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| 1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.12) | 87 |
Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance |
| 1031.1) | 1373 |
Number of people who gained knowledge in consumer and home horticulture including: native plants, disease and pests, composting, site analysis, and proper maintenance |
Author: Annette Heisdorffer
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
Teaching youth how to garden provides them with life-long skills and the appreciation of growing food. Gardening also encourages them to eat the vegetables they grow. The Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service Office partnered with Girls, Inc. during the 2021 summer session. The horticulture agent provided gardening hands on growing instructions and explored the parts of a seed. Twelve participants planted four raised beds with tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, and cucumbers at thei
Author: Annette Heisdorffer
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
Due to the pandemic, a different way to reach people with local science-based gardening information was needed. Therefore, a partnership between the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service and the Daviess County Public Library was developed. Gardening programs were presented by the horticulture agent through PowerPoint during Facebook Live and recorded by the library. During the second year of the partnership, eight presentations were delivered on topics such as Dividing Perennials;
Author: Annette Heisdorffer
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
Horticulture Webinar Wednesday virtual programming was developed by Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Agents for Horticulture Education in March of 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic to reach citizens of the Commonwealth. The Daviess County Horticulture Agent serves as one of those team members. Webinars were presented live through the virtual format of Zoom on Wednesdays and recorded. The format includes a question-and-answer period after the live presentati
