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Quicksand, Kentucky
Directions/Map
606-666-2438
E-mail: myount@uky.edu
UK Mountain Ag and Energy Week
Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability
Quicksand, Kentucky
Tuesday, September 28, Pumpkin Day 1 for Preschool and Headstart Classes
Wednesday, September 29, Pumpkin Day 2 for Kindergarten and First Grade Classes
Teachers and Home School families contact Martha Yount at (606) 666-8812
or email myount@uky.edu
Thursday, September 30— Youth Natural Resources Field Day
Schools must pre-register — contact: Jackie Allen at (606) 666-2438 or email Jackie.allen@uky.edu
Saturday, October 2—10:00 am—4:00 pm
Mountain Ag and Energy Field Day
Contact: David Ditsch at (606) 666-2438 or email dditsch@uky.edu
Tours, Demonstrations, Quilt Show, and 4-H Talent
All Events are Free
Free Meal (served 11:30 am—1:00 pm)
Tours Include:
Goat Production
· Basic Horse Management
· Pasture Renovation
· Robinson Forest SMZ Study (limited to 40 participants)
· Cutting Board Making Workshop (limited to two sessions of 10 participants)
· High Value Fall Crops & Farmers Market
· Beef Cattle
· Grapes, Vineyards and Wine Making
· Small Flock Pasture Poultry Production
· Beekeeping and Honey Production
· Sweet Sorghum
· Energy: Sources, Efficiency and Economic Opportunities
· History of Quicksand and the Impact of the Robinson Station on the Region