CCD-SP-13: Wildcrafting Non-Timber Forest Products: Environmental Issues

Cheryl Kaiser | Jun. 6, 2012 (Minor Revision)

Whether collecting for personal use or for commercial sales, wildcrafting has the potential of adversely impacting our native plant populations. While the effects of collecting NTFPs are not always as obvious as, for example, harvesting timber in logging operations, some wildcrafting activities can cause subtle but lasting damage to the forest ecology.

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CCD-SP-11: Agritourism

Matthew Ernst, Cheryl Kaiser | Sep. 26, 2011 (Minor Revision)

Agritourism is any commercial enterprise that combines agriculture and tourism on a working farm, ranch, or other agribusiness operation. The Commonwealth of Kentucky defines agritourism as "The act of visiting a working farm or any agricultural, horticultural, or agribusiness operations for the purpose of enjoyment, education or active involvement in the activities of the farm or operation."

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CCD-SP-3: Season Extension Tools and Techniques

Matthew Ernst, Cheryl Kaiser | Jun. 22, 2011 (Minor Revision)

Season extension techniques can be as simple as selecting early maturing varieties; or they can be a more complex combination of multiple methods. Regardless, the objective is to extend the growing season by producing earlier crops in the spring and/or push production later into the fall and early winter.

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CCD-SP-1: Greenhouse Structures

Matthew Ernst, Cheryl Kaiser | May. 25, 2011 (Minor Revision)

A greenhouse is a "tool" that can be used to facilitate the growing of plants. Generally, the tool is fitted for the job, and not the other way around. Growers need to determine what plants will be produced before making a decision about the type of greenhouse needed to accomplish the job. Depending on the crops to be grown, a conventional greenhouse may not even be needed. Instead, a simpler structure could more economically extend the growing season into spring and fall. For example, if the primary target is an early start date for farmers markets, row covers or a high tunnel may be quite adequate to handle the job.