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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Nutrition and Food Systems General Major Program

55182

Total Hours

Contributed.

323947

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

613

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

46515

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily

7924

Number of individuals who reported they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmers’ markets, CSAs, WIC, food pantries) that offer healthy foods

13601

Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills, or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label

12380

Number of families/caregivers who reported supplementing their diets with healthy foods that they grew or preserved (community or backyard gardens, fishing, hunting, farmers markets)

6047

Dollars in EBT, WIC, or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers’ markets

123925

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