Author: Keenan Bishop
Planning Unit: Franklin County CES
Major Program: Community Engagement
Plan of Work: Strengthening Knowledge and Awareness of Agriculture and Horticulture in Franklin County
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
Describe the Issue or Situation.
The Jone’s family hosted the 2024 Farm City Field Day on their diversified multi generational farm. Vegetable production and Agritourism are their main farm enterprises supported by beef cattle, forages and some row crops. They also have other satellite agricultural enterprises to supplement the three generations that farm today.
This year’s Field Day was fairly unique as it focused solely on large scale vegetable production, highlighting the roughly seven acres in production. Stops included: History & Evolution of Happy Jack’s, Ecological Benefits of Farming , Vegetable Disease Management , Economics of Plasticulture and a Restaurateur's POV on serving Local Products. A major benefit from this year’s host was that all the sides came from the farm! Truly a farm to fork experience.
Describe the Outreach or Educational Program Response (and Partners, if applicable).
UK XXX participated with their XXX trailer & displays. They screened 39 attendees from age 18-84 for blood pressure, heart rate and BMI.
Provide the Number and Description(s) of Participants/Target Audience.
The targeted audience is both rural and urban as a way to share cutting edge research with local farmers and demonstrate new practices while educating the consumer on how their food & fiber is produced. The approximately 350 attendees were 52% female, 6% Black and 4% Asian.
Provide a Statement of Outcomes or Program Impact. Please note that the outcomes statement must use evaluation data to describe the change(s) that occurred in individuals, groups, families, businesses, or in the community because of the program/outreach.
The Waste-free Event produced 10lbs of trash, 26lbs of recycling and 123lbs of compostable material.
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