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| 1032 - Master Gardener | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1032.1) | 10 |
Number of certified Master Gardeners and active volunteers |
| 1032.3) | 200 |
Number of Master Gardener hours completed in county |
| 1032.4) | 100 |
Number of continuing education hours completed by Master Gardeners |
| 1032.5) | 200 |
Number of direct contacts made by Master Gardeners |
| 1032.7) | 0 |
Number of Master Gardeners who completed a University of Kentucky Leadership Training Course |
| 1032.6) | 500 |
Number of indirect contacts made by Master Gardeners |
| 1032.2) | 8 |
Number of people with less than 1 year as Master Gardener |
| 1032.8) | 10 |
Number of Master Gardener volunteers who believe the Master Gardener program greatly improves the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service’s connection to the local community |
| 1032.9) | 10 |
Number of master gardener volunteers who believe they developed skills they can use in other areas of their lives |
Author: Kristin Hildabrand
Major Program: Master Gardener
In 2020, during the height of the pandemic, several people turned to gardening as an outlet for their mental health. In response to this situation, both horticulture and agriculture extension agents across the state banded together to offer the Extension Master Gardener (EMG) program virtually for the first time. Agents utilized the Zoom and Microsoft Teams platforms to plan out the virtual Extension Master Gardener program. Individual committees were formed to look at promotion, program schedul
