Trigg County 4-H Club members will soon be sacking their country hams in preparation for next month’s Kentucky State Fair in Louisville.
4-H Agent Shelley Crawford says there are 17 students getting hams ready for the fair, but adds she hasn’t seen the hams in several months.
click to download audio4-H Club members are responsible for curing two country hams and giving a speech at the state fair about the process and their experience.
click to download audioAfter next month’s state fairs, Crawford says the hams return to Trigg County, where they are preserved and presented at the annual Trigg County Country Ham Festival in October.
click to download audioThe hams are auctioned off during the ham festival, with the proceeds going to the students and the 4-H Club.
