Local Food Systems DevelopmentPlan of Work

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Owen County CES

Title:
Local Food Systems Development
MAP:
Accessing Nutritious Foods
Agents Involved:
Judy Hetterman, Chelsea Young, Agricultural Agent, FCS Program Assistant, and NEP Assistants
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Food Preparation
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Situation:

In 2003, a farm and craft market was developed by Leadership Owen County 2002 as their community service project. This market has provided an outlet for farmers looking to diversify their operation and crafters who need an additional outlet for their products. In 2015 Owen County Farmer and Craft Market gross over $49,000 for producers and crafters. Nutrition education programs help families gain access to food and stretch food dollars; communities to decrease hunger; and local food assistance programs to educate recipients on healthy and safe food preparation methods. Agents and assistants are pivotal in training consumers and producers to maximize local access to food products from farm to table.

Long-Term Outcomes:

-Increase consumers access to recipes that feature healthy choices focused on locally grown products.

-Increase per person average fruits and vegetables consumption by one or more servings per day.

- Food management skill and nutrition habits will be improved.

-Obesity and burden of chronic disease will decrease.

Intermediate Outcomes:

-Increase purchase of locally grown fruits and vegetables.

-Increase consumption of locally grown fruits and vegetables.

-Improve food preparation skills, food management skills, food safety and nutrition habits.

-Consumers prepare and enjoy more healthy, home cooked family meals.

-Youth and adults are inspired to choose nutritious foods.

-Eligible citizens increase redemption of Farmer's Market Nutrition Program benefits.

Initial Outcomes:

-Conduct educational programs, demonstrations, distribute samples and educational materials.

-Increase nutritional knowledge of adults and youth.

-Impact policies, systems and environmental factors that affect access to nutritious food to children and adults.

-Citizens understand the importance of home cooked family meals to physical health and family health.

-Participants gather cooking knowledge and confidence in ability to prepare healthy meals.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Increase nutritional knowledge of adults and youth.

Indicator: Number of individuals who reported increase knowledge on nutrition.

Method: Pre/Post written evaluation. Web-NEERS reports. Market Survey.

Timeline:July thru June


Intermediate Outcome: Improve food preparation skills, food management skills, food safety and nutrition habits.

Indicator: Number of individuals who reported implemented food preparation practices, food safety, and food management skills.

Method:Pre/Post written evaluations. Web-NEERS reports. Market Survey.

Timeline: July thru June


Long-term Outcome: Increase consumers access to recipes that feature healthy choices focused on locally grown products.

Indicator: Food insecurity decreases.

Method: Pre/Post written evaluations. Web-NEERS reports. Market surveys. Change in food security data from the Kentucky County Agriculture and Food Profiles.

Timeline: July thru June

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Farmer's Market Vendors

Project or Activity: Market Management meetings & trainings

Content or Curriculum: GAP Training, Nutrition Education Programs(NEP)

Inputs: Ag & FCS agents and Program Assistant, KDA farmer's market director

Date:January-May


Audience: Consumers & vendors at the market

Project or Activity: Weekly demonstrations at the market

Content or Curriculum: Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud & FCS Resources

Inputs: FCS agent, program assistant, NEP Assistants

Date: May-October


Audience: Consumers & Farmers Market Vendors

Project or Activity: Newsletter using local produce

Content or Curriculum: FCS Resources and Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud

Inputs: FCS & Ag Agents, Program assistant and NEP assistants

Date: Bi-monthly from May thru October


Audience: 5th thru 8th grade students

Project or Activity: Farmer's Market at the School

Content or Curriculum: Plate It Up Kentucky Proud

Inputs: FCS agent, Program Assistant, Farmer's Market Vendors & NEP Assistants

Date: September 2018


Audience: Youth 9-19

Project or Activity: Meet Me at the Market

Content or Curriculum: Superstar Chef Goes to Farmer's Market

Inputs: FCS & 4-H Agents, Program assistant and NEP assistants

Date: July & August 2018 & June 2019


Audience: Local leaders and consumers

Project or Activity: Farm to Table Dinner

Content or Curriculum: Local produce, Plate It Up Kentucky Proud

Inputs: Market vendors, FCS & Ag agents, Program Assistant

Date: July 2018


Audience: Owen County Beef Producers

Project or Activity: Pasture to Plate Program

Content or Curriculum: Research based approved publications and presentations developed by UK Livestock Specialist

Inputs: Publications, UK Animal Science Specialists, guest speakers, live presentations and demonstrations at Eden Shale Farm and U.K. Meat Lam

Date: April-November 2018


Audience:  Owen County New and Beginning Producers

Project or Activity: Farm Start Program

Content or Curriculum: UK Center for Crop Diversity's Farm Start

Inputs: Local producers, UK Center of Crop Diversity Specialists 

Date: February-June 2019


Audience:  General Public

Project or Activity: What's Cooking Wednesday

Content or Curriculum: UK publications, Plate It Up, Kentucky Proud

Inputs: FCS Agent and Program Assistant

Date: September 2018-May 2019



Success Stories

Back to the Kitchen and Table

Author: Judith Hetterman

Major Program: Food Preparation

Families are returning to the kitchen and the dinner table due to the  "Recipes for Life" program for 148 fifth grade students to teach them how to prepare and serve a formal five-course meal.  When the students are not cooking, volunteers teach them about nutrition, manners and etiquette. Before the event, the students submit a family recipe to be compiled in a book that each student receives."This is one of the best programs that we have for our students," said Ju

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