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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