Extension
It Starts With Us
Home Horiculture
Sustainable Horticulture
Macy Fawns, Tad Campbell
Home & Consumer Horticulture
Master Gardener
Pesticide Safety – Plant Pests
Mason County has expressed a need for gardening classes that will help citizens prepare and take care of a garden. The classes would be offered to all ages and cover a range of topics from gardening, beekeeping, landscape, composting, disease & insect ID and animal control.
Establishment of gardens with regular caretakers
• Development of knowledge to ID insects and disease to have healthier landscape, fruits and vegetables
• Local residents develop home gardens or container gardens
Establishment gardens and groups to maintain flower garden beds
• An increase in residents who participate in garden & horticulture programs and demonstrate learned garden practices
• Regular volunteers (Master Gardeners, and Garden Club members) who help educate others
Determine where to put the community gardens
• Teach others how to garden and build up new gardens
• Educate public on how to grow fruits and vegetables
• Develop relationships with the City of Maysville, tourism, and community college in order to collaborate on gardening projects and programs.
Long-term Outcome: Establishment of gardens for people who have not gardened before, revitalization of local city flower beds, and create regular trained volunteers to assist with gardening needs.
Indicator: Observance of number of gardens, and flower beds. Increase in the Master Gardener program members and others who interact in community projects.
Method: surveys, observation, gardening practices
Timeline: 2019-2022
Intermediate Outcome: Can see the effects in the community and in youth who have learned about horticulture
Indicator: More participation in gardening programs, see more gardening projects in the schools and around the county.
Method: surveys, observation, practices and contests
Timeline: 2019-2021
Short-term Outcome: More participation in extension field days, classes, farmers market, and fair.
Indicator: Track participation
Method:More participation in extension field days, classes, farmers market, and fair.
Timeline: 2019-2020
Audience: Youth and Families
Project or Activity: Container Gardening and Healthy eating
Content or Curriculum: Container Gardening and Healthy eating
Inputs: Containers, soil, plants, food items agents
Date: Spring
Audience: Local Residents
Project or Activity: Gardening Classes
Content or Curriculum: Master Gardener Program
Inputs: Specialists, program support, time, agents, supplies
Date: Fall
Audience: Local producers
Project or Activity: Beekeeping
Content or Curriculum: Specialist for District 1 and other speakers as needed
Inputs: Specialists, program support, time, agents, supplies
Date: Educational Programs at monthly meetings
Audience: JR. Gardener's Toolbox Classes
Project or Activity: Gardening Classes, Preparing fresh foods
Content or Curriculum: Jr. Master Gardeners Manual activities
Inputs: Specialists, program support, time, agents, supplies
Date: Summer
Audience: Local Residents
Project or Activity: Christmas Wreath Class
Content or Curriculum:hands on project
Inputs: agents, program support, materials, greens
Date: Winter
Audience: Local Residents
Project or Activity: Turf Management Series
Content or Curriculum: UK Specialist presentations using Skype to District 1
Inputs: agents, program assistant, materials, web-based programming, extension offices, UK personnel
Date: Fall
Author: Lorin Fawns
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Container Gardening and Healthy Eating is a program offered to a low-income area of Mason County. Classes had been offered to adults at the community center in years past but there was little to no interest. The housing authority director was contacted about starting the program and with her approval residents were allowed to keep potted plants outside of their home. In 2017 we offered our first series with over 17 participants. In 2018 we decided to offer the series in another low-income commun
Author: Lorin Fawns
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Eastern Kentucky has the highest food insecurity in the United States. In Mason County, 2,790 individuals (16.2% of county population) are not sure where their next meal will come from. There is a steady increase in interest from clientele wanting to know how they can become more self-sufficient by growing their own food. Agriculture and horticulture agents in Eastern Kentucky have observed an increase in requests from small backyard fruit growers for guidance. In order to reach a lar
