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| 1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 5044 |
Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming |
Author: Bonnie Sigmon
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
East KY Plant SalesEastern Kentucky has very few resources for locally grown fruit plants at a reasonable price. The Extension Agents of 22 counties and Wise County Virginia come together to each year to do a bulk order of strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, asparagus and candy onion transplants. The combination of that many orders makes it possible for deep discounts to the customer. For example if a customer only wants 50 strawberry plant and orders directly
Author: Bonnie Sigmon
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
In March of 2020 Kentucky declared a state of emergency because of a global pandemic and we were told to shelter at home. Due to this order traditional Extension programming had to be put on hold, but the need for research based information was greater than ever. In addition to answering phone calls and communicating through social media, the Laurel County Cooperative Extension offered 10 programs in To-Go Bags. Families were offered a different bag and topic each week. T
