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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020


Carter County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020





1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture
1031.1) 129

Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming



Success Stories

Extension Offers Helps Provide Access to Nutritious Foods

Author: Rebecca Konopka

Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture

Extension Offers Helps Provide Access to Nutritious Foods

Extension Offers Helps Provide Access to Nutritious Foods In Carter County 17.6% of seniors and 27.1% of families with children are below the poverty level. With limited grocery stores in Carter County, many families have little access to nutritious foods.  The Carter County Extension Office uses a variety of methods to help meet this community need.      To encourage local citizens to grow their own food the Carter County Extension Office participates with other countie

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