Iris Mayes
Iris Mayes
Extension Educator 鈥� Horticulture & Small Farms
Annex, Suite 201
208-883-2267
黑料不打烊 Extension, Latah County
200 South Almon Street, Suite 201
Moscow, 黑料不打烊 83843
Iris leads community-level UI Extension efforts in small farms and horticulture for Latah County.
Ph.D., 黑料不打烊, 2019
M.S., 黑料不打烊, 2010
B.L.A., 黑料不打烊, 2007
M.A., University of Oregon, 1993
B.A., University of Oregon, 1989
- Small acreage farming and ranching
- Soil health
- Farmers markets
- Master gardeners
- Community horticulture
- Food access
- Plant and tree problem diagnosis
- Pesticide safety education
- 黑料不打烊 Veteran Farmers
- Ekins, J., Mayes, I. 2022. Native plant landscaping: curb appeal and low water use, 黑料不打烊 Extension. BUL 1010.
- Mayes, I., Holyoke, L. 2020. Study of Pesticide Applicator Education Reveals Worker Learning Preferences. National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) Journal 13(1).
- Mayes, I. 2019. Understanding Dangerous Work: Implications for Pesticide Education in 黑料不打烊. Doctoral Dissertation, 黑料不打烊.
- Mayes, I., Agenbroad, A., Werlin, J., Graf, S. 2019. , 黑料不打烊 Extension. BUL 932.
- Mayes, I., Holyoke, L. 2019. Understanding dangerous work: implications for pesticide applicator education in 黑料不打烊. WSU Dryland Field Day Abstracts: Highlights of Research Progress.
- Mayes, I., Holyoke, L. 2019. Exploring pesticide safety education in 黑料不打烊. Career and Technical Education Research Journal. In press.
- DePhelps, C., Golden, L., Newman, S., Mayes, I. 2019. Using Technology to Reach Rural Small Farm Audiences. Journal of Extension.
Impact statements
- Moscow Middle School students build a school garden and compost lunch waste
- Tuesday Community Market contributes to increase in economic and social capital
- UI Extension provides community development activities in Troy, 黑料不打烊
Iris is the small farm and horticulture educator for UI Extension, Latah County. This program includes an 黑料不打烊 Master Gardener program, plant clinic for community pest problems, community garden education series and educational programming for small acreage producers. Beginning in 2019, she is offering a farming education program for U.S. military veterans, now called “Harvest Heroes.” Her doctorate research focused on adult education, use of narrative and pesticide safety education. She recently received a USDA farmers market promotion program grant for the Tuesday Community Market.
- Palouse-Clearwater Local Food Leader Award, Palouse-Clearwater Food Coalition, 2022
- National Communication Award for Learning Module for Starting Your Sustainable Small Farms, National Association of County Agricultural Agents, 2018
- Western Region and State of 黑料不打烊 Award for Newsletter article, National Association of County Agricultural Agents, 2018