McCracken County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024
| 1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.12) | 380 |
Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance |
| 1031.1) | 530 |
Number of people who gained knowledge in consumer and home horticulture including: native plants, disease and pests, composting, site analysis, and proper maintenance |
Success Stories
Ag Day
Author: Savannah Gilbert
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
It is important to provide essential agricultural education to the youth of the community. The McCracken County Cooperative Extension Service was able to host an Ag Day for over 400 students from five local elementary schools. The Horticulture Assistant helped by presenting at a booth about gardening. Specifically, Savannah explained what several garden tools were and demonstrated how to use them. She also played a seed identification game where students were shown various vegetable seeds and th
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Flower Arranging Toolbox
Author: Savannah Gilbert
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
The McCracken County Cooperative Extension Service hosts a Toolbox Garden Series which takes place on the first Tuesday of every month. Each session covers a different topic to educate the public on a variety of horticulture subjects. For January, the Horticulture Assistant coordinated with Lindsay Tatum Bowles of Tatum Studios to plan a flower arranging Toolbox. It took place on January 2nd, and not only was this the first session of 2024, but it was also the first Toolbox that Savannah had tak
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