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Estill County Extension - Family & Consumer Sciences
February 2025 Newsletter
Hi everyone,
I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are staying safe and warm during all of this winter weather. I know I am ready for Spring.
We have a lot of meetings and classes set up for the beginning of the year. Emma and I will be having a Homestead Series Lunch and Learn. Sign ups are going on now. You can call the office to sign up for one or all of the lessons. Homemaker meetings are starting back after the holiday break. We will start planning for next years lessons. I have included a lesson ideas sheet in the newsletter. You can fill out and return it by mail or drop it off or simply e-mail me any ideas. We put the Estill County Homemaker’s Annual Meeting on the calendar for April 29th. Cultural Arts drop off will be on April 28th. The Kentucky Extension Homemakers’ Annual Meeting will be held in Lexington May 6th through the 8th. I will be taking the van to the meeting each day. I will send out the registration form as soon as it is available.
Have a great February!
If you have any questions or program ideas, you may contact me at my e-mail judy.vaughn@uky.edu or by calling the Estill County Extension office at 606-723-4557.
/s/ Judy Vaughn
County Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences
Dates of Interest
- February 4th at 4:45—Not Your Mama’s Homemaker Meeting
- February 13th at 12:00—Homestead Series - The Buzz about Honey Lunch & Learn (call 606-723-4557 to sign up)
- February 25th at 4:00—A Bad Deal in Disguise: Types of Scams Lesson
- February 26th at 10:30—Laugh and Learn at the Library
- February 27th at 12:00—Homestead Series, All About Mushrooms
- March 4th at 4:45—Not Your Mama’s Homemaker Meeting
- March 7th at 9:30—Microprocessing Workshop
- March 13th at 12:00—Homesteading Series— Beginner Gardening Lunch & Learn (call 606-723-4557 to sign up)
- March 25th at 4:00—Using Your Air Fryer
- March 27th at 12:00—Homesteading Series, Farming and Estate Planning
- April 29th—Estill County Extension Annual Homemaker Meeting
- May—6th-8th Kentucky Extension Homemaker Annual Meeting
Homemaker News
Hello Estill Homemakers,
Hope everyone has been staying safe and warm in this cold winter weather.
A few of our January meetings have been cancelled for snow, ice, and cold weather. Hopefully the weather in February will be kinder to us and we can once again meet and have fun activities. In our next meeting we can start planning some fun things for Spring. Please bring some ideas for activities, service projects, and trips. We have Not Your Momma’s group that meets the first Thursday of the month at 4:45 p.m.; Acts in Motion group meet on the 4th Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m.; Sugar & Spice meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at El Ranchito Mexican Restaurant in Ravenna; Irvine School Apartment group meet on the 4th Thursday of the month at 4:30 p.m. as well. We also have an indoor house plant group that meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at 5:30p.m.. If you are interested in any of these please come and join us or contact the Estill County Extension Office for more information.
Judy Vaughn, FCS Agent, is planning some workshops and learning seminars. There is a quarterly cooking workshop, monthly leader lessons, and cooking through the calendar with Jessica Webb, NEP Assistant.
The annual State KEHA meeting is in Lexington this year May 6 – May 8, 2025. More details to come. We are planning to go as a group and hope to have many of our members join us. Information and sign-up information will be available closer to that date. Also, Bluegrass area will be the host area for the State Meeting in 2026 and it will be in Lexington as well.
Hope to see you all at many of our exciting events!
Rebecca Lamb
Estill County Homemaker - President
Nutrition Education Program Update
Brrr. It’s been a cold start to the year so far and although I have enjoyed the snow days and being home with my kids when our office was closed, I am dreaming of a warm spring day with flowers blooming and clear blue skies. Unfortunately with snow and cold comes lots of cancellations and closures so most of my programming for the month was canceled but I was able to start cooking through the calendar at the Estill County Public Library on January 17th. We only had a few brave the cold but we had fun cooking and trying the Split pea Soup. Don’t worry, if you would like to try that recipe with me I will be doing Cooking through the Calendar here at the Extension office on January 31st from 12-1pm.
We also have a great new program starting in February. I will be teaching Couples Cooking 101 on February 7th from 6-8pm here at the Extension Office, so bring your Special someone and have a great FREE date night with me. I look forward to what 2025 has to hold for the NEP Program and all the participants and partnerships still to come.
Stay warm.
All the best,
Jessica Webb
Nutrition Education Program Assistant
Estill County Cooperative Extension
606-723-4557
Jessica.coker@uky.edu
Lunch & Learn: Cooking through the Calendar
Join Jessica Webb, Estill County Nutrition Education Program Assistant, for lunch as she demonstrates this months recipe from the Food & Nutrition calendar. We will also talk about food substitutions.
Friday, January 31st
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Estill County Extension Office, 76 Golden Court, Irvine
This program is FREE! Please call 606-723-4557 to let us know you will be attending.
Couples Cooking 101
This new class for 2025 with Jessica Webb, Estill County Nutrition Program Assistant, will guide couples step-by-step to create healthy, delicious meals for two. Not only will you create a meal to enjoy during this program, but you will learn culinary and food safety skills as well.
Friday, February 7th
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Estill County Extension Office, 76 Golden Court, Irvine
Limited spots available. Please call 606-723-4557 to sign up for this program no later than Tuesday, February 4th.
Homebased Microprocessing Workshop
Homebased Microprocessors are farmers who grow and harvest produce to use in their value-added products. Homebased microprocessors are required to grow a predominant ingredient in the products they make. The first step to becoming certified as a homebased microprocessor is to attend a Homebased Microprocessor (HBM) workshop presented by the University of Kentucky.
March 7, 2025
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Estill County Extension Office, 76 Golden Court, Irvine
FEE: $50
To register and for additional dates/locations: ukfcs.net/HBM
judy.vaughn@uky.edu | 606-723-4557
A Bad Deal in Disguise: Types of Scams
Can you recognize common scams? Scammers may try to trick us by appearing in disguise. This makes it difficult to know when something is “too good to be true”. The Federal Trade Commission received 2.9 million fraud reports in 2021, with a total of $6.1 billion in losses. Join us to learn about scammers who trick us with their disguises, as well as steps you can take to avoid fraud.
DATE: February 25
TIME: 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Estill County Extension Office, 76 Golden Court, Irvine, KY 40336
606-723-4557
Lunch & Learn: Homesteading Basics
Join Agents Emma Lee and Judy Vaughn for this four-part Lunch & Learn series on Homesteading Basics.
- Thursday, February 13 - The Buzz About Honey
- Thursday, February 27 - All About Mushrooms
- Thursday, March 13 - Beginner Gardening
- Thursday, March 27 - Farming & Estate Financial Planning
Each program will begin at 12 noon at the Estill County Extension Office, 76 Golden Court, Irvine.
This lunch and learn is free and open to the public.
Please call 606-723-4557 to sign up.
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