Author: Edwin Chavous
Major Program: Small Farm Diversification
The Kentucky State University (KSU) Small Farm Program is an Extension program designed to help farm families with decision-making skills to solve farm and home problems. It includes educational programs that emphasize farm production, farm management, and marketing. It also includes the use and understanding of local county programs and USDA agencies and their programs, plus providing technical assistance in completing applications for the program and the entire application process.  
Author: Chandra DeRamus
Major Program: Financial Education - General
Success Story | December 2021Chandra DeRamus“Preparing Families for Holiday Spending thru the Use of Technology & Videos” During the year, families are very interested in spending time with loved one for the holiday to make memories that will last a lifetime. In the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, some families are still finding it hard to develop a way to spend time with each other and make it more affordable to celebrate and enjoy their holiday meals. In Hardin County
Author: Forrest Wynne
Major Program: Aquaculture
A new channel catfish farmer in Hickman Co. has been mentored for the past 14 months. His fingerling catfish were stocked into 25 acres of ponds during May of 2021. Thousands of fish are stocked per acre in a multiple batch harvesting scenario where 1.0 -1.5 lb. fish are removed by cull seining and sold to live fish haulers for fee fishing operations or small-scale fish processers. It takes 12 to 18 months for channel catfish to grow from 6-inch-long fingerlings to harvest size. &nbs
Author: Sheri Crabtree
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
Empowering clientele to propagate and produce their own fruit treesWith supply chain issues causing shortages in the nursery and food industries, and inflation and transportation costs rising dramatically, driving many products' prices higher including plant material and fresh produce; purchasing trees from nurseries may be an economic hardship for many limited resource clientele. Food deserts and increasing food prices also are an impediment to purchasing fresh produce for many individuals.
Author: Jessica Marquez
Major Program: Community Engagement
The Grupo de Mujeres program is a collaboration between KSU's Community Resource Development Program in Jefferson County and Eastern Area Ministries. The program is designed for Spanish speaking women who want a safe space to grow and build a community. The program consists of 3 core focus areas - lifeskill development, financial wellness, and health. I contribute to the program by educating the participants on financial wellness and general wealth building. At the beginning of the program i
The government for Jefferson County reports that as of July 2020 7.2% of the population in Louisville is foreign born. The immigrant and refugee community Kentucky continues to grow, and Kentucky ranked fifth in the US for refugee and immigrant settlement. Many of the immigrants and refugees coming into Jefferson County have children. JCPS is the largest school system in Kentucky and the 29th largest in the U.S. 81 percent of students in Jefferson County attend a JCPS school one of them being th
Author: Laykin Smith
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
For Super Star Chef camp I created a “germinator”. It was a great activity for the kids, and they were shocked with how easily germs can spread. Children attending the camp were very excited to learn about why food safety is important and to investigate their hand washing skills. This was a great visual for the camp and I look forward to sharing it with more children in the future.
Author: Lora Gullett
Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General
School are back in session for the 2021-2022 school year and some restrictions have been lifted for COVID, but the school system still is encouraging virtual programming rather than in person classes for speaker not employed by the school system due to Rowan County still having higher than state average COVID numbers. Rowan County Kentucky State University SNAP-Ed has been partnering with the elementary schools to provide nutrition and during the previous school year Organwise Virtual Programmin
Major Program: 21st Century Skills (Career & Workplace Development)
March 2022Over the last year the state of Kentucky has seen some changes in how things are done within communities. For Kentucky State University’s Cooperative Extension program, this process has been challenging and rewarding for the lessons that have been learned throughout the process. Despite the challenges that covid-19 brought about Extension programs went from being just on-line to in person for the first time in months. In order to meet the needs of the community, one f
Major Program: Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
Chandra DeRamusFamily & Consumer Sciences Extension AgentHardin County Success Story: September 2021 “Kentucky State University Promotes Community Health Program Collaborations in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic” As the world is in the midst of a global pandemic, with the corona virus communities are dealing with the new normal of being impacted by new mask guidelines and policies. While these guidelines are helpful and much needed, some families sti
Title of Success Story: “Impacts from Skip Covid-19 Programs and Community Collaborations within Hardin County” Our community is often times faced with various issues such as rising cost of transportation, housing, and food. In addition, the world is constantly dealing with the challenges of dealing with diseases breaking out all over the world. These issues have impacts on families that often times makes it much harder for them to provide necessary resources for the
Author: Andrea Munoz
Recently I was at the kick off at the summer meals at the local district school, a small school K-12, I was welcomed by a High School Sophomore with a beautiful sentence "You tought me how to cook when I was little".Whitley county has all the three school district qualify for free breakfast and lunch. Kentucky State University has done the Rookie Cooking Camp (RCC) every summer since 2017, the RCC is a program that teaches kids from 9am to 2pm, 4 day in a row that teaches them differen
Author: Jeffrey Warner
I gave a presentation for the Aquaculture Third Thursday Thing on May 19th 2022. there were 15 people attended. my presentation was on Tilapia spawning and hatchery management.
Author: Trevor Claiborn
Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy
Trevor Claiborn Small Farms County Agent Assistant 11008654 Success Story -September 2021Before and during a pandemic, Kentucky State University, Area Small Farm Assistant and KSU Area Agent for Small Farm Program provides technical assistance to a Farm Family in Scott County KentuckyThe Kentucky State University (KSU) Small Farm Program is an Extension program designed to help farm families with decision-making skills to solve farm and home problems. It includes educational programs
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership - ANR
Title: KSU Area Extension Agent Assistant Conducts Gardening workshop at National Convention Issue: Since 1925 when black farmers in the U.S. represented 15% of the Ag population to the present where this same group represents a little over 1.4% in the Ag primary operator category, recent national and local events have triggered a greater interest in Ag within this group from a wider range of individuals looking to either get started growing gardens, identify market
Trevor Claiborn Small Farms County Agent Assistant 11008654 Success Story -6/2022Kentucky State University, Area Small Farm Assistant Provides council and assists in coordinating the design and construction of a Community Garden in Food desert in Fayette County KentuckyThe Kentucky State University (KSU) Small Farm Program is an Extension program designed to help farm families with decision-making skills to solve farm and home problems. It includes educational programs that emph
Author: Patrice Thompson
Major Program: Camping
This summer, the 4-H team conducted 5 summer camps, 3 of which, I participated in. I was responsible for assisting with the planning, managing the groups of participants during camp, and facilitating activities. AgDiscovery was the first of the four camps, we hosted 20 participants from all over the country. AgDiscovery is a unique opportunity for students to explore agricultural sciences and gain knowledge about careers in animal and plant disciplines, wildlife management, veterinary medicine,
