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A
Community
Farm
Alliance,
the
organic
Association
of
Kentucky,
various
National
and
Regional
branches
of
the
USDA,
and
as
well
as
KDA,
to
support
these
markets
and,
of
course,
the
local
extension
offices
that
you're
about
to
hear
the
perspective
from
these
organizations
rely
on
the
University's,
extensive
budgets,
crop
and
marketing
Publications
price
reports,
in-person
and
virtual
training,
support
and
other
resources
to
better
serve
their
farmers
markets
and
the
producers
in
those
markets.
So
I'll
now
pass
the
floor
on
to
Lindy
Huffman.
B
If
you'll
take
a
look
at
the
screen
in
2013
when
I
started
as
a
County,
Extension
agent
I
actually
started
the
year
before,
but
I
was
only
there
to
put
out
fires
for
the
peninsul
County
Farmers
Market.
In
2013,
we
had
six
vendors
today
we're
on
par
to
have
38
vendors
in
our
small
rural
town
of
14
000
for
the
entire
County,
and
we
are
a
testament
that
sampling
is
more
important
than
restrooms,
because
without
sampling
we
would
not
have
our
restrooms.
B
Today
and
in
2022
you
can
see
our
beautiful
building,
which
was
funded
with
89
Grant
funds
and
134
of
that
134
000
came
from
the
Kentucky
office
of
AG
development
through
the
farmer's
market
program.
The
rest
came
from
rural
Business,
Development
and
through
USDA
and
a
few
other
sources
that
were
local
grant
opportunities
and
that
building
is
a
catalyst
for
the
center
of
community
and
the
thread
that
runs
through
all
extension
programs,
especially
in
my
programming,
is
County
Extension
agent,
his
community
and
economic
development.
I
always
tell
everybody,
that's
my
ulterior
motive.
B
It's
seen
some
growth,
so
there's
a
lot
of
history
there
and
we
still
have
the
father
of
the
farmers
market
as
a
member
and
that
building
that
you
see
was
constructed
on
the
home,
the
original
home
of
where
the
farmers
market
was
established,
which
is
the
Pendleton
County
Fairgrounds,
so
through
Partnerships
and
collaborations
through
extension,
and
with
our
farmers
markets
with
our
Farmers
local
business
owners
and
entrepreneurs,
Artisans
Bakers
craft
people.
We
are
100
local
market
and
we've
been
able
to
grow
and
create
a
center
for
Community.
B
B
Markets
and
people
like
Sharon
Spencer
have
inspired
me
to
be
a
champion
for
local
food
and
that's
exactly
what
we're
doing
so,
when
I
think
about
farmers,
markets
of
being
so
much
more
I
utilize
the
seven
capitals
framework
as
a
way
to
think
about
so
there's
seven
capitals.
We
obviously
have
built
Capital,
which
would
be
our
building
Financial
Capital
through
grants
and
local
funding
and
membership
dollars,
political
Capital,
because
it
also
takes
our
stakeholders
to
believe
in
us
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
place
to
have
a
facility
Social
Capital.
B
We
are
a
center
for
Community.
We
do
events
at
our
farmers
market
like
bark
at
Market,
which
is
just
a
dog
friendly
day,
because
we
have
people
bring
their
dogs.
We
have
pet
costume
contests.
I
will
say
that
my
dog
won
the
Celebrity
lookalike
because
he
dressed
up
as
Lindy
County
agent
in
his
own
vegetable
hats,
but
it's
it's
become
a
personification
and
human
capital,
because
farmers,
markets
and
limited
resource
communities
like
Pendleton
County
that
have
limited
food
access
are
a
center
for
food
access.
B
So
we're
partnering
with
the
Farmers
Market
nutrition
program
from
the
federal
level,
we're
working
with
other
organizations
to
extend
that,
like
our
local
Farm
Bureau
tractor
for
our
palms,
County,
Sprouts,
kids
club,
where
kids
come,
they
learn
make
and
take,
and
then
they
each
get
five
one
dollar
tokens
to
spend
on
the
fruit
and
vegetables
of
their
choice.
Historically,
our
extension
office
funded
that,
but
our
local
Farm
Bureau
has
reached
out,
and
now
our
FFA
chapter
is
helping
to
teach
those
programs.
