This year the Bullitt County Horticulture Program hosted the first hybrid Master Gardener Training. Beginning with six participants, 5 fully completed the training course (one had to drop out due to Covid complications). The course consisted of 18 weeks of classes, 13 online via Zoom and 5 in person labs. At the end of the course, each participant was tasked with researching a horticultural topic of their choice and using land grant publications to present a lesson to their fellow Master Gardene...
I am a rural sociologist and an Extension faculty member in the Department of Community and Leadership Development.For Cooperative Extension, I developed and run the Extension program Kentucky: By The... More
For many of the young people who live in Cumberland County, 4-H mentors are much more than tutors or project leaders — they are hope, they are comfort, they are family. They are the pathway to a promi... Read More
Extension Agents are informed community leaders and can add value to planning efforts on a wide range of diverse topics. The active community involvement of Extension Agents, coupled with ongoing Exte... Read More
Cumberland County continues to reap the benefits of a project that first began 8 years ago as a youth service project focused on community beautification and revitalization. The Partners with Pride pr... Read More
The Cumberland County Extension Service dedicates a considerable amount of resources towards volunteer development and program administration. Volunteers play an integral role in many Extension progra... Read More