According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18.4% of American children between the ages of six and eleven are obese. To address this problem, the Scott County Cooperative Extension Service partnered with Garth, Southern, and Stamping Ground elementary schools to implement Recipes for Life, a cooking and nutrition program for fifth graders. 193 students took a day long field-trip to the Scott County Extension Office where they learned about food safety, kitchen safety, knife skil
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic will not stop the production of the Bourbon County Recipe for Life! Each year every 5th grader in all school systems in Bourbon County are given the opportunity to participate in Recipe for Life. I have been informed by parents that Recipe for Life is referred to as a "right of passage" within their homes. What to do during the school year 2020-21, when classrooms look much different than past years? Initially the September date for this eve
