Extension
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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of participants in Extension horticulture programs at senior centers, detention centers, or rehabilitation centers |
1850 |
Number of people who developed employment skills from participating in gardening |
1096 |
Number of people who improved or maintained physical, emotional, or mental health from participating in gardening |
3952 |
Number of pounds of food provided to local non-profit organizations |
149030 |
The problem was lack of access to land and not having access to farming and business classes.The educational program response was overwhelming this year with increased class size and and we split the track into business track and a track focused on farming practices.The participants/target audience - Immigrant farmers that are newly arrived and farm teams that have been participating in the program since 2011. The farmers farm on multiple sites including the seventeen plots that are each 1/10 of...