B
My
mission
in
life
is
when
I
think
about
those
kids
and
you
meet
Keegan,
who
is
our
Farmers
Market
mascot
who's,
just
one
of
the
market?
Kids,
he
rings
the
bell.
We
don't
open
sales
until
9
A.M
and
he
rings
that
Bell
and
my
mission
in
life
is
for
every
child
to
get
that
excitement
that
Keegan
has
and
when
they
look
up
one
day.
B
I
want
them
to
remember
the
crazy
lady
in
the
Hat
I
want
them
to
remember
those
Saturdays
spending
at
the
farmers
market
with
people
that
they
loved
celebrating
community
and
championing
for
farmers
and
artists
and
spending
those
dollars
local,
because
that's
how
we
make
change
that
dollar
changes
hands
seven
times
before
it
leaves
the
community
and
because
I
believe
that
pictures
speak
a
thousand
words
if
you
like
Vance.
These
are
just
some
of
the
pictures
of
my
farmer's
market
family,
and
that
is
what
we
are.
B
We
are
a
family
and
when
you
center
community
around
the
farmers
market,
the
opportunities
of
things
and
programming
and
collaboration
that
you
can
develop
are
endless.
And
when
you
look
at
the
joy,
that's
seen
in
those
pictures,
I,
particularly
like
the
one
with
the
shovels
Miss
Sharon
was
there
at
our
Farmer's
Feast,
which
is
also
we
utilize
Grant
funds
through
the
Kentucky,
proud
program
and
that
event
no
one
knew
they
thought
we
were
going
to
ask
for
more
money.
At
that
meeting,
we
actually
made
the
announcement
that
our
building
was
fully
funded.
B
So
everybody
there,
our
key
stakeholders
got
big
gold
shovels.
All
of
our
community
supporters
got
golden
Spades
and
even
our
patrons
had
a
golden
shovel
so
that
they
could
eat
that
spoon
of
ice
cream
with
that
little
golden
shovel
and
it's
about
creating
unity
and
community
Through
farmers
markets
and
that's
what
we're
here
to
do
so
I.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
share
that
story
of
collaboration
and
speak
on
behalf
of
Cooperative
Extension
in
the
University
of
Kentucky
College
of
Ag,
and
all
of
my
Farmers
that
are
back
home
in
Pendleton
County.
Thank.
C
Thank
you,
great
presentation,
I
think
everybody
can
just
see
how
the
excitement
oozes
out
of
you
and
that's
one
of
the
reasons
I
wanted
I
wanted
you
to
come
and
share
with
the
committee
and
and
be
great
if
this
could
be
duplicated
across
the
state,
and
maybe
it
is,
but
we
just
wanted
to
bring
you
you
guys
in
and
give
you
an
opportunity
to
share
help.
Our
colleagues
I
guess
see
a
vision
of
what
could
be
and
any
questions
or
comments
from
our
committee
members,
okay,
representative,
heart.
D
I
just
want
to
take
the
opportunity
to
brag
on
Lindy
a
little
bit
she
come
in
like
she
stated
earlier.
The
farmer's
market
was
started
in
the
1980s
in
Pinellas
County,
but
in
2013,
when
she
come
on
board
it
was.
It
had
dwindled
down
to
a
little
or
nothing
and
she's
built
it
up
to
where
you
see
her
brand
new
permanent
home
for
the
farmers
market.
But
what
she
fails
to
mention
is
it's
grown
so
much
in
the
last
couple
years.
D
D
That's
another
area
in
Pendleton
County
that
we
haven't
really
hit
our
our
Prime
spot
yet,
but
with
this
and
every
in
all
her
efforts
and
the
people
that
work
with
her
they've
done
such
a
tremendous
job
and
so
I
had
to
take
the
opportunity
to
brag
on
her
a
little
bit
plus
welcome
her
to
Frankfurt.
Thank.
E
Thank
you
he's
taken
all
the
words
that
I
was
going
to
say,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
to
you.
Your
enthusiasm
really
promotes
the
success
of
what
you've
been
doing
and
and
I
know
I've
known
Sharon
for
for
a
long
time,
she's
I
think
she
still
is.
E
My
in
my
district
I
cannot
remember
where
you
are
right
now,
but
I
believe
you
still
are
in
my
district,
but
I
know
the
work
that
she
has
done
for
Franklin
County
and
helping
our
Farmers
as
well
as
working
doing
the
same
thing
here,
helping
with
our
farmers
market.
