Success StoryRibes for Eastern KY
Ribes for Eastern KY
Author: Shawn Wright
Planning Unit: Horticulture
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Outcome: Initial Outcome
The problem
We do not have current recommendation for gooseberry and currant production in eastern KY/
The educational program response
I applied for and received a Specialty Crop Block Grant to establish a demonstration planting at the Robinson Center
The participants/target audience
Other partners (if applicable)
Program impact or participant response.
Research-based recommendation can be made when the planting begins producing.
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