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Homegrown and Handmade – In Owsley County, Kentucky

Homegrown and Handmade – In Owsley County, Kentucky. USDA Sponsored and Kentucky Arts Council supported. Owsley County Demographics.

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Homegrown and Handmade – In Owsley County, Kentucky

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  1. Homegrown and Handmade – In Owsley County, Kentucky USDA Sponsored and Kentucky Arts Council supported

  2. Owsley County Demographics • Located in beautiful southeastern Kentucky, Owsley County has a population of 4,755. Of this 4,755 population, 98.5% are white, 22% are under age 18 and 16% are 65 and older. Historically a small-scale farming area, not a coal-mining county, the closing of a data entry plant, Source Corp, coupled with the Federal legislation that impacted tobacco farming has been a factor in Owsley’s evolution into the poorest county in the country. Owsley has an overall child poverty rate of 56%. Owsley, with median income decreasing to $18,869 from $20,346 in 2000, had the lowest median household income outside of Puerto Rico with an overall poverty rate of 41.5% (US CENSUS 2010)

  3. Similarities–Farmers and Artisans Similarities • Livelihood • Ownership • Entrepreneur • Marketing • Pride • Audience (Buyers) • Creation of Product • Place

  4. Collaboration • Development/Organization of Space • Display of Space • Signage • Customer Base • Sharing/Teamwork • Mutual Benefits • Sustainability • Reflection

  5. Contact Information • Glenn W. Baker • Union College • Post-Secondary Navigator • Sharp Academic Center – Office 3112 • 310 College Street, Barbourville, KY 40906 • gbaker@unionky.edu • Work – 606-546-1251 • Cell – 606-560-3313 “We need to invest in what we know works. Let’s invest in what actually nourishes people.” - Danielle Nierenberg

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