So
I
I
want
to
congratulate
all
of
you,
because
it
is
a
very
important
part
of
the
community
now
and
it
does
unify
the
community
because
people
coming
from
out
in
the
county
and
coming
to
downtown
and
people
in
downtown
coming
to
purchase
those
items.
E
F
C
Anyone
else
all
right
well
now
the
members
can
see
why
I
asked
you
guys
to
come.
So
thank
you
and
appreciate
your
time
and
effort
you
put
into
this
and
and
we'll
bring
our
next
group
up.
C
Good
morning
and
welcome
and
I
understood,
one
of
your
participants
had
to
leave
early
so
I'm,
sorry
for
getting
the
the
program
reversed,
but
I
think
you
guys
can
handle
it
and
again
introduce
yourself
for
the
record
and
the
program
is
yours.
C
G
G
Right
so
please
continue
thank
you
chairman.
You
asked
us:
where
are
we
as
far
as
the
five
million
dollars
that
was
put
in
the
last
budget,
Bill
and
So
Courtney
Corey's,
going
to
talk
about
that.
G
Chairman
committee
members,
you
not
only
ask
where
are
we,
but
the
implication
is
where
how
did
we
get
here
and
where
are
we
going
so
these
Watershed
dams
that
we're
talking
about
were
constructed
by
the
Department
of
Agriculture
natural
resources,
conservation
service
back
in
the
60s
and
70s?
They
primarily
do
three
things:
they
provide
flood
control,
water
supply
and
Recreation
most
have
an
estimated
lifetime
of
50
years.
So
if
they
were
built
in
the
60s
and
70s
they've,
either
maxed
out
or
be
gone
beyond
their
expected
lifetime.
G
Rehabilitation
funds
are
available
from
the
natural
resources
conservation
service
nrcs,
but
they
require
a
35
percent
match
paid
by
the
local
sponsors.
The
nrcs
thinks
there
are
three
top
priorities
that
you
can
see
them
on
the
screen
here.
Two
of
them
are
in
Madison
County,
that's
redlick
multi-purpose
structure,
number
one
and
red
lick
flood
retarding
structure,
number
12.,
the
red
look
number
one,
also
known
as
owsley
Fork
Lake
has
a
total
estimated
cost
to
rehabilitate
it
between
14.3
to
20
million,
with
a
local
sponsors
here
being
somewhere
between
five
and
seven.
G
Fortunately,
I
think
it's.
The
city
of
Berea
can
make
that
match.
The
other
two
red
lick,
FRS
number
12,
also
known
as
Pilot
Knob
lake,
is
in
Madison
County.
The
total
estimated
fix
on
that
would
be
anywhere
from
eight
to
ten
million,
with
a
local
sponsor
being
2.8
to
three
and
a
half
million
the
East
Fork
Clarks
River,
also
known
as
the
Ford
or
Faust
Lake
in
Marshall
County,
that's
going
to
cost
about
10
and
a
half
million
with
a
local
sponsor
share
of
about
3.5
million.
G
There
are
about
200.
There
are
200
of
these
dams
across
Kentucky.
Some
are
high
Hazard,
and
the
chairman
knows
that
high
Hazard
does
not
mean
that
the
dam
is
about
to
fail.
It
merely
means
that
if
it
did
fail,
there
would
likely
be
loss
of
life
in
severe
economic
damage.
I
do
notice
an
error.
It
says
the
annual
benefits
of
should
be
200.
Dams
is
about
12.18
million
dollars
per
year.
G
G
G
The
nrcs
looks
at
about
24
Watershed
dams
as
being
currently
High
Hazard
and
not
meeting
the
standards
for
a
high
Hazard
Dam
again
they're
typical
their
average
construction
costs
for
Dam
Rehabilitation
is
somewhere
between
two
million
four
million,
but
that
was
estimated
prior
to
2020.
So
things
have
gone
up
since
then
quite
dramatically.
G
An
estimate
of
the
total
funding
needed
for
those
24
High
Hazard
dams
would
be
96
million,
with
a
local
share
being
33.6
million.
So
that's
where
we
are,
where
we've,
how
we
got
here
and
maybe
where
we
need
to
go.
