Bullitt County Cooperative Extension Horticulture

11/04/2026

The 2027 Kentucky Master Naturalist Volunteer Cohort is now accepting applications!

It’s a wonderful opportunity to take your love of the outdoors a little further by learning more about Kentucky’s plants, wildlife, and natural habitats while helping care for the special places we all enjoy.

🌱 Learn more and apply: naturalist.mgcafe.uky.edu

11/02/2026

How can education and hands-on learning help Appalachian communities become more resilient to flooding? Join Amanda Gumbert, Extension Specialist for Water Quality with the University of Kentucky Department of Forestry and Natural Resources - Extension, as she talks with Katherine Bullock, also with Forestry and Natural Resources - Extension, about the FLASH project, flood resilience education in Appalachia, and their field experiences at Robinson Forest. Join us on Wednesday at 11 a.m. for another From the Woods Today. Link in comments.

11/02/2026

The November recipe from the 2026 Food + Nutrition Recipe Calendar is Minestrone Soup.

View the entire calendar: https://tinyurl.com/2026NEPcal

Get your print copy at your county Cooperative Extension office: https://extension.mgcafe.uky.edu/county

10/30/2026

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10/30/2026

10/29/2026

🍓🌳 Join us for the Living the Land Homesteading and Small Farm Conference!

Explore practical skills for self-sustainability and stewardship with presenters from the University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University. Dr. Brent Arnoldussen will present three sessions on fruit production:

Small-Scale Small Fruits — Small-fruit options and production approaches for homesteads and small farms.
Getting Started with Fruit and Nut Trees in Kentucky — The basics of choosing and establishing fruit and nut trees suited to Kentucky.
Systems Thinking for Productive Small-Scale Orchards — How orchard design and management choices work together to support productive small-scale systems.
📅 November 21, 2026 | 9 a.m.–2 p.m. CT
📍 Grayson County Extension Office
64 Quarry Road, Leitchfield, KY 42754

Hope to see you there!

10/28/2026

What seeds stick to clothes? Identify burrs and sticktights by hooks, prongs, shape, and parent plants, then see how they hitch rides on fabric.

10/28/2026

Did you know that some plants do not produce chlorophyll? Ghost pipe (Monotropa uniflora) is a unique species of native plant that, unlike most plants, does not make its own food through photosynthesis, hence its completely white color. Rather, members of this genus are parasitic, engaging in an unusual parasitic symbiosis with both trees and mycorrhizal fungi. Ghost pipe forms a parasitic relationship with Russula and Lactarius fungi, drawing carbohydrates from these mycorrhizal fungi. These fungi in turn, acquire these sugars through their mutualistic symbiosis with various tree species! Ghost pipe is found in moist, rich coves and other woodland sites in Kentucky and throughout North America. Be sure to keep an eye out for Monotropa’s ‘ghostly’ presence on your next hike through the woods on a summer evening.

Photo credit: Megan Buland

10/27/2026

Even if the month is about to come to a close, you can still enjoy the October recipe "Arroz Con Pollo" from the 2026 Nutrition Education Program calendar. Try it tonight for a little Spanish flair.

Find the recipe from the link-tree in our bio (NEP Calendar) or click the link in the comments.👇👇👇