It is good to be back at the Franklin County Extension Office! Like last summer, it is still a great place to work. This time, I knew what I was getting into, so we jumped right into business without any hesitation. This year we have 3 interns in our office, so there is no shortage of help and team work. Our first day started off very busy. We hosted an alternative school to come to the office and learn about nutrition and cooking. 4-H and Snap-ed took on the nutrition and healthy eating side of the cookout. While ANR helped with the grill safety and techniques part of the day. The kids were all interested and did a good job on grilling their own food. The day wasn't over yet, because the Home Makers club was having their annual meeting so the Cattlesman's association offered to host their dinner. So we grill over 60 steaks for the meeting and got to stay around to watch their Elvis impersonator perform.
Throughout the week, we had various things we had to take care of. One of the big events that took place was the CAIP training. Many members of extension and government arrived at our office to sit through the training. It was interesting because I had little experience with the CAIP, but they went into a lot more detail. A diner catered so we got to enjoy lunch and discuss ideas afterwards. Friday morning was very enjoyable as well. One of the Snap-ed workers has member from the drug court come work in our garden every other Friday. I was able to hands on teach and help with planting vegetables and organizing the garden.
The second week was just as busy. We started off Tuesday with a meeting about applying various applicants onto pastures and observing the results over time. Thursday we went downtown to the Franklin County Fiscal Court and met with officials that were in charge of the new deceased animal decomposition facility that they have been trying to install in the county. Last year my project was to present at Farm City Field Day to everyone the benefits of the facility and provide answers and information. We drove to the site where they wanted it to be and discussed location and various information. Directly after, I went on a farm visit to plot out where we would put the applicants that we would be observing and planned the overall project. We spent most of the day Friday at the Farm City Field Day site planning routes and plans. Locations of each exhibit and transportation around the farm are crucial, so we spend a lot of time on it.
I'm already looking forward to next week. The first two weeks went well and were enjoyable.
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