Upcoming FCS Programs
Canning Series
May 24: Intro to Food Preservation
Learn the basics of canning including updated preservation methods. Get a look at some new technology and tools that can make food preservation even easier!
May 31: Water Bath Canning
Learn how to preserve food using the water bath canning method! This will be a hands on learning class, come prepared to work!
Requirement to attend: Must be registered and have attended the May 24th class.
June 7: Pressure Canning
Learn how to preserve food using the pressure canning method! Class will be hands on, come prepared to work!
Requirement to attend: Must be registered and have attended the May 24th class.
Classes will be held at 5:00 p.m. at the Grayson County Extension Service; 64 Quarry Road, Leitchfield, KY 42754
Laugh & Learn
MAY 2022
Who and When?
There will not be an in-person Laugh & Learn session in May 2022. Grab & Go Kits are available to all families with children ages 16 months - 5 years old.
Registration Ends: Friday, May 13th.
Packet pick-up: May16th through May 20th.
To Sign Up:
Fill out the Qualtrics form AND Choose Your Pick-Up Location: SIGN UP HERE
Pick Up Packet: Once you've been notified that your packet is ready, packets should be picked up before Friday, May 20th. Packets will not be available after this date, and will be redistributed to future programs or families on a waiting list.
JUNE 2022
Who and When?
There will not be an in-person Laugh & Learn session in June 2022.
Grab & Go Kits are available to all families with children ages 16 months - 5 years old.
Registration Ends: Friday, June 10th.
Packet pick-up: June 13th through June 17th.
To Sign Up:
Fill out the Qualtrics form AND Choose Your Pick-Up Location: SIGN UP HERE
Pick Up Packet: Once you've been notified that your packet is ready, packets should be picked up before Friday, June 17th. Packets will not be available after this date, and will be redistributed to future programs or families on a waiting list.
THREE Locations are available for Pick Up:
- Grayson County Cooperative Extension Service, 64 Quarry Road in Leitchfield, KY 42754
- Caneyville Elementary School
- Clarkson Elementary School
Wild Game Recipe Club
What types of wild game meat have you tasted? Try out some new dishes with our WILD GAME RECIPE CLUB! You'll receive 2-3 wild game recipe cards straight to your mailbox!
Register in one of two ways:
- ONLINE by siging up HERE
- CALL the Grayson County Extension Office at (270)259-3492
Once registered, you'll receive 2-3 recipe cards featuring wild game such as venison, fish, turtle, rabbit, and more every month through December 2022.
Big Blue Book Club
Join Family and Consumer Sciences Extension for our next Big Blue Book Club series featuring, "Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey through his Son's Addiction." Through moments of tenderness, anguish, and despair, we see hope for those living with addiction and the people who love them. "Beautiful Boy" sheds light on many aspects of addiction, including the complicated mix of factors that cause addiction as well as how families can respond to support their loved ones. Led by Dr. Alex Elswick, Extension Specialist for Substance Use Prevention and Recovery, this series will be held on Tuesdays July 12, 19, and 26 at 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT. The first 200 registered participants will receive a free copy of the book.
Building strong families. Building Kentucky. It starts with us. #UKFCSExt #BigBlueBookClub
Bluegrass Stitchers (May, June 2022)
Bring your own stitching or needlework projects to work on. Come and
go throughout the day. Connect with people who have similar interests. Learn new techniques.
- Saturday, May 28th
- Saturday, June 25th
Meetings will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST at the Grayson County Extension Service; 64 Quarry Road, Leitchfield, KY 42754.
Pre-registration is not required. If you would like to be placed on an interest list to receive updates about this group, please call the Extension Office at 270-259-3492.
Program Flier HERE
Healthy Farm Families (May, June 2022)
Farm life is a busy and stressful one, so it's important to stay on top of your health. Farming means meals in the field or on the go most days. It means working in all kinds of weather, extreme heat and extreme cold. Farm stress and mental health is being talked about now more than ever. This educational class series will provide useful, tangible tools and resources to help you and your family stay on top of your health on the farm.
- May 19th: Sun and Heat Safety
- June 16th: Rural Mental Health and Farm Stress
All classes will be held at the Grayson County Extension Office at 5:00 p.m. CST
Grayson County Extension Office: 64 Quarry Road, Leitchfield, Kentucky, 42754
To register, please call the Extension Office at (270) 259-3492 or follow the link below to register online.
Program Flier HERE
