Success Stories

Bringing Extension to Amish Communities

Author: Christopher Schalk

Major Program: Commercial Horticulture

Bringing Extension to Amish CommunitiesBarren County is home to large Amish communities.  Bringing Extension programming and services to these communities presents some special challenges. Burley tobacco and commercial vegetable production are both mainstays of these communities.  The delivery of programs and services many times requires taking the programming to the communities instead of the having producers coming into the Extension office.   In order for the Amish producers to

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