Lee County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home
1031.12) 67

Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance  

1031.1) 390

Number of people who gained knowledge in consumer and home  horticulture including: native plants, disease and pests, composting, site analysis, and proper maintenance



Success Stories

Home Gardening and Preservation

Author: Ted Johnson

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

Lee County is one of the unhealthiest populations in the state of Kentucky, they have one of the highest consumption rates of processed foods in the state. We at the Lee County Extension Office have been developing programs to address this issue. We have conducted programs such as, home gardening, raised bed gardening, food preservation, and food preparation for many years. We have had over 45 participants in the past 5 years attend at least one of our programs that address this issue. From the

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Food Insecurities

Author: Ted Johnson

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

We at the Lee County Extension office have focused on food insecurities for the past several years. Lee County is one of the leading counties when it comes to food insecurities.  We have addressed this issue in many ways, for example, country ham curing program, raised bed gardening, cook wild Kentucky program.  Over 75 participants have participated in at least one of these programs, Participants gained knowledge on local food production, wild game processing, preservation of meats, a

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