Success StoryWeigh off Helps the Community
Weigh off Helps the Community
Author: Andy Mills
Planning Unit: Meade County CES
Major Program: Agritourism Planning
Plan of Work: Community Forums, Built Environments, Great Pumpkin Pursuit
Outcome: Initial Outcome
For the third year in a row this ANR agent has collaborated with the KY Giant Pumpkin Grower's Association, Meade County Tourism Board, Meade County FFA, and a local Agritourism farm to plan and implement a national weigh-off for a giant vegetable especially pumpkins and watermelons. Over 400 people attended the event from 10 different states. It is estimated that this event generates nearly $10,000 for our community. Spectators are given the chance to learn about growing vegetables through questions and answers available from growers. It takes 18 volunteers for a total of 126 volunteer hours as well as several hundred dollars in donated equipment use to conduct the event. The Meade County event once again was the number one weigh-off in the world for number of entries of watermelons as well as the the size of watermelons.
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