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 

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Gardening classes 

Indicator: 1031

Method: teaching 

Timeline: winter 

Intermediate Outcome:Growing own food 

Indicator:1031

Method: hands on give away seeds 

Timeline: winter/spring 

Long-term Outcome: community garden 

Indicator: 1031

Method: teaching 

Timeline: winter/sprng 

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Anyone 

Project or Activity: seed giveaway 

Content or Curriculum: hort publish items 

Inputs:

Date: winter/spring 

Audience: anyone 

Project or Activity: gardening classes 

Content or Curriculum: hort publish items 

Inputs:

Date: winter/spring 

Audience:

Project or Activity:

Content or Curriculum:

Inputs:

Date:

Success Stories

Canning Class

Author: Katie Hughes

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

The problem Having people come learn about how to can their produce from their garden. And the different ways to can using different items. The educational program response I worked with the county over FCS agent to do this program and it was a big hit for people to learn about the different ways to can their produce. The participants/target audience Anyone that wanted to learn how to can items or learn different ways to can. Other partners (if applicable) Henderson Co FCS agent&n

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