Boyd County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 1032 - Master Gardener | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1032.6) | 250 |
Number of indirect contacts made by Master Gardeners |
| 1032.9) | 45 |
Number of master gardener volunteers who believe they developed skills they can use in other areas of their lives |
| 1032.2) | 40 |
Number of people with less than 1 year as Master Gardener |
| 1032.7) | 0 |
Number of Master Gardeners who completed a University of Kentucky Leadership Training Course |
| 1032.5) | 3500 |
Number of direct contacts made by Master Gardeners |
| 1032.8) | 82 |
Number of Master Gardener volunteers who believe the Master Gardener program greatly improves the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service’s connection to the local community |
| 1032.1) | 45 |
Number of certified Master Gardeners and active volunteers |
| 1032.4) | 500 |
Number of continuing education hours completed by Master Gardeners |
| 1032.3) | 2700 |
Number of Master Gardener hours completed in county |
Success Stories
From Federal Correctional Inmate to Leading Community Horticulture Classes
Author: Lori Bowling
Major Program: Master Gardener
Former inmate in a Federal Correctional Institution who went through the Kentucky Master Gardener program while incarcerated has taken his education and used it to teach other gardeners and master gardeners about irrigation. Many small gardeners struggle with how to set up an effective irrigation system to increase their yields and quality of their produce. In an effort to reintegrate back into his community the former inmate realized that many of the local farmers were not familiar
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