Extension
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| 1055 - Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1055.15) | 0 |
Number of pounds of food provided to local non-profit organizations |
| 1055.12) | 16 |
Number of people who improved or maintained physical, emotional, or mental health from participating in gardening |
| 1055.11) | 0 |
Number of people who developed employment skills from participating in gardening |
| 1055.1) | 16 |
Number of participants in Extension horticulture programs at senior centers, detention centers, or rehabilitation centers |
Author: Lorilee Kunze
Major Program: Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy
This year the Bullitt County Horticulture Program was gifted an expansive seed donation. It was such a large donation that we struggled with how to sort it, store and how it could best serve our community. Many of the seeds were distributed in the last couple of classes in the Vegetable Gardening Series. Then we decided that if any school in Bullitt County should want to start a school garden, that we would provide them the seeds for one. We made one box for each school t
Author: Lorilee Kunze
Major Program: Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy
Horticultural therapy is a proven method for relieving stress, improving wellbeing, building confidence, learning steam subjects and building relationships. This program partners Extension with the Sunrise Home for boys. The Extension service offers hands on demonstration and cooperation planning, planting and maintaining a therapeutic garden space for 18 young boys in the Sunrise home. Working together the boys formed bonds that help them develop better communication skills, they le
