Extension
It Starts With Us
| 1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 11112 |
Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming |
Author: David Koester
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
We have had a 25 year history of making gardening possible to everyone regardless of age,health or physical limitation. 2019 saw us add 8 new garden bed designs for special needs individuals. Brighton Centers Youth Build Program received a $1000.00 dollar grant and students built 4 new raised beds while the Toyota Manufacturing Green Initiative constructed an additional 4 beds. Reasons for our continued involvement in this program are that regular gardening activities increase a sense of we
Author: David Koester
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
The Boone County Horticulture Program with its Spring 2019 series of classes attracted 1261 tri-state residents. This was an 18% increase over 2018 participants. 17 individual classes were held. Topics for the series were developed from our home horticulture advisory council and Master Gardeners. Council members asked for some of the classes to be offered during the day and again at night for working clientele. This request was honored with numerous classes offered twice.Evaluations
