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Impact Report
| For plan | Plant Management Systems: Urban Horticulture (Chaves County) |
| Date | October 28, 2009, 10:17 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Master Gardener’s Program In New Mexico, most urban residents are very interested in home gardening and landscape gardening. Many of these gardeners gain information from sources that are not research-based. To assist in disseminating accurate, research-based information, the Chaves County Master Gardener Program was coordinated by the agent. The 12 week program met three hours each week to address topics pertinent for the Chaves County area. Various specialists, agents, and local individuals taught the programs. Twenty-two individuals, including personnel from the Roswell Parks and Recreation Department, attended the programs to gain knowledge of southwestern gardening, for a total of 226 contacts during classes. Thirteen of the individuals agreed to donate volunteer hours to assist the Extension Office after the gardening classes were finished. Volunteers assisted the agent with the Pecos Elementary School 4-H Garden project, organizing a gardening library in the Extension Office, working the Arbor Day Celebration, and donated well over 200 hours of volunteer time since the spring. Participants of the Master Gardener Program are more knowledgeable about gardening in the Pecos Valley and are more successful, thus saving time and dollars. |