Campbell County CES

Title:

Home Horticulture - Enabled Gardeners

MAP:

Home Horticulture - Enabled Gardeners

Agents Involved:

Stolz, Turner, Vaughn

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Home & Consumer Horticulture

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Food Preservation

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud

Situation:

The Campbell County Horticulture Extension Program has a well-established Enabled Gardens Initiative. Enabled Demonstration gardens have been established at: the Lexington Arboretum, Ft. Thomas Veterans Administration Domiciliary, Lakeside Commons Educational Gardens, local high schools, and adult day care facilities. Horticulture has proven to be therapeutic for individuals suffering from mental and physical difficulties. Making this possible for all clientele is the goal of this program.

Long-Term Outcomes:

The Campbell County Enabled Garden Program will become a leading resource for individuals, care providers, institutions and hospitals to learn all facets of horticulture therapy.

Intermediate Outcomes:

The Campbell County Horticulture Program will host educational opportunities for the community to learn and implement enabled gardens.

Initial Outcomes:

Raised bed gardens to be established at county sites. Increase the number of individuals benefiting from this program by 30%.

Evaluation:

Long-term Outcome: Institutions and individuals seek out information from the Campbell County Enabled garden program instructors.
Indicator: Data received from participating organizations.
Method: face-to-face
Timeline: July 2017 – June 2018

Intermediate Outcome: The Campbell County Horticulture Department hosts a series of educational programs for care providers.
Indicator: Data received from participants and visits to sites
Method: evaluations
Timeline: July 2017 – June 2018

Initial Outcome: Participating individuals and care facilities institute a garden program at their site.
Indicator: observation, evaluation
Method: survey
Timeline: July 2017 – June 2018

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Clientele with   limitations, caregivers, hospital staff, nursing facility/adult day care   employees, teachers & aides Project or Activity: Seed Starting and gardening skills for beginners Content or Curriculum: Proven techniques Inputs: Horticulture Agent, Horticulture Technicians Date: February, March, April 2018 Audience: Clientele with limitations, caregivers, hospital staff, nursing facility/adult day care employees, teachers & aides Project or Activity: Harvesting Produce, Preparing Healthy Meals Content or Curriculum: Proven techniques Inputs: Horticulture Agent, Horticulture Technicians Date: July 2017 – June 2018 Audience: Clientele with limitations, caregivers, hospital staff, nursing facility/adult day care employees, teachers & aides Project or Activity: Flower Arranging Content or Curriculum: Proven techniques Inputs: Horticulture Agent, Horticulture Technicians Date: July 2017- June 2018 Audience: Clientele with limitations, caregivers, hospital staff, nursing facility/adult day care employees, teachers & aides Project or Activity: Install native garden to feed wildlife and attract beneficial insects. Content or Curriculum: Proven techniques Inputs: Horticulture Agent, Horticulture Technicians Date: July 2017- June 2018

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