CSA offers fresh food straight from UK’s organic farm

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Feb. 22, 2016

Enrollment in the CSA provides UK employees and students with a weekly share of fresh certified-organic vegetables from the Horticulture Research Farm from May through October.

Registration open for tri-state Woodlands and Wildlife Workshop

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Feb. 15, 2016

The annual event provides forestry- and wildlife-related educational opportunities to help woodland owners get the most from their properties.

UK research explores the effects of climate change on soil microbes

By Katie Pratt
Published on Jan. 21, 2016

What happens underground might have big effects above ground when it comes to climate change.

UK study finds demand for local food is no fad

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Dec. 8, 2015

Researchers behind the Fayette County Local Food Demand Assessment estimate that Lexington businesses spent approximately $14 million on Kentucky food products in 2014.

CAFE receives five sustainability grants

By Whitney Harder
Published on Dec. 2, 2015

The UK President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee awarded nearly $200,000 in funding to seven sustainability projects.

Bee happy: Eighth graders plant native wildflowers in Cane Run watershed

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Oct. 29, 2015

Habitat restoration, research on tap for Kentucky Botanical Symposium

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Oct. 1, 2015

This year’s Kentucky Botanical Symposium, Oct. 9-10, will celebrate Kentucky's diverse ecological systems with an exploration of habitat restoration efforts and ecosystem research.

UK denim drive underway

By Katie Pratt
Published on Oct. 1, 2015

Donate your blue for a good cause. Members of the UK Retailing and Tourism Management Club are collecting used denim to benefit families in need of housing.

UK Forestry students, Cooperative Extension integral to 2015 Kentucky Wood Expo

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Sep. 14, 2015

Kentucky Wood Expo returns to Masterson Station Park in Lexington Sept. 18-19, and UK Cooperative Extension will have a big hand in educational and fun activities for the entire family.

Cow comfort is a top priority for new UK dairy facility

By Aimee Nielson
Published on Sep. 3, 2015

Comfy cows are healthy cows.