Facilities
All facilities
are open to the public on weekdays between 8:00
am and 4:30 pm. Please call
ahead
to
arrange group tours.
The Kentucky State University Research and Demonstration Farm
Many projects relevant to organic producers are conducted at our 203 acre research and demonstration farm. Move your pointer over the aerial photograph to learn how the land is used.
Atwood Research Facility
Organic agriculture research on the Kentucky State University campus takes place in the Atwood Research Facility. This 14,000 square foot building is evenly divided between office and laboratory space.
State-of-the-art equipment housed in this facility includes
- a Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometer for measurement of bone density (DEXA);
- an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer;
- a Liquid Chromatograph;
- a digital microscope;
- a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer; and
- Thermo Cyclers, used for Polymerase Chain Reactions.
Cooperative Extension Building
This
25,000 square foot building houses five conference rooms and a
demonstration kitchen with satellite downlink
capabilities; video production and print studios; and 27
offices.
Directions
To research farm:
From Frankfort, travel south on Rt. 127. Cross I-64, then turn left (east) at an intersection with a Chevron gas station, a traffic light, and a "Kentucky State University Research Farm" sign. Follow Mills Lane east for 1.5 miles. The farm is on the right, marked with a green and yellow sign. Click here for an interactive map.
To campus facilities:
From downtown Frankfort head east on Main Street. Turn left, onto the university campus, at the intersection of East Main and Martin Luther King Boulevard (click here for an interactive map). Park in the lot behind Exum athletic complex, which is the first building on your left. Request a visitor's parking permit at the campus police station at the edge of this lot. On the far side of the lot is a large brick smokestack, with a 'KSU' sign. The extension building is between the parking lot and the building with the smokestack; the Atwood Research Facility is across the street from the building with the smokestack.
- Research and Demonstration Farm: Eddie Reed, 502-597-5035
- Atwood Research Facility: Joyce Owens, 502-597-6178
- Extension Building, Karen Sigler, 502-597-5905