C
Thank
you
and
that's
reason
after
you,
guys,
came
and
visited
with
me
in
the
office,
and
we've
spent
most
of
our
time
talking
about
the
Madison
County.
But
then
we
we
got
to
looking
at
the
rest
of
the
state
and
where
we're
at
and
what
the
long-term
projection
is,
so
that
the
dams
are
out
been
out
there,
approximately
50
years,
they're,
not
getting
better
with
age
and
without
maintenance
and
and
I
ask
and
I'm
just
sharing
with
the
committee.
Some
of
our
conversation.
C
What's
it
going
to
take
for
us
to
address
this
issue
going
forward,
we
gotta
we
got
to
get
a
plan
of
action
and
come
up
with
a
dollar
amount
to
even
present
to
the
general
assembly.
Now,
if
I
understand
it
right,
some
of
the
districts
are
taxing
authorities
and
can
come
up
with
some
of
this
money
for
the
35
percent.
I
I
Correct
are
those
specifically
for
those
two
Madison
County,
those
two
or
three
there
or
how
are
we
deciding
who
gets
that
five
million
dollars?
Basically,
it's.
G
Going
to
be
through
the
Soil
and
Water
Conservation
Commission,
they
have
an
application,
prepared,
they're
going
to
be
sending
those
out
shortly
and
then
it
probably
will
be
these
two
dams,
the
one
in
Madison
County
red,
look,
number
12
and
the
East
Fort
Clarks
River,
because
they
are
in
the
greatest
need,
but
I'm
not
prejudging.
G
Don't
think
so,
I
think
the
the
primary
the
24
dams
minus
the
three.
The
total
for
that
showing
on
the
screen
is
their
best
estimate
of
the
local
sponsor
share,
which
is
33.6
million.
I
J
Yes,
thank
you
for
this
information.
My
question
is:
how
do
federal
dollars
play
into
this,
because
I
know
that
there's
been
some
work
done
at
the
federal
level
to
try
to
help
with
some
of
these
issues,
so
I
wasn't
sure
how
how
that
works.
If
that
funnels
through
you
or
is
that
an
outside
pathway
that
people
are
taking
as
well.
G
The
the
natural
resources
conservation
service-
they
they're
the
ones
that
provide
the
65
match.
They
do
a
lot
of
the
work.
They
prepare
guidance
on
that
as
well,
so
that
big
Federal
funding
does
come
through
the
nrcs.
G
C
Thank
you.
The
you
can
see.
I
wanted
our
members
to
see
what
a
large
ticket
item
it
is
and
kicking
the
can
down.
The
road
is
not
going
to
solve
the
problem.
The
first
one
of
these
that
fails
and
causes
loss
of
life.
It's
going
to
fly
back
in
our
face.
What
was
the
general
assembly
doing?
Why
didn't
y'all?
Take
you
know
a
preemptive
action
and
avoid
this,
so
I
don't
want
to
ever
want
to
get
to
that
road.
C
Where
we're
having
to
answer
that
question,
so
it
starts
with
making
us
aware
of
the
problem
given
as
a
budget
to
work
with,
and
then
just
I
guess
just
for
conversation
purposes,
I'm
not
saying
this
is
the
way
it
should
go
or
needs
to
go.
I
just
want
to
continue
the
conversation
if
we
go
to
a
revolving
loan
instead
of
a
grant.
C
Does
that
make
sense
to
either
presenters
or
the
other
committee
members
that
that
maybe
we
could
lessen
the
burden
on
on
the
state
taxpayers
in
the
general
assembly
over
a
long
period
of
time
the
the
taxing
districts
do
have
some
money.
They
just
can't
come
up
with
a
lump
sum,
but
they
could
make
payments
towards
retiring
returning
some
of
that
money,
so
it
could
be
rolled
over
into
the
next
project.
H
C
Maybe
a
combination
of
the
two.
It
seems
reasonable
that
if
there
still
have
the
same
tax
rate
that
they
started
with
50
years
ago,
any
of
us
can
can
imagine
how
much
more
you
know
it
should
be
today.
Obviously
you
can't
make
it
all
up
at
once,
but
in
increments.
So
again,
let's
keep
the
conversation
going.
Let's
be
preemptive
on
this
and
try
to
do
something
to
address
this.