Wayne County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020
| 1051 - Commercial Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1051.1) | 50 |
Number of participants engaged in commercial horticulture programming |
Success Stories
Growing Fruit and Vegetables in a large school garden utilized by the school food service
Author: Glen Roberts
Major Program: Commercial Horticulture
Collaborators: Glen Roberts, ANR agent, Terry Bertram, ANR assistant, Danny Adams, KSU Small Farm Assistant, Justin Horton, FFA Adviser/VoAg instructor, Kathryn Tucker, School Food Service Director, Master Gardeners, VoAg and FCS students.Situation: Todays youth are unaware how good their food is grown. School cafeterias struggle to provide fresh nutritious, affordable locally grown vegetables for their food service. The ANR agent approached a school board member and the superi
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Low tunnel saves vegetable plants from a late freeze
Author: Glen Roberts
Major Program: Commercial Horticulture
Situation: Farm family decides to grow vegetables to supplement their off farm income. They set their plants after normal last killing frost in the spring. Plants were well established for three weeks when a forecast of a freeze occurred two days away. They consulted their local extension office and the ANR agent who had 50 years experience growing small scale commercial vegetables suggested constructing a low tunnel to protect the plants.Collaborators: ANR Agent, Glen Roberts,
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