Horticulture, Consumer and Home Major Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
Program Indicators
Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance |
64938 |
Number of people who gained knowledge in consumer and home horticulture including: native plants, disease and pests, composting, site analysis, and proper maintenance |
1150821 |
Stories
Let's Grow a Container Garden!
Based upon the need for healthier eating, at home, the Harrison County SNAP-Ed Assistant approached the Harrison County Horticulture Agent about offering a class together about growing vegetables in containers. A large percentage of the SNAP-Ed audience are non-traditional gardeners and many of them do not have the size or location for a large garden or for any type of in-ground garden or raised bed. The solution to this is to grow a container garden.In the late winter, the SNAP-Ed assistant beg...
Reports
Stories Behind the Numbers
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- Lexington, KY 40546-0091
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