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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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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




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2026


Success StoryAmplify LEX



Amplify LEX

Author: Casey Townsend

Planning Unit: KSU Administration

Major Program: Agriculture

Plan of Work: 4-H Youth Development - Youth Agriculture Education

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

The train the trainer model was used to train youth services personnel from Lexington Library in Aquaponics.  Participants were asked to rate their comfort level for discussing Aquaponics on a scale of 1-5 stars with 5 being high.  Their comfort level for discussing aquaponics was rated 2.0 stars before the program verses 4.67 stars afterwards; hydroponics was 2.0 stars before verses 4.67 stars afterwards; facilitating agriculture lessons was 2.0 stars before verses 4.67 stars afterwards, and facilitating projects or lessons pertaining to STEM was 3.33 stars before verses 5 stars afterwards.