Statistical Contact Report for FY2019Jul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019

1132458.6

Total Hours

Contributed.

7004191

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

36401.21

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

340008

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

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Agritourism is Booming in Lawrence County

For the past 9 years, the last weekend in September is when everyone gets out in the country, shops local, visits local farms, businesses, churches and spends the weekend enjoying the annual Heritage Harvest Tour. The Lawrence County ANR Extension Agent collaborated with local farmers, business owners and churches to plan the best yet self guided tour through Eastern Appalachia. The tour takes you back into time and shows you how life was many years ago. Tour goers see antique farm equipment, a ...

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Agritourism is Booming in Lawrence County

People

Chelsea Walling

Extension Associate

Chelsea
K-12 Aquaculture and Aquaponics extension associate who loves sharing environmental education with minds of all ages. ... More

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