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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
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 |
This year the Bullitt County Horticulture Program hosted the first hybrid Master Gardener Training. Beginning with six participants, 5 fully completed the training course (one had to drop out due to Covid complications). The course consisted of 18 weeks of classes, 13 online via Zoom and 5 in person labs. At the end of the course, each participant was tasked with researching a horticultural topic of their choice and using land grant publications to present a lesson to their fellow Master Gardene...
