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Impact Report
| For plan | Plant Management Systems: Urban Horticulture (Colfax County) |
| Date | November 1, 2011, 6:05 pm |
| For Objective | Long-term Show long-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Colfax County Master Gardeners The agent has been successful in starting a Master Gardener program in Colfax County. The program is not a traditional program due to the location of the county, the short growing season, and budget constraints. The agent has worked with the agent from Valencia County and the IT at New Mexico State University to hold the classes via centra. The first class was in 2010 and there were 20 successful participants that attended the classes and met the volunteer requirements. In 2011 there are 15 successful participants that have completed the program. In 2010 the volunteers gave 446 hours of community service to Colfax County. In 2011 they have volunteered 520 hours of community service to Springer, Raton, Cimarron, Miami, and Farley. The class is already looking to be full for 2012. The Colfax County Master Gardeners along with the agent had a booth at the Colfax County Health Fair. 12 volunteers worked the booth giving out handouts, wild seed samples that are appropriate for Colfax County, and a beginning gardener kit. The members reported an increase in interest in the program and increase in gardening that was reported by the 1100 people that attended the Health Fair. |