Author: Kelly Jackson
Planning Unit: Christian County CES
Major Program: Master Gardener
Plan of Work: Cultivating community leadership, engagement and pride through educational and experiential learning.
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
Master Gardeners is a program run by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service to train citizens in many areas of horticulture. Upon completion of the Master Gardener education program, participants return 30 hours of community volunteer service through organized projects within one year to earn the title Master Gardener and 15 hours annually to maintain their volunteer status. During the 2022 program year Master Gardeners volunteered:
A total of 3,364 hours of volunteer service has been reported from 49 volunteers. At the Independent Sector’s value of hourly volunteer time in Kentucky ($24.83), the value of Master Gardener volunteer service equates to $83,528.12 in value to Christian County Extension and the county. Additionally, these volunteers attained over 5,926 public contacts.
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