Extension
It Starts With Us
| 1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 1222 |
Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming |
Author: Lorin Fawns
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Container Gardening and Healthy Eating is a program offered to a low-income area of Mason County. Classes had been offered to adults at the community center in years past but there was little to no interest. The housing authority director was contacted about starting the program and with her approval residents were allowed to keep potted plants outside of their home. In 2017 we offered our first series with over 17 participants. In 2018 we decided to offer the series in another low-income commun
Author: Lorin Fawns
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Eastern Kentucky has the highest food insecurity in the United States. In Mason County, 2,790 individuals (16.2% of county population) are not sure where their next meal will come from. There is a steady increase in interest from clientele wanting to know how they can become more self-sufficient by growing their own food. Agriculture and horticulture agents in Eastern Kentucky have observed an increase in requests from small backyard fruit growers for guidance. In order to reach a lar
