Breathitt County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021





1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home
1031.1) 400

Number of people who gained knowledge in consumer and home  horticulture including: native plants, disease and pests, composting, site analysis, and proper maintenance

1031.12) 100

Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance  



Success Stories

Flood Relief 2021

Author: Reed Graham

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

Abraham H. Maslow introduced the concept of a hierarchy of needs back in 1943. The hierarchy suggests that people are motivated to fulfill their basic physiological needs, before proceeding through rising levels of need—safety & security, love/belonging, self-esteem, to self-actualization.  During the early spring in Breathitt County Kentucky, many residents suffered physiological losses from a devastating flood; leaving many without clean drinking water, a home, or a way to clean

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