Floyd County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018





1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture
1031.1) 409

Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming



Success Stories

Grow Appalachia Gardening Series

Author: Keith Hackworth

Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture

At the direction of our leadership, Extension has been collaborating with several community groups over the years. One such group is the Saint Vincent’s Mission Grow Appalachian Program. The program works with lower income and beginning gardeners by assisting them in the production of fruits and vegetables to feed their family. Participants are encouraged their second year of the program to market some of their excess produce and products at various venues, the farmers market being one. &n

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