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A Guide to Local Foods, Farmers' Markets, and Community Gardens

Converse County

University of Wyoming Extension, Converse County

Provides workshops, classes, and education based on community interest, such as horticulture, nutrition, and disaster preparedness; tests pressure canners; helps to coordinate University of Wyoming Master Gardener classes; conducts yard visits to help residents address issues, and also select plants suitable for the local environment; offers pesticide applicator license testing and training; organizes and facilitates 4-H club programs; and coordinates the Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP), teaching individuals and families with limited resources to get the most for their food dollars and health (the CNP program across the state will experience significant changes starting October 1, 2025, as most of the funding was eliminated under the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act).

Program contacts:
Becky Harris (horticulture), Kellynne Doyle (4-H & youth development), Jedidiah Hewlett (ag & natural resources), and Jamie Wright (administrative assistant)
Location:
Douglas
Email:
rharris8@uwyo.edu (Becky), kdoyle6@uwyo.edu (Kellynne), jhewlett@uwyo.edu (Jedidiah), or converse@uwyo.edu (Jamie)
Phone:
307-358-2417

FOLLOW US!

Building a dome greenhouse
The Converse County office of University of Wyoming Extension offers a variety of workshops based on community interest, and helped to construct these geodesic domes at the state fairgrounds in Douglas.
Garden with purple flowers
The horticulture educator with University of Wyoming Extension, Converse County, along with local Master Gardeners conduct yard visits to help residents address horticultural issues and select plants for the local environment.