1054 - Farmer's Markets | ||
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1054.1) | 400 |
Number of participants gaining access to Extension programming at local farmer’s markets |
Author: Robert Marsh
Major Program: Farmer's Markets
Rowan County has around 25 farms that sell agricultural products at the local farmers markets in Rowan and surrounding counties. Each year for the last six years Cooperative Extension has collaborated with the health department, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Community Farm Alliance, the University of Kentucky Food Systems Innovation Center, and other county farmers markets to conduct a multi-county training for farmers market vendors. Hundreds of vendors have attended over the years and ap