Extension
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| 1055 - Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1055.1) | 27 |
Number of participants in Extension horticulture programs at senior centers, detention centers, or rehabilitation centers |
| 1055.11) | 4 |
Number of people who developed employment skills from participating in gardening |
| 1055.12) | 27 |
Number of people who improved or maintained physical, emotional, or mental health from participating in gardening |
| 1055.15) | 36000 |
Number of pounds of food provided to local non-profit organizations |
Author: Lori Bowling
Major Program: Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy
In the spring of 2021 the horticulture program in Boyd County started a Garden Club program at a local low income housing complex beside the Extension Office. Several residents signed up with 5 of those having mobility issues. The horticulture agent worked with those residents so that they could still be active when it came time to plant in the raised bed gardens at the Extension Community Garden. Within 3 weeks of programs one of the participants was able to get out of their w
