Union County CES

Title:

Hort Programs

MAP:

Agriculture Production, Profit, and Management

Agents Involved:

ANR Agent

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Horticulture, Consumer and Home

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Beekeeping

Situation:

Doing more Hort programs in the county 

Long-Term Outcomes:

Is having more people have their own gardens and growing their own food 

Intermediate Outcomes:

Having a small garden or start up garden then growing it bigger 

Initial Outcomes:

Canning classes to basic gardening classes and homesteading series 

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Gardening classes 

Indicator: 1031

Method: teaching and doing different series of gardening programs 

Timeline: winter/spring/fall

Intermediate Outcome: Growing own food 

Indicator:1031

Method: hands on classes and  give away seeds 

Timeline: winter/spring 

Long-term Outcome: community garden 

Indicator: 1031

Method: teaching people how to create gardens 

Timeline: winter/spring/fall 

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Anyone 

Project or Activity: seed giveaway 

Content or Curriculum: hort publish items 

Inputs: Ag agent funds 

Date: winter/spring 

Audience: anyone 

Project or Activity: gardening classes 

Content or Curriculum: hort publish items 

Inputs: Ag agent funds 

Date: winter/spring/fall

Audience: Farmers Market 

Project or Activity: having a booth set up to pass out publish items and also do hands on programs there 

Content or Curriculum: hort publish items 

Inputs: Ag agent funds

Date: Spring/Summer