Nutrition Education Program
Accesing Nutritious Foods
Mackenzie Pogue, Darrell Simpson,
Nutrition and Food Systems General
Horticulture, Consumer and Home
Food Preparation and Preservation
Health
County Extension offices can play a pivotal role in helping food producers, entrepreneurs, and consumers work toward more vibrant rural communities with strong local food systems. Stronger local food systems can help everyone eat a healthier diet while benefiting the local economy and communities.
ANR,and 4-H agents provide nutrition education programs to help families gain access to nutritious food decrease hunger; and utilize local food assistance programs to educate recipients on healthy and safe food preparation methods. Programs and one to one contacts will help educate youth and adults about gardening.
- Citizens improve food management skills, healthy eating habits, and improve food preservation skills.
- Youth will be food secure when school is not in session during the school year.
- Youth and Adults learn to garden or enhance their gardening skills
- Plant, harvest and preserve produce.
- Apply improved food preparation skills, food management skills, food safety and healthy eating habits.
- Youth who access other food sources when not in school during the school year.
- Youth and adults learn traditional and nontraditional garden techniques
- Youth and Adults enhance their knowledge on growing, preparing and preserving food.
- Learn to incorporate unfamiliar foods or foods not currently eaten into a healthy diet.
- Increase knowledge and understanding of healthy eating, food safety and food resource management.
- Learn about community support services to increase food security.
Initial Outcome:learn to grow, prepare and preserve food
Indicator:number of families reached with information on accessing healthy foods
Method:gardening and food preservation survey, one to one visits
Timeline:spring and summer
Intermediate Outcome:Increased food access
Indicator:number of youth reached who have food on weekends, number of families planting, harvesting and preserving produce
Method:Plate it Up featured program questions; Food for Kids Backpack Program
Method: Youth gardening Program
Timeline: spring, summer, school year
Long-term Outcome: learn to grow, prepare and preserve food
Indicator: one to one visits, end of program surveys
Method: class attendance and youth garden participant numbers
Timeline: spring and summer
Audience: Primary students
Project or Activity: LEAP
Content or Curriculum: LEAP
Inputs: 4-H Agent & SNAP-Ed Assistant
Date: School Year
Audience: Food Preservation Classes Participants
Project or Activity: Food Preservation Workshop
Content or Curriculum: Food Preservation Traveling Workshop & CES Publication
Inputs: 4-H Agent & SNAP-Ed Assistant
Date: Summer
Audience: Elementary School Students
Project or Activity: Food Explorers
Content or Curriculum: SNAP-Ed materials
Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H assistant, SNAP-Ed assistant, volunteers
Date: School year
Audience: Youth and Adults
Project or Activity: Youth and Adult Gardening
Content or Curriculum: ID 128 Gardening in Kentucky
Inputs: ANR agent, 4-H agent, 4-H staff assistant, SNAP-Ed assistant and Program Enhancement funds
Date: Spring and Summer
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