Campbell County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home
1031.12) 400

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

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



Success Stories

Home horticulture Program Series

Author: Sarah Imbus

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

The beginning of 2023 brought fresh ideas and horticulture programming. Funday Monday started off the programming series with garden craft ideas during the winters months. After the August series in 2022, with popular demand, Funday Monday was a new series lead by horticulture technician, Terri Turner to provide winter horticulture craft projects. Mason Bee and Bonsai 101 was hosted at Extension and taught my two Northern Kentucky Master Gardeners. During both of these informative classes,

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Festive Fundays

Author: Sarah Imbus

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

According to Harvard’s School of Public Health, “A diet rich in vegetables and fruits can lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, prevent some types of cancer, lower risk of eye and digestive problems, and have a positive effect upon blood sugar, which can help keep appetite in check.”   Eating more fruits and vegetables could also help lessen the obesity rate, which in Campbell County is 36% (US Census Bureau).In order to address these issu

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