Master GardenerMajor Program

7031

Total Hours

Contributed.

34099

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

208

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

4442

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of master gardener volunteers who believe they developed skills they can use in other areas of their lives

730

Number of people with less than 1 year as Master Gardener

133

Number of indirect contacts made by Master Gardeners

242361

Number of Master Gardeners who completed a University of Kentucky Leadership Training Course

49

Number of direct contacts made by Master Gardeners

31498

Number of continuing education hours completed  by Master Gardeners

6994

Number of Master Gardener hours completed in county

28599

Number of certified Master Gardeners and active volunteers

899

Number of Master Gardener volunteers who believe the Master Gardener program greatly improves the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service’s connection to the local community

744

Stories

Master Gardeners Support Communities and Inspire Self-Reliance Skills

Residential/suburban areas make up over half of Oldham County. With a population of 68,685 comes a big demand for home garden and landscape information. Extension Master Gardener volunteers help address this demand by volunteering in a variety of roles and sites in Oldham County. Their work helps support Extensions mission of teaching self-reliance skills as well as supporting tourist destinations in the county through their volunteer service.Master Gardeners complete the Extension Master Garde...

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