Welcome to Luther Burbank Home & Gardens,
Online here you will learn about Luther Burbank, the man and plant breeder, through short videos and written materials, and about our volunteer association.
Please view the required videos below, and the assigned sections of Jane Smith’s interesting and well-written Garden of Invention. The reading guide will be helpful to takes notes. The required written
materials are also important. Note that Docents and Gift Shop volunteers also have separate assignments. The Volunteer Handbook assigned sections are significant, and it is well worth your time to review the entire handbook at your leisure.
The Extra Material is indeed extra and I highly recommend you look over the materials when you have the time.
You will be receiving our newsletter, the Burbankian, monthly by email. Along with interesting garden news, it will provide information on special events you may wish to volunteer for and the two luncheons a year held at the beginning and end of our season.
Should you have any questions about this online training, please feel free to call the office at 707 524-5445 after 1:00 Monday-Friday or email me Monica Devlin at monicadevlin33@gmail.com.
Many thanks for volunteering,
Monica Devlin
Training Chair
Documentary of Luther Burbank (9 minutes)
The link will take you to YouTube. This video is not available for embedding on our site.
Required Reading
Assigned sections of Jane Smith’s Garden of Invention and Reading Guide
Docents Only
Gift Shop Volunteers Only
DO NOT try to memorize this. Look through it quickly to get a general idea of what’s in it. There’s a copy of this flip chart at the register.
Volunteer Handbook
Please read the following sections:
- pp 1-4, pp 7-8, p 11
- Emergency Procedures pp 29-30
- Docent Job Description p 16
- Gift Shop Volunteer Job Description p 17
(Please review the entire handbook when you have the time.)