Success Stories

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  June

  Native & Heirloom Plant Fest

  Gardening has many proven health and well-being benefits to humans including reducing stress, increasing physical activity and strength, and providing a sense of well-being. Only 6.3% of adults meet t...

  
  

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• 02

  June

  Tree Week 2024

  Trees are long-lived plants that have social, economic, and environmental benefits. They help mitigate climate change, increase property values, decrease utility bills, clean air and stormwater, reduc...

  
  

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  October

  Sky Hope Recovery: Growing Plants and Expanding Horizons

  In 2021, 17,466 Kentuckians age 12 and older were admitted to drug and alcohol substance use centers, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). According to ...

  
  

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  July

  Tree Week 2023

  Tree Week is the brainchild of UKs Urban Forest Initiative and has been in Lexington and a few other satellite locations for 5 years. Not only is the week about planting trees and overall learning mor...

  
  

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