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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

Cooperative Extension Service

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Hickman County Farmers Market, A Success!

Author: Mattea Mitchell

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

Hickman County Farmers Market, A Success!

Hickman County Farmer's Market has been in operation now for a full year. Bringing locally produced foods to our community, this market has become heavily utilized. Not only is the market been used for "market hours", but it has been utilized for educational programming for the youth and many other community based events as well.  Opening Day of MarketLocal Foods Offered at MarketFarmers Market CelebrationOn June 30, Hickman County Extension Office hosted a Farmers Market

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Farmers' Market Continues to Grow

Author: Courtney Jenkins

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

Farmers' Market Continues to Grow

The increase in grocery store food prices, coupled with the recent local food movement, has driven consumers to seek out fresh, local food options. These factors, among others, have certainly contributed to the success of the Magoffin County Farmers’ Market.After working with community leaders and potential vendors to facilitate the establishment of the county’s first farmers’ market in 2015, the CEA for ANR has focused on educational trainings to improve marketing and increase

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Proper Post-Harvest Handling for Market Growers

Author: Courtney Jenkins

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

Post-harvest handling is an aspect of fruit and vegetable production that is often disregarded when growing fruits and vegetables for market. Failing to properly handle and prepare produce for consumers can not only result in the spread of bacteria and disease, having detrimental impact on farmers and their business, but also negatively affect the quality and shelf-life.To help address this issue, the CEA for ANR partnered with Grow Appalachia in the spring of 2018 to host a Post-Harvest Handlin

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Seasonal Eats at the Farmers' Market

Author: Amy Aldenderfer

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

The five-year collaboration continues between the Hardin County Farmers’ Market, the Hardin County Cooperative Extension Service and the Lincoln Trail Area Master Gardeners.The Master Gardeners  provide samples, recipes and information to the shoppers at the Hardin County Farmer’s Market once a month through the growing/selling season. The Master Gardeners prepare two recipes from the Kentucky Proud Plate It Up! Series. Then, pass out samples to the patrons of the Market, encour

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Increased Access to Local Produce

Author: Gregory Comer

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

  Farmers markets play an extremely important role for both farmers and consumers. They bring urban and rural communities together while creating economic growth and increasing access to fresh, healthy foods. USDA data show there are over 8200 Farmer’s Market listed in the National Farmer’s Market Directory nationwide, a 76% increase since 2008.   The Beaver Dam Farmer’s Market flourished in 2017. The City of Beaver Dam invested more resources for advertising and

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Clay County Community Farmers’ Market Partnerships

Author: Jeffrey Casada

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

~~The Clay County Community Farmer’s Market is truly an example of partnerships.  The Clay County Extension Council and the Clay County Agricultural Advisory Council partnered with the City of Manchester to start a farmer’s market at the current site.  This past season the market outgrew its location and is now looking to partner with another community organization for a site to sell on and build a pavilion.  Partnerships with those that administer WIC has helped the m

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Webster County Farmers Market Expands

Author: Vicki Shadrick

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

In July 2016, the Webster County Farmers’ Market was established and opened under the name “Webster County Farmers’ Market #1WC”. Over the past two years, the market has had as many as 11 paid vendors that provided locally grown fruits and vegetables, value added products and beef, pork and poultry cuts of meats to many patrons. Webster County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources led the task of organizing and opening the market. Since the marke

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Farmers Market Location Increasing in Sales and Vendors

Author: Lori Bowling

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

The third year for the Boyd County Farmers Market location at the local hospital has increased 50% in vendors and has total sales increased by 30% from the first year it opened.  This locations success is due in part to many local producers finding that this market it thriving with not only customers from the hospital itself but with the number of senior and WIC voucher recipients redeeming their vouchers at this location increasing with each year it is open.  At the close of the secon

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Lawrence County Farmer's Market

Author: Laura Maggard

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

Lawrence County Farmer's Market

The Lawrence County Farmer's Market has been around for many years. It has provided the residents of Lawrence County and area counties fresh local produce and helped support local farmers and vegetable growers. On average, food travels 1200 miles before it make it to a families kitchen table. Produce that travels that far loses nutritional value and quality. According to the Farmer's Market Coalition, more than 85% of farmer's market vendors traveled fewer than 50 miles to sell at th

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Cadiz/Trigg County Farmers Market

