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It Starts With Us
| 1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture | ||
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| 1031.1) | 553 |
Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming |
Author: Jessica Bessin
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
With the increasing concern for food security, coupled with the detachment from farm life all around the United States, families lack the skills to grow and cook their own food. When asking a group of children where produce comes from, it is not unusual for them to respond with “the store” rather than “the garden.” To aid in combating the issue of knowing where food comes from, as well as what to do with it, the Boyle and Mercer County Horticulture Agents created a joint
Author: Jessica Bessin
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
On average a single person will spend around $20 a week on fresh produce. That may not seem like a lot, but for a new high school graduate getting ready be on their own for the first time this adds up quickly.The Mercer County Horticulture agent partnered with one of the Family and Consumer Science teachers at the local high school to teach a class gardening on a budget. All of the students in the four separate money management classes were either juniors or seniors. Majority being seniors getti
Author: Jessica Bessin
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Fresh produce can be hard to come by when you are living on a budget. An easy solution would be growing your own produce to save on your weekly grocery bill. Many though who live in apartments or other low income housing may not have the resources or even space to grow their own produce. The Mercer County Horticulture Agent along with the Mercer County SNAP –assistant partnered with their local Bluegrass Community Action office to help combat the lack of fresh affordable produce thro
