McCracken County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024





1055 - Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy
1055.1) 12

Number of participants in Extension horticulture programs at senior centers, detention centers, or rehabilitation centers  
1055.11) 20

Number of people who developed employment skills from participating in gardening  
1055.12) 120

Number of people who improved or maintained physical, emotional, or mental health from participating in gardening

1055.15) 25

Number of pounds of food provided to local non-profit organizations


Success Stories

Senior Center Raised Garden Beds Feed Community

Author: Mary Dossett

Major Program: Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy

Senior Center Raised Garden Beds Feed Community

The horticulture agent was contacted by the Paducah McCracken Senior Center in McCracken County because they needed more plants for their raised beds. The agent donated a couple trays of tomato and lettuce plants to the Senior Center. The agent has helped them previously with their raised garden beds last summer with serving on their committee as president, watering, and tending to the plants. The plants were donated originally from the UK Horticulture Farm located in Lexington, Kentucky. The pr

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