Author: Cecelia Hostilo

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

The Cadiz/Trigg County Farmers Market is a great source of fresh vegetables and fruits for our local community.  2017-18 saw a new location for the twice-weekly market and the addition of a new market location one time per week in the parking lot of the Trigg County Health Department.  This location was added to make it easier for WIC participants to redeem WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers.  This move was successful shown by the increase in the redemption rates from 4

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Metcalfe County Farmer's Market 2017/18

Author: Lynn Blankenship

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

According to Kentucky Health Facts: Only 19 - 23 % of residents in Metcalfe County consume the recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables daily.  20% of Metcalfe County Adult residents are diagnosed with having type II Diabetes and 33% of adults in Metcalfe County are missing 6 or more teeth.  In order to make the freshest, best tasting and most affordable produce available locally, the Metcalfe County Farmer's market operates on Friday's from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. from

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Growing Growers Series

Author: Jeremy Williams

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

Members of the Harlan County Agriculture Advancement council saw the need for more information and education opportunities for producer growers in the county.  The Harlan County Extension Service along with the Harlan County Farmers Market and Pine Mountain Settlement School worked together to design a curriculum to better equip gardeners with information and conduct a five month long series of produce production workshops, at two locations, along with a Produce Best Practices Training

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Farmers Market

Author: John Fourqurean

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

The McLean County Farmers market has been in operation for many years and the success it has enjoyed in the past is a direct result of the hard work by the McLean County Farmers Market Vendors. A unique collaborative effort between the Farmers market vendors, a local banking institution, McLean County Cooperative Extension Service, city of Sacramento and a local church are helping the Farmers Market provide nutritious, wholesome and fresh produce to local citizens in McLean County at four locati

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Farmers Market

Author: Keith Hackworth

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

Directed by the needs assessment from our leadership, Extension has been involved with home gardeners and small scale producers. We strive to educate them about horticultural crops and their production. Several educational programs were offered to those interested in home and commercial vegetable production. Because of these efforts, thirty-one individuals are producing vegetable crops for the first time this year. Most are low income producers. These individuals are producing fruits and vegetab

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Farmers Feast

Author: Victor Williams

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

~~The Laurel County Farmers Market, the City of London and the Laurel County Extension Office collaborated for the 2nd Annual Farmers Feast.  The Farmers Feast program entailed a dinner where all ingredients are locally sourced. The dinner was an exclusive ticketed event held at the farmers market with half the proceeds going to Gods Pantry. The tickets were $20 a person and 200 tickets were sold. The Laurel County Cattleman and ANR agent prepared a “trash can dinner”. The dinne

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Farmers Adopt Good Agricultural Practices for Producing Fruits and Vegetables to Keep Produce Safe

Author: Annette Heisdorffer

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

Since fresh fruits and vegetables are often consumed raw or with little processing, producing them safely by avoiding contamination by microorganisms that cause food borne illnesses is important.  To help growers continue to keep the produce safe, the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Agent for Horticulture Education taught the science-based Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) training to members of the farmers’ market.  The training topics covered included proper methods for us

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Farmers Market Meeting Reaps Benefits for Morgan County Vendors

Author: Sarah Fannin

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

For the last six years. Cooperative Extension Service ANR agents in Morgan, Rowan, Lewis, Elliott and Carter Counties have co-hosted an annual educational training evening for Farmers Market vendors. These sessions have utilized cutting edge researchers and state resource providers to educate over 300 vendors in the latest production, value-added, and marketing practices.  This series also provides an opportunity for farmers to network with growers from other counties. As a result

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Appalachian Heirloom Seed Swap

Author: Deborah Stumbo

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

The Pikeville Farmers Market and the Pike County Extension Offices sponsored the Annual Appalachian Heirloom Seed Swap on April 7th at Pike Central High School.  We had over 40 vendors and over 400 participants.  Day started with the Pumpkin/Squash Cutting and continued with swap, trainings/etc.  Trainings included KSU demo of the Honey Bee Hive Sterilization Unit, and included Sharing Seeds and Stories (Ben Cohen/Small House Farm), Appalachian Heirloom Vegetables-Italian Accent (

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Acting Associate Dean & Director — Craig Wood, Ph.D.
S107 Ag. Science Center North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
+1 (859) 257-4302

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