Family and Consumer ScienceMajor Program

28285

Total Hours

Contributed.

148658

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

57

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

9164

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in FCS 4-H Programming

7933

Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in FCS 4-H Programming

36944

Stories

Insects At The Library

about 3 months ago by Joyce Doyle

How many children today are challenged to eat different foods? When asked to provide a program for the library, a theme is always given and then it can be revised to offer some good food. The theme for the lesson was insects so ants and spiders was chosen. We compared the ant to the spider and explained that insects are not all bad. A spider snack was made with 2 crackers, humus, and pretzels. We discussed the 5 food groups. Several children had never tasted humus.The snack for the ant was ants ...

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Insects At The Library
4-H Fresh Chefs: Bridging the Gap between Farmer’s Market and the Kitchen Table
4-H Fresh Chefs: Bridging the Gap between Farmer’s Market and the Kitchen Table
Snack Attack: A Homeschool Cooking Club
Snack Attack: A Homeschool Cooking Club
4-H Babysitting Clinic
4-H Babysitting Clinic

Reports

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • 4-H Food & Fun

    about 1 years ago by Julie Brown

    4-H Food & Fun was a free at-home cooking program that united families in the kitchen and at the dinner table. The goal of the program was to get young people in the kitchen and preparing home-cooked ... Read More

  • 2023 NEP Super Star Chef Camp

    about 1 years ago by Bridgett Poteet

    According to 2017 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, the obesity rate for children ages 9 to 12 in Kentucky was 20.2%. To help our community develop better educated yout... Read More

  • Stem & Nutrition Sessions

    about 11 months ago by Kennedy Hannah

    Stem and Nutrition sessions are intended to foster ingenuity, creativity , create healthy eating, preparing home-cooked meals, trying new foods , encouraging family time, developing communication skil... Read More

  • 2023 Culinary Challenge

    about 6 months ago by Isaac Hilpp

    The culinary arts sector in Kentucky is experiencing a significant boom, largely due to the steady rise in tourism within the state. The U.S. Department of Labor projects a career growth rate of 25-30... Read More

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