Extension
It Starts With Us
| 1055 - Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1055.1) | 73 |
Number of participants in Extension horticulture programs at senior centers, detention centers, or rehabilitation centers |
| 1055.11) | 92 |
Number of people who developed employment skills from participating in gardening |
| 1055.12) | 1636 |
Number of people who improved or maintained physical, emotional, or mental health from participating in gardening |
| 1055.15) | 0 |
Number of pounds of food provided to local non-profit organizations |
Author: Jennifer Palmer
Major Program: Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy
The problem was infrastructure issues as Farnsley-Moreman community garden that created unsafe gardening space at times. The community garden faced infrastructure issues that caused concern with the gardeners. These concerns were brought to my attention via calls, emails and at the garden meeting. These concerns were with the road and individuals going to the portion of the the garden that was not associated with the garden. Other issues were theft with produce. The gardeners w
Author: Jennifer Palmer
Major Program: Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy
The problem was lack of access to land and not having access to farming and business classes. The educational program response was overwhelming this year with increased class size and and we split the track into business track and a track focused on farming practices. The participants/target audience - Immigrant farmers that are newly arrived and farm teams that have been participating in the program since 2011. The farmers farm on multiple sites including the seventeen plots that are
