Community Gardens and Horticulture TherapyMajor Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
Program Indicators
Number of participants in Extension horticulture programs at senior centers, detention centers, or rehabilitation centers |
1423 |
Number of people who developed employment skills from participating in gardening |
1637 |
Number of people who improved or maintained physical, emotional, or mental health from participating in gardening |
3399 |
Number of pounds of food provided to local non-profit organizations |
73923 |
Stories
Jessamine Co Extension Fall Foods Program
The Jessamine County Cooperative Extension Services offered a four-week online gardening program. The Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent, 4-H Youth Development, and Family & Consumer Sciences Agent partnered together to create a dynamic learning experience. Each week the agents worked together to create a spotlight video as the main lesson for the week. Topics included seeds, raised beds, transplants, and recipe demonstrations. In addition to the spotlight videos, the agents shared the Univer...
Reports
Stories Behind the Numbers
- Acting Associate Dean & Director — Craig Wood, Ph.D.
- S107 Ag. Science Center North
- Lexington, KY 40546-0091
- +1 (859) 257-4302
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