Improving Nutrition
Accessing Nutritious foods
Johnson
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
According to the University of Kentucky -- Kentucky County Agriculture & Food Profiles Elliott County has one grocery store. 11% of the population has no car and live more than 1 mile from the grocery store. The county has one Farmers’ Market that accepts both WIC and Senior Farmers’ Market Senior Vouchers. They do not accept SNAP. Vendors often have left over produce at the end of the market day. There are approximately 289 farms in Elliott County averaging 145 acres per farm. Many farm owners grow vegetable gardens and preserve their food for winter use.
Youth and adults in Elliott County will improve diet by increasing fresh fruits and vegetables and/or preserved vegetables and fruit through the winter months.
Youth and adults will purchase more fruits and vegetables from the Farmers' Market and report buying more locally grown fruits and vegetables
Through participation in Educational programs sponsored Elliott County citizens will learn the benefits of a diet rich in fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables.
Initial Outcome: Through participation in Educational programs sponsored Elliott County citizens will learn the benefits of a diet rich in fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables.
Indicator: Number of "Kids Bucks" and "Health vouchers" given to participants in nutrition progrmas
Method: keeping track of possible number of vouchers to give and actual number given
Timeline: 2016/2017 reporting year
Intermediate Outcome: Youth and adults will purchase more fruits and vegetables from the Farmers' Market and report buying more locally grown fruits and vegetables
Indicator: Number of "Kids' Bucks and number of "Health vouchers" redeemed at the Farmer's Market
Method: County Kids bucks and Health vouchers
Timeline: 2016-2017 reporting year
Long-term Outcome: Youth and adults in Elliott County will improve diet by increasing fresh fruits and vegetables and/or preserved vegetables and fruit through the winter months.
Indicator: Self reported increase of fresh fruits and vegetables by youth and newcomers to the Elliott County Farmers' Market
Method: Survey
Timeline:
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Mini nutrition lessons
Content or Curriculum: UK curriculum EFNEP and NEP
Inputs: Marshall University, EFNEP and NEP assistants
Date: 2016 Farmers' market season
Audience: Farmers' Market customers
Project or Activity: Plate it Up Kentucky Proud demonstrations
Content or Curriculum: Plate It Up Kentucky Proud
Inputs: Farmers' Market NEP and EFNEP assistants. UK/CDC obesity grant
Date: 2016 Farmers' Market Season
Audience: General Audience
Project or Activity: Annual Cooking School featuring fresh fruits and vegetables
Content or Curriculum: Food preparation guides by University of Kentucky
Inputs: First Baptist Church
Date: October 2016
Author: Katie Wallace
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
In 2019 Cooking through the Calendar began as a monthly cooking program that focused on the NEP/FCS calendar and its feature recipe of the month. Participants would gather at the Elliott County Extension Office and participate in the cooking demonstration, receive cooking reinforcement items, and have the opportunity to sample that months recipe. Beginning in 2020 4-H Youth Development Extension Agent, Katie Wallace, decided to take this program a step further. During the January session, Katie