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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, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024


Success StoryGrowing More Than Just Gardens with Grow Appalachia and Leslie County Extension Service.



Growing More Than Just Gardens with Grow Appalachia and Leslie County Extension Service.

Author: Michelle Brock

Planning Unit: Leslie County CES

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

Plan of Work: Developing basic life skills, financial management, emergency preparedness and our environment

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

In the hills of Eastern Kentucky, families struggled to provide fresh produce for their household. Limited access to grocery stores and high food prices made healthy meals difficult to come by.


That changed when they joined Grow Appalachia. More than forty families put in their applications, but only 40 could be accepted per the grant. The program provided these families with flats of vegetables for both spring and summer, heirloom seeds, seed potatoes, onion sets, hand tools, and hands-on training. We are also able to provide free soil testing. The monthly meetings are hosted by the Agriculture and Natural Resources agent who uses UK educational publications to help the families get the most out of their gardens. With the help of Extension and Grow Appalachia, members transformed their backyards into thriving gardens.


Out of the 40 families who submitted applications, more than 50% attend meetings monthly. 90% of the families have reported their gardens that are producing beautiful, healthy vegetables.














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