of ways.