Mason County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021
| 1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 250 |
Number of people who gained knowledge in consumer and home horticulture including: native plants, disease and pests, composting, site analysis, and proper maintenance |
| 1031.12) | 250 |
Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance |
Success Stories
Reaching out during the pandemic (update)
Author: Lorin Fawns
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new illness that was first identified in December 2019, with patients reporting cases of fever and acute respiratory illness. Since that time, other countries, including the U.S., have seen cases of the illness. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mason County 4-H, Horticulture, and EFNEP have partnered to create "Brown Bag Projects" and correlating social media videos for community members in Mason County. These brown bags are free and champion at-
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Pumpkin Palooza
Author: Lorin Fawns
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
Pumpkin Palooza was offered during the month of October at the Extension office. 4-H, Horticulture, and EFNEP partnered to provide this program to all youth and families in the community. Each Friday we released a follow-along video and a pickup bag full of pumpkin-related activities, recipes, how to grow a pumpkin, seeds, information about pumpkin farms, and crafts. We offered pumpkins to participants to carve and return for a carving contest. We gave out 100 pumpkins and carving kits, along wi
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Learn Grow Eat Go
Author: Lorin Fawns
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
Mason, Meade, and Fayette Counties collaborated on a virtual Learn Grow Eat Go program. 4-H agents and Horticulture agents were involved in the planning and teaching of the program. This was a 10-week program that met via ZOOM each Thursday and had supplemental items to go along with the virtual lesson. Youth learned about gardening and got a vast variety of seeds, containers to plant in, craft supplies, and publications/recipes to go with each lesson. The lessons were interactive and we made po
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Grow and Learn
Author: Lorin Fawns
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
The horticulture agent and nutrition education program/EFNEP assistant partnered to offer gardening items and recipes to participants who use assistance through local food banks. Master Gardeners put together 900 bags that were given out while families pick up items from the food bank. Each family received a bag with numerous gardening publications, seeds, and recipes along with a survey that asked numerous questions to ensure items were used. Many
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