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- Author or Editor: Vicki L. Morrone x
The Agriculture Cooperative Extension is increasingly involved in programs that reach out to new audiences to provide information on horticulture and environmentally aware practices. Numerous types of educational displays and demonstrations are used to provide information and create enthusiasm for the topic. Most approaches use static, visual displays. A key factor toward creating a successful display for a lay audience is its entertainment value. A “living display” is a new approach, which entertains and catches the eye of the passing observer and provides information on the featured topic. The “living display” features three-dimensional information and actors that mime the “how-to's” and the benefits of the educational material. We will demonstrate the use of a living display by The Master Gardeners of Pennsylvania entitled “The Splendors of Composting”- a display oriented toward persons of all ages. It introduces how to create a backyard compost and presents the benefits derived from composting. Data on audience response to this display will be presented.