Statistical Contact Report for FY2023Jul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023

1136503.5

Total Hours

Contributed.

6577406

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

26365

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

225428

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Stories

Market Gardeners Consider High Tunnels for Season Extension and Increased Production

Bullitt County, Spencer County and other nearby counties are perfectly positioned to host producers of fruits, vegetables, and flowers for markets in the urban and suburban areas surrounding Jefferson County. Hosting several farmers markets in each county, there are plenty of opportunities to scale up from backyard gardening to market gardening. However, to be competitive in those arenas, market gardeners must be skilled caretakers of crops, knowledgeable bookkeepers and business planners, profi...

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Market Gardeners Consider High Tunnels for Season Extension and Increased Production

Major Programs

People

LaToya Drake

Extension Program Coordinator (monthly)

LaToya
LaToya Drake, a Barren County Kentucky Native, is currently employed by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service with Kentucky’s Nutrition Education Program. LaToya holds a Maste... More

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