Specialty Crop

Provides workshops, classes, and education based on community interest, such as horticulture and nutrition; offers food-preservation equipment for free checkout, including canning supplies and food dehydrators; provides pressure canning testing; assists the Platte County Master Gardeners (see listing above); oversees a gardening and high tunnel project (see next listing); 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).