Kentucky State University's Cooperative Extension Program assists farmers throughout the state to become more sustainable by providing access to mobile processing facilities.
The Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) network is a 54-county program that strives to expand job creation, enhance regional opportunity, innovation and identity, and improve the quality of life in Appalachian Kentucky. KYSU focuses Extension programs in seven SOAR counties, including Laurel, Clay, Rockcastle, Jackson, Whitley, Knox and Pulaski.
life in Appalachian Kentucky. KYSU focuses Extension programs in seven SOAR counties, including Laurel, Clay, Rockcastle, Jackson, Whitley, Knox and Pulaski.
The KYSU Fruit and Vegetable Mobile Processing Unit is a fully permitted and certified mobile commercial kitchen that enables farmers to process their fresh fruits and vegetables into value-added products, such as jams, jellies, pickles, salsa and frozen bagged fruits