Who We Are

The Fluvanna Master Gardeners (FMG) is a community-based group of Virginia Master
Gardeners accredited and overseen by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service
(VCE). The VCE Master Gardeners is a non-profit, educational organization of VCE.
Membership in FMG is available to anyone who is a VCE Master Gardener in good
standing.

The purpose of the FMG is to provide a forum in which members can work collectively
to support the goals of the VCE Master Gardener Program. Membership meetings
provide a wonderful forum for discussions of our MG projects and the exchange of ideas,
plants and seeds. Often we have guest speakers and educational activities that help the
members meet their annual continuing education requirements.

The FMG seeks to maintain an informal organizational structure. We are managed and
coordinated by a President, Secretary, Treasurer and Program Director (“The Board”).
They are elected at the annual Membership Meeting which is held each November. The
term of all officers begins at the close of the November meeting. Changes to the
management of the FMG, the amount of annual dues, and the annual plans and budgets
are also approved at the annual Membership Meeting. Dues are payable by January 31.

The Board meets at least quarterly, and is responsible for conducting the business of the FMG including developing annual plans and budgets, appointing committees (including
an annual nominating committee) and project managers, proposing annual dues amounts,
and other functions that may be appropriate. The Board can authorize payments of
unbudgeted expenditures up to $500.00. Unbudgeted expenditures greater than $500.00
must be approved during a Membership Meeting.

The number of individuals present (whether a Board Meeting, a committee or project
meeting, or a Membership Meeting) constitutes a quorum. A majority vote is sufficient
to carry a motion.