Statistical Contact Report for FY2018Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018

1202109.8

Total Hours

Contributed.

8215252

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

51717.207

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

404593

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

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New appliance demonstration increase cooking at home in Carlisle and Hickman Counties

When working with clientele who have busy schedules, an often heard cry is that of too little time to cook for their families. According to Consumer Reports in 2016 more than $720 billion were spent at restaurants across the United States. A recent Forbes poll shows that millennials spend more than 44% of their food budget eating outside of the home. With obesity rates for adults at 39.7%, we can easily confer the direct correlation between fast food/eating out and being overweight. In order to ...

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New appliance demonstration increase cooking at home in Carlisle and Hickman Counties

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Srijana Thapa Magar

Extension Specialist

Srijana
I am the State Specialist of Horticulture and Local Foods at Kentucky State University. I have 25% research and 75% extension appointment and I work mainly with vegetables and small fruits. ... More

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