Extension
It Starts With Us
| 1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 4906 |
Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming |
Author: Lorilee Kunze
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Kentucky schools, Bullitt County in particular, score far below the national average in standardized testing in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects . Gardening Club at Roby Elementary provides an in school opportunity for hands on learning by each student on how to grow fruits & vegetables, opportunity to develop social skills, employ math concepts related to gardening, exposure to prepare the fresh foods they have helped grow, and learn about environmental relat
Author: Lorilee Kunze
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
As Bullitt County continues to urbanize there is a need for homeowner education in landscape design. To meet this need the Bullitt County Extension Horticulture Program created a four part Landscape Design Series. The four part program covered topics such as design principles, installation, plant materials and maintenance. Participants in the program reported gaining skills in landscape design and six months after the class 59% of the participants had executed or begun landscape design projects
