Calloway County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024





2091 - Build Engaged and Empowered Communities – General
2091.1) 33

Number of Extension empowered individuals engaged in coalitions or organizations to address a significant community issue



Success Stories

Modern Homesteading Club: Reviving Old Skills, Building Community, and Nurturing Families

Author: Debra Hixon

Major Program: Build Engaged and Empowered Communities – General

Modern Homesteading Club: Reviving Old Skills, Building Community, and Nurturing Families

 Modern Homesteading member selling her art, Homemakers bazaar 2023The problem:  During a summer canning class participants were discussing the desire to learn many new skills. The challenge was the knowledge of fundamental skills that were once commonplace in households.  The participants expressed a desire to reconnect with these "old" skills such as canning, sewing, family support, food dehydration, small farm animal production, and artistic endeavors.   The

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