Last year, I had 1 youth and 10 adults learn about how to cure country hams and complete the process in our ham house. This year, I have 8 youth participating in the country ham project and 17 adults. I worked to advertise the country ham program to both youth and adults throughout the county. This included printing flyers and delivering to schools and the library, putting country ham project information in the paper along with a written article by myself, and putting a radio add on the air. I had so much success getting more participation this year that we actually ran out of room in the ham house for the first time ever! We have a total of 38 hams in the ham house. 6 of the 8 youth are old enough to take their ham to the state fair and give a speech about country hams. Last year my 1 4-Her who completed the project got a blue ribbon on her ham and did very well on her speech. This year she is doing the project again and is going to help the other youth write their speeches and give them insights on what to expect at the state fair. I look forward to expanding the country ham program for youth and adults even more next year!