Grant County CES Program Indicators and Success Stories - Jul 1, 2021

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

1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home
1031.12)	26	Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance
1031.1)	26	Number of people who gained knowledge in consumer and home horticulture including: native plants, disease and pests, composting, site analysis, and proper maintenance

1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home

1031.12)

Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance

1031.1)

Number of people who gained knowledge in consumer and home horticulture including: native plants, disease and pests, composting, site analysis, and proper maintenance

Success Stories

School Garden grows success for young students

Author: Chris Ammerman

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

All students in the Grant County School District qualify for the USDA school lunch program.  Over the past few years interest in locally grown produce has continued to climb.  The art of gardening has skipped a couple generations as the nation's food supply has made it easier to purchase than grow.    Students, teachers, and family resource agents from Sherman Elementary School partnered with the agents from the Grant County Extension Service have started a project t