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Impact Report
| For plan | Plant Management Systems: Urban Horticulture (Socorro County) |
| Date | October 27, 2010, 5:30 pm |
| For Objective | Long-term Show long-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Community gardening is in high demand for the citizens of Socorro County due to the concerns of the economy and food safety. The Agent assisted the Socorro Storehouse representative with information on community gardens and specifics on getting the garden started and varieties to plant. In the planning process, it became evident that the program would be to labor intensive for this individual to handle and did not think the volunteer base would come through and eventually tabled the project. On the other hand, the Magdalena Community Center took another approach providing lumber and information back to clientele to build their own raised bed garden to produce food. The Agent held a series of three workshops to provide information on gardening, actually building the raised beds, and varieties they were given to plant. This collaboration actually produced food, with 60% of the participants harvesting vegetables for their own consumption. |