LEAP into Health: Primary Students increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption On any given day, less than 15% of school children eat the recommended servings of fruit; less than 20% eat the recommended servings of vegetables. In 2013, 29% of 4th graders in Kentucky were reading at the below basic reading level. Because the need for healthy reinforcements is so great for our Kentucky children, the LEAP for Health program for preschoolers was implemented. The curriculum targets children ages pre-s...
Hello, My name is Lisa Cook. I love working with Harlan 4-H as a staff assistant. I am married with three grown daughters. In my free time, I enjoy walking, crafting and thrifting. ... 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