Horticulture, Consumer and Home Major Program

58721.42

Total Hours

Contributed.

1465048

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

355.2

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

3499

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of people who gained knowledge in consumer and home  horticulture including: native plants, disease and pests, composting, site analysis, and proper maintenance

728766

Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance  

82167

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Covid-19 Safe Programming Effort Yields More Knowledgeable, Healthier and Financially Stable Families

Due to the Covd-19 related restrictions, Extension agents had to be creative in designing programs for the spring of 2021. It is no secret that the pandemic increased interest in home gardening and the demand for horticulture related resources. In order to meet this demand, while still ensuring the safety of her participants, Nikki Rhein, Marshall Countys Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, decided to reduce the potential person-to-person exposure of traditional programming by offering ...

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