Extension
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| 1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 6112 |
Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming |
Author: Lori Bowling
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
~~The horticulture Extension program offered a greenery/wreath making program designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for individuals to create a holiday wreath for their home or business. During the 2week long event there were over 500 wreaths made with 425 participants from 3 states and 7 Kentucky counties. As a result of this community program over 100 of the participants had never used the Extension Service before and at least 12 were added to current program maili
Author: Lori Bowling
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Boyd County is approximately 3 miles from the center of the US opioid epidemic. Due to this, there are many outreach services in the area to rehabilitate those individuals seeking treatment for drug addiction. The horticulture agent has partnered with the Pathways Agency to offer gardening programs to aid the participants of these programs in their rehabilitation process. One gentleman in the program has raised plants from seeds to a small garden he cared for throughout the gro
Author: Lori Bowling
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Each year the horticulture program in Boyd County offers a Garden Shed Herb Day educational program targeting the many uses for herbs and how to grow them. The herb of the year is always one of the main topics to be discussed and educational information about that herb is presented to participants. This year the herb was hops and many participants found it interesting to learn the many uses of hops beside just the brewing industry. There was also a presentation on the basics of
