Home Horticulture - Access to Local Produce
Home Horticulture
Stolz, Turner, Thompson, Rex, Sorrell, Pilcher
Horticulture, Commercial
Local Food Systems
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Integrated Pest Management
Our county assessment report indicates that many residents have requested information to gain knowledge about, but not limited to: food education, youth gardening, small scale farming, access to fresh produce, farm to table programming, and farm education for urban youth.
Strengthen existing markets to offer more diversity of products, increase foot traffic to markets and make them a dynamic destination with events, activities, and educational programs (i.e. food demonstrations) to attract customers and visitors.
Provide access to fresh produce to families throughout the county especially in the urban community; decrease hunger; increase food education programs on healthy and safe food preparation methods with produce grown at home and/or purchased from local markets. Increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by one or more servings per day.
Diversify farmers crop production
Collaborating with FCS and SNAP-ED program areas by offering tastings and events to increase customer base and access to local produce
Learn to grow, prepare, and preserve food
Learn a new recipe
Incorporate unfamiliar foods into a healthy lifestyle
Long-Term Outcomes: Increase vendors and diversify goods at market
Indicator: Increased sales
Method: Survey produce at markets and secret shopper evaluation
Timeline: 2020-2021
Intermediate Outcomes: Increase access to fresh produce to families
Indicator: Increase market awareness, increase redemption rates of state and federal produce programs
Method: Survey
Timeline: 2020-2021
Initial Outcomes: Awareness of health benefits by an increase in physical activity and eating more fruits and vegetables
Indicator: Adopting knowledge to make better lifestyle choices
Method: Survey
Timeline: 2020-2021
Audience: County growers
Project or Activity: UK Vegetable conference and KSU Third Thursday
Content or Curriculum: Proven organic techniques, specific classes on vegetables
Inputs: Horticulture Agent, Horticulture Technicians, UK/ KSU specialists.
Timeline: 2020-2021
Audience: Market vendors
Project or Activity: Produce Best Practice Training and Home-Based Micro-processing
Content or Curriculum: UK specialists power point.
Inputs: Hort Agent and UK specialists
Timeline: 2020-2021
Audience: Market Consumers
Project or Activity: Fresh produce samples
Content or Curriculum: KY proud or Plate it Up recipes
Inputs: Hort agent, FCS agents, SNAP-Ed, KDA
Timeline: June-November
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Increase physical activity, gain knowledge about a new recipe, and access to local market
Content or Curriculum: Culinary Couch Potato Challenge
Inputs: Hort and FCS agents
Timeline: July-September
Audience: Preschool
Project or Activity: Flowerbuds-improve reading readiness skills while gaining knowledge about fruits and vegetables
Content or Curriculum: LEAP curriculum, FCS and hort publications
Inputs: Hort and FCS
Timeline: 2020-2021
Author: Sarah Imbus
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Kentuckians are experiencing an increased trend of chronic disease and obesity. “With a population of 92,488, Campbell County’s obesity rate is 31% and physical activity rate is 24% (US Census Bureau). “Good nutrition, physical activity, and a healthy body weight are essential parts of a person’s overall health and well-being. Together, these can help decrease a person’s risk of developing serious health conditions, such as high blood pressure, high chol
Author: Sarah Imbus
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
2020 brought new and inventive opportunities as Kentuckians and others from around the world, strived to stay healthy and keep food on their tables during the COVID pandemic. The holiday season for many, felt and looked different, though brought new opportunities to help and give back to others. Kentucky Extension continued to be available and essential for outreach&