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 pounds of food provided to local non-profit organizations |
13553 |
Number of people who improved or maintained physical, emotional, or mental health from participating in gardening |
1618 |
Number of people who developed employment skills from participating in gardening |
669 |
Number of participants in Extension horticulture programs at senior centers, detention centers, or rehabilitation centers |
1773 |
Stories
All New To Me!! Recovering addicts see new pathways in gardening!!
Classes teaching the technique of planting and producing vegetables at Sky Hope Recovery Center, Pulaski County. The recovering women from addiction planted a raised bed garden under the supervision of Beth Wilson, UK Horticulture Agent for Pulaski County, and Laura Rogers, Kentucky State University Small Farm Agent. The gardens produce was harvested and weighed; then, they took the vegetables into the kitchen to add to the menu for the evening meal—increasing the confidence of the recovering in...
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Stories Behind the Numbers
- Acting Associate Dean & Director — Craig Wood, Ph.D.
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