Success Story2021 Free Seed for your Garden



2021 Free Seed for your Garden

Author: Peggy Jones

Planning Unit: Rowan County CES

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

Plan of Work: Life Skills

Outcome: Initial Outcome


During spring of 2021 and after a yearlong of Covid-19, the Rowan County Extension FCS Agent team up with the Rowan County ANR Instructor at the High School.  This year we want to increase the knowledge of our youth on the importance of growing healthy vegetables with their family and the importance of learning how to survive from the earth. The Extension Office purchased 150 pounds of Trucker Sweet Corn, 150 pounds of Onion Sets and 50 pounds of Top Crop Green Bean seed; Caudill Seed Company donated 150 pounds of Horticulture Beans (soup beans). 

The Agriculture students began with weighting up the seed into 12 oz portions in zip lock bags; the onion sets were divided into one-pound weights in paper bags.  Signs where created and business was ready.  The students set up in the cafeteria and gave out garden information and free seed to every student or teacher that wanted to grow a garden this year.  Four hundred students and teachers took seed to start their 2021 garden with information on how to grow healthy vegetables.  

 

60% of the students stated that they had helped a family member grow a garden before.

90% of the students enjoy fresh vegetables in the summer.

10% will try to grow their first vegetables.

100% of Rowan County School children are on Free lunch.    







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