Specialty Crop

Provides workshops and classes based on community interest, including nutrition, food preservation, and food safety; oversees 4-H activities, including gardening and beekeeping programs for youths (see listings below); helps with a gardening program at the Wyoming Women’s Center in Lusk (see listing below); helps with the Wyoming Hunger Initiative’s Grow A Little Extra program in Niobrara County (produce is grown at the Niobrara Conservation District gardens; see listing above); tests pressure canner dial gauges; offers pesticide applicator license testing and occasional training; and helps coordinate the Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP), which teaches 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).