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HortBiz Home Mission Publications Markets / Direct Marketing Organics In Kentucky General Industry Edamame Soybean Marketing Project       Purpose       Background       Planting       Harvest       Promotion and Education       Publications Agricultural Economics Horticulture College of Agriculture New Crop Opportunities Center For additional information about this project, please contact Matt Ernst or Tim Woods. University of Kentucky Department of Agricultural Economics 400 Charles E. Barnhart Bldg. Lexington, KY 40546-0276 Phone: 859-257-5762 Fax: 859-323-1913 Last Update: January 8, 2004

Edamame promotions included booths at regional farmer's markets (Evansville, IN and Owensboro, KY) as well as numerous talks and cooking demonstrations. The promotions are spearheaded by Sara McNulty and include involvement by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (Daviess County) and the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service (Vanderburgh County), as well as a local chef (Cliff Sallee, Famous Bistro, Owensboro). Sara McNulty speaks on the health benefits of edamame at a workshop conducted at Deaconess Hospital Wellness Center, Evansville, IN, July 2001. Changzheng Wang, Principal Investigator in the Human Nutrition Program at Kentucky State University, speaks on the nutritional benefits of edamame and other soy products. Edamame workshop, Good Foods Co-Op, Lexington, KY. August 18, 2001. Sara McNulty discusses how to use beans in recipes. Vanderburgh County Fair, Evansville, IN, July 2001.

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