Gallatin County CES

Title:

Home Horticulture

MAP:

Agriculture Enhancement

Agents Involved:

Hull

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Horticulture, Consumer and Home

Situation:

Horticulture programming in Gallatin County is among the more popular ANR programming. The Horticulture for Homeowners series of programs has been a very successful series of classes. The CEC recommended that this series be expanded to bring more detailed information on a wider variety of horticultural topics to a larger audience.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Long-term outcomes include: residents getting more enjoyment from their outdoor space due to beautification efforts; residents getting the satisfaction of growing their own fruits and vegetables; residents getting more exercise from the gardening experience; residents saving money by growing things, or doing tasks, that they may otherwise feel inclined to pay others for.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Program participants will begin or expand their fruit and vegetable gardens as well as become more comfortable in making changes to their home landscape.

Initial Outcomes:

Program participants will gain knowledge of landscape design, installation, and maintenance. Home fruit and vegetable gardeners will gain detailed knowledge of variety selection, irrigation practices, disease and insect control, and alternative methods of growing produce.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: 15 Gallatin County residents will gain knowledge from Extension Home Horticulture programming.

Indicator: Program participants gain detailed horticultural knowledge in terms of vegetable gardening and creating outdoor living spaces.

Method: Post-program surveys

Timeline: 1 month

Intermediate Outcome: 10 residents will plant their first vegetable and/or ornamental garden 

Indicator: Participants will begin or expand their home vegetable garden or home landscape

Method: Follow-up survey

Timeline: 3 - 6 months

Long-term Outcome: Gallatin County residents will eat healthier and save money as a result of home gardening.

Indicator: Participants will decrease the amount of money spent on groceries as a result of growing their own produce.

Method: Follow-up survey

Timeline: 6 - 9 months

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Gallatin County Residents

Project or Activity: 2 Part Vegetable Gardening for Vegetable Gardeners Series

Content or Curriculum: ID-128, et.al.

Inputs: Funds for materials, supplies, and advertising

Date: Spring 2023

Audience: Gallatin County Residents

Project or Activity: Home Landscaping 101, 2 part series which teaches and demonstrates skills pertaining to landscape design (part 1), and installation and maintenance (part 2).

Content or Curriculum: U.K. publication where applicable, most will be in-house produced.

Inputs: funds for materials, supplies, and advertising.

Date: Spring 2023

Audience: Gallatin County Residents

Project or Activity: "The Edible Landscape"

Content or Curriculum: Classroom program emphasizing how fruits, vegetables, and herbs can be inserted into the ornamental landscape without detracting from the landscape's aesthetic beauty. Container gardening will also be discussed.

Inputs: Agent time, UK publications, county developed curriculum, $ for materials and supplies

Date: Fall 2022