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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of individuals reporting that they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmer’s markets, CSA’s WIC, Food Pantry) that offer healthy foods |
10679 |
Number of farmers markets accepting EBT cards |
260 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets |
64739 |
Number of families who grew a garden this year |
2880 |
Number of first time growers or those who haven’t grown in five or more years |
302 |
Number of restaurants/other institutions utilizing local foods as a result of Extension programming |
101 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
26904 |
Number individuals reporting that their family supplemented their diets with healthy foods that they produced or preserved |
6946 |
Concurring Healthy Habits at Eden Elementary 3rd GradeAccording to 2016 data from the U.S. Census Bureau Small Area and Income Poverty Estimates, Child Poverty in Kentucky was 24.4% with 3,993 Martin County residents living in poverty, 1,207 of those being children under the age of 18.To help address this issue, the Martin County Cooperative Extension Nutrition Education Program partnered with 3rd grade Eden Elementary students and teachers to increase their fruit and vegetable consumption, incr...
