Author: Annette Heisdorffer
Planning Unit: Daviess County CES
Major Program: Master Gardener
Plan of Work: Home and Consumer Horticulture, Master Gardeners
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
Extension Master Gardener volunteers provide science based education to help clientele with horticultural related questions. They play a vital role in the outreach of the Cooperative Extension Service into the community. In addition, participants seek this opportunity to fulfill their goal of helping others in the community through sharing gardening knowledge gained through the program.
A total of 66 active Extension Master Gardeners reported that they volunteered 7,181 hours toward educational projects involving horticulture in the community this fiscal year. The total value of the volunteer service to the community was $157,982. Participants in this program demonstrated the knowledge they gained by answering questions from clientele through educational booths at events such as the Owensboro Home and Garden Show, Owensboro Regional Farmers’ Market, and Ag Expo. They also contributed by maintaining the Raised Bed Demonstration Garden, Seed Library, Western KY Botanical Garden, and sharing plants and information with Habitat for Humanity homeowners to use in his or her landscape.
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