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





1032 - Master Gardener
1032.9) 0

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

1032.2) 8

Number of people with less than 1 year as Master Gardener

1032.6) 0

Number of indirect contacts made by Master Gardeners

1032.7) 0

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

1032.5) 0

Number of direct contacts made by Master Gardeners

1032.4) 0

Number of continuing education hours completed  by Master Gardeners

1032.3) 100

Number of Master Gardener hours completed in county

1032.1) 0

Number of certified Master Gardeners and active volunteers

1032.8) 0

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

Developing Leadership in Horticulture

Author: Nick Roy

Major Program: Master Gardener

In 2019, the Adair County Community Assessment facilitated by the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service revealed one of the top priority issue to citizens was the need for more local citizens solving local issues.  In 2018, Extension Master Gardeners provided over $140 million dollars of volunteer work nationally.  Recognizing the need for more local volunteers and the impact the Extension Master Gardener program has on communities, the Adair County Extension Master Gardener Progr

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Green Thumb- Adair EMG Develops Program Reaching Youth

Author: Nick Roy

Major Program: Master Gardener

The Adair County Extension Master Gardener program was offered in 2022 with the goal of expanding horticulture education efforts offered by the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service.  Through the hard of volunteers, the fruits of this effort are already being harvest.  In late Spring 2022, one participant began developing curriculum for a series of education meetings targeting youth.   Soon after other Master Gardener participants volunteered to offer assistance in teaching t

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