Impacts
Elliott County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020
| 1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 125 |
Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming |
Success Stories
2020 Grafting Workshops
Author: Keith Center
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
Eastern Kentucky has the highest food insecurity in the United States. In Elliott County 1,610 individuals (21.0%) of the 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. Furthermore, Elliott County is a rural county that has at least a 30 minute drive to a city with a large supermarket. With that being said there are 363 farms in Elliott C
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