Many Kentuckians experience food insecurity.Adult Obesity is 46% compared to state average of 33%.The Overweight percent is 74% compared to state average of 68%.The Carter County Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant collaborated with the elementary schools in Carter County teaching 186 first graders about nutrition and healthy snacks using Literacy, Eating and Activity for Primary (LEAP) curriculum.The students can identify the part of My Plate and categorize the foods from the stories in...
I am one of the Kenton County 4-H Youth Development Agents. I have been married to my husband Chester since 1989. We have two children named Elizabeth and Chet. I have always lived in the Independence... More
Funding year 2018 of the Kentucky Military Teen Adventure Camps (MTAC) has been yet another success! With a total of 5 camps from April 2018- August 2018. Families including service members or spouses... Read More
The state of Kentuckys agricultural education programs in high schools have several career pathways in which students may choose to emphasize. One career pathway is the agribiotechnoloy pathway, which... Read More
The U. S. Department of Commerce declared that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) occupations are growing at a 7.2% quicker rate than other occupations. STEM employees play a critical ro... Read More
Ventilating pastured poultry farms is challenging because the openings to allow the birds onto the pasture create cold air drafts in the barn in winter. Through a relationship built with a farmer here... Read More