Success StoryGardening Series Increases Knowledge on Growing Vegetables
Gardening Series Increases Knowledge on Growing Vegetables
Author: Erika Wood
Planning Unit: Hopkins County CES
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
Plan of Work: Expanding Opportunities for Technology, Sustainability, and Environmental Stewardship
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
A gardening lunch and learn series was conducted at the Hopkins County Extension Office over the course of three months. The series included the following classes: Vegetable Abiotic Disorders, Vegetable Diseases, and Vegetable Pests. The purpose of the series was to help gardeners identify and learn how to manage and control various vegetable ailments. A survey was conducted at the end of each class. Based on the survey results, 100% of the participants stated that they would take what they learned from the classes and apply it to their own lives, and 95% of the participants increased their knowledge of vegetable ailments from taking the classes. Finally, 100% of the participants were interested in attending more gardening classes and workshops at the extension office in the future.
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