Christian County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022





1032 - Master Gardener
1032.9) 41

Number of master gardener volunteers who believe they developed skills they can use in other areas of their lives

1032.2) 14

Number of people with less than 1 year as Master Gardener

1032.6) 0

Number of indirect contacts made by Master Gardeners

1032.7) 14

Number of Master Gardeners who completed a University of Kentucky Leadership Training Course

1032.5) 3501

Number of direct contacts made by Master Gardeners

1032.4) 0

Number of continuing education hours completed  by Master Gardeners

1032.3) 2355

Number of Master Gardener hours completed in county

1032.1) 70

Number of certified Master Gardeners and active volunteers

1032.8) 41

Number of Master Gardener volunteers who believe the Master Gardener program greatly improves the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service’s connection to the local community



Success Stories

Master Gardeners Serve the Community

Author: Kelly Jackson

Major Program: Master Gardener

Master Gardeners is a program run by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service to train citizens in many areas of horticulture. Upon completion of the Master Gardener education program, participants return 30 hours of community volunteer service through organized projects within one year to earn the title Master Gardener and 15 hours annually to maintain their volunteer status. During the 2021 program year Master Gardeners volunteered:1,264 hours of service in planting and maintai

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Training New Master Gardener Volunteers

Author: Kelly Jackson

Major Program: Master Gardener

The Christian County Master Gardener Program is an outstanding opportunity to develop community horticulture volunteers. To become a certified Master Gardener volunteer, participants must complete a minimum 13-week training, which consists of 24 hours of core subject courses including Cooperative Extension/Volunteerism, Botany, Soils, Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Pesticides/Pesticides Safety/Environmental Issues. They must also pass a final exam with a seventy-five percent score and voluntee

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