Extension
It Starts With Us
| 1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 50 |
Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming |
Author: Philip Konopka
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Eastern Kentucky has the highest food insecurity in the United States. In Lewis County, 2,540 individuals (18.6% of county population) are not sure where their next meal will come from. There is a steady increase in interest from clientele wanting to know how they can become more self-sufficient by growing their own food. Agriculture and horticulture agents in Eastern Kentucky have observed an increase in requests from small backyard fruit growers for guidance. In order to reach a large au
Author: Philip Konopka
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Growing crops on plastic and using drip irrigation is not a common practices used on our farms in the region. Due the planned hemp crop that will be grown using this technology, a plastic culture field day was planned to share information with area growers. Over 100 growers from 11 Kentucky counties and 2 Ohio Counties attended a regional field day in Bracken County that highlighted the requirements, machinery, and methods used for Plastic Culture crop production. Each segment
