Spencer County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020





4021 - 4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources
4021.1) 1215

Number of youth who indicated they are interested in learning more about animal science (Common Measures – SC 1)

4021.2) 1675

Number of youth who indicated they are interested in learning more about plant science (Common Measures – SC 2)

4021.3) 1165

Number of youth who indicated they are interested in learning more about environmental science (Common Measures – SC 3)

4021.4) 649

Number of youth who indicated they like science a lot or a little (Common Measures – SC 6)

4021.5) 5

Number of youth who indicated yes or sort of to having a job that uses science (Common Measures – SC 7)

4021.6) 645

Number of youth who indicated that, through 4-H, they learned new things about science (Common Measures – SC 16)

4021.7) 15

Number of youth who talked about how science can be used to solve everyday problems in 4-H (Common Measures – SC 18)

4021.8) 0

Number of youth who have shared their science related project with others (Common Measures – SC 19)

4021.9) 0

Number of youth who demonstrated a skill that was learned or improved by participating in 4-H natural resource programming

4021.10) 0

Number of youth who used the skills and knowledge learned in 4-H to conserve natural resources

4021.11) 0

Number of youth who have gained an understanding of ecosystems in Kentucky

4021.12) 50

Number of youth who demonstrated a skill that was learned or improved by participating in 4-H agriculture programming

4021.13) 500

Number of youth who gained an understanding of the role of agriculture in the production of food and fiber



Success Stories

Spencer County Farm To Table

Author: Mollie Tichenor

Major Program: 4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources

Purchasing locally produced items continues to gain momentum and the Spencer County Cooperative Extension Service hosted our seventh annual Farm to Table Meal in September 2019 to highlight that healthy meals can be produced solely by products grown in Spencer County.  A committee made of members of all of the Extension Program councils worked with a well-known local chef and members of the Taylorsville Farmers Market to plan and host a 4 course Italian dinner.  All of the food prepare

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Spencer County Outdoor Educational Center

Author: Mollie Tichenor

Major Program: 4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources

Outdoor Education Center            After moving into our new educational facility in 2013, the Spencer County Cooperative Extension Council decided in 2017 to start the process of developing the 10 acres around our office.  In the spring of 2018, a University of Kentucky Landscape Architecture student used our facility as his senior project and he presented his ideas for the development at a council meeting later that spring.         

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