Owen County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019





3002 - Agritourism Planning
3002.2) 0

Number of businesses implementing economic development plans

3002.3) 1

Number of economic development-related projects/plans created with Extension’s assistance

3002.1) 40

Number of businesses reached through Extension programming



Success Stories

Honoring Our Heritage

Author: Judith Hetterman

Major Program: Agritourism Planning

The Owen County Agricultural Heritage Trail Project began in 2009 as a result of the Owen County Vision Project. The purpose was to document and preserve the rich agricultural history and traditions of farming in Owen County by recording oral histories of our farm families and painting murals on tobacco barns to tell the stories of farming .Through the grant from the Kentucky Oral History Commission, the committee received a grant to interview 34 men and women, ranging in ages from early 40'

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