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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




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Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Success StoryFarmers' Market Plant Sale



Farmers' Market Plant Sale

Author: Jason Vaughn

Planning Unit: Powell County CES

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

Plan of Work: Active Living and Health Promotion

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

A 2023 Kentucky Extension Community Assessment of Powell County indicated that residents believe fewer chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer should be a top priority.  Research has shown that a diet high in fruits and vegetables can decrease the occurrence of chronic diseases.  Homeowners are uniquely positioned to access fresh fruits and vegetables by growing their own.  

Education by Extension Agents and Specialists in home horticulture emphasizes the importance of variety selection for success.  In Eastern Kentucky, access to the latest improved varieties of fruit and vegetable plants is lacking.  

Extension Agents from 22 counties come together each year to assemble a bulk order.  The bulk order gives gardeners access to the best-recommended varieties at a deep discount compared to an individual order.  For example, a customer ordering 50 strawberry plants would cost $25.  An order through the plant sale program costs the gardener $8.  The 2020 Eastern Kentucky Plant Sale orders totaled over 50,000 plants with savings of over $22,000 for Kentucky gardeners.  In addition to monetary savings, improved plant genetics will increase production for homeowners.   

 






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