Enhance access to local healthy foods by assisting producers in identifying new market opportunitiesPlan of Work

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Hickman County CES

Title:
Enhance access to local healthy foods by assisting producers in identifying new market opportunities
MAP:
Creating Local Food Systems
Agents Involved:
Melissa Goodman, Paula McCuiston, Mattea Mitchell
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Local Food Systems
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Farmer's Markets
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
4-H Volunteer Programming
Situation:

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. Extension staff, paraprofessionals and volunteers are pivotal in training consumers and producers to maximize local access to food products from farm to table.


Currently, Hickman County does not have an existing Farmer's Market but the County Extension Council sees this as a priority for the citizens of Hickman County. The Extension Staff is currently working with our local government to create a Farmer's Market and Community Garden. There is only one grocery store in Hickman County and two restaurants with very few healthy and local food options for consumers. Farmer's Market to open July 2017.

Long-Term Outcomes:

*Families will increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by one or more servings per day


*Families improve food management skills and healthy eating habits.


*Maintain a viable and successful farmers market.


*To maintain or increase the number of entrepreneurs in the community is increased due to local food systems.


*Strong and diverse local food systems are integrated into community development efforts.

Intermediate Outcomes:

*Establish a local farmer's market


*Citizens will access more local foods


*Families apply improved food preparation and management skills, food safety and healthy eating habits.


*More families plant, harvest and preserve foods.

Initial Outcomes:

*Increase knowledge and awareness among general public of local food and sustainable agriculture.


*Families understand the importance of sustainable local agriculture to their health and financial well being.


*Families learn to grow , prepare, and preserve food.


*Families learn to incorporate unfamiliar foods or foods not currently being consumed.


*Families increase knowledge and understanding of healthy eating, food safety and food resource management

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Purchasing tendency of Consumer for Kentucky Fruits and Vegetables

Indicator: Number of individuals more likely to buy a Kentucky fruit or vegetable as a result of tasting a Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud recipe sample

Method: Evaluation- Tasting Exit Polls

Timeline: Fall 2019


Intermediate Outcome: Families increase healthy foods produced and preserved.

Indicator: Number individuals reporting that their family supplemented their diets with healthy foods that they produced or preserved.

Method: Evaluation

Timeline: Program year 2019-2020


Intermediate Outcome: Families increase healthy foods within daily diet.

Indicator: Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods

Method: Evaluation

Timeline: Spring/Summer 2019-2020


Learning Opportunities:

Audience: 1st – 3rd grades

Project or Activity: Food Group

Content or Curriculum: Farm to Table

Inputs: Extension Staff, SNAP Ed assistant, volunteers, local fruit/vegetable growers

Date: 2019-2020 School Year



Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Jr. Chef

Content or Curriculum: Super Star Chef and Tasty Tidbits

Inputs: Extension Staff, SNAP Ed, Extension Facility

Date: 2019-2020 School Year



Audience: Hickman County Citizens

Project or Activity: Farmers Market

Content or Curriculum: UK Educational Materials

Inputs: Extension Staff, SNAP Ed assistant, Local Government, Community Businesses

Date: Market Season 2019-2020



Audience: FLIGHT, General Public, Master Gardeners

Project or Activity: Community Garden

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curricula, UK Educational Materials, KDA

Inputs: FLIGHT 21st Century Afterschool, Master Gardeners, Local Government, Community Organizations

Date: Program Year 2019-2020


Audience: General Public, Youth

Project or Activity: Food Preservation Classes/Workshop

Content or Curriculum: UK Food Preservation Materials, Put it Up Youth Curriculum

Inputs: Extension Staff, SNAP Ed assistant, volunteers, local fruit/vegetable growers

Date: Summer 2019


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Summer Food Camp

Content or Curriculum: UK Health and Food Curriculums

Inputs: Extension Staff, SNAP Ed assistant, 21st Century Coordinator, school facility

Date: Summer 2019



Audience: General Public

Project or Activity: Plate It Up Food Sampling

Content or Curriculum: Plate It Up KY Proud

Inputs: Extension Staff, SNAP Ed assistant, volunteers, local fruit/vegetable growers

Date: Program Year 2019-2020



Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Plate It Up Adult Cooking Classes and Cooking through the Calendar

Content or Curriculum: Plate It Up KY Proud

Inputs: Extension Staff, SNAP Ed assistant, volunteers, local fruit/vegetable growers, Community Education

Date: Program Year 2019-2020




Success Stories

Summer at the Farmers Market is "Just Peachy"!

Author: Mattea Mitchell

Major Program: Farmer's Markets

Summer at the Farmers Market is "Just Peachy"!

The Hickman County Farmers Market is a newer addition to the community. The Hickman County Extension Office staff continues to offer programs at the market, and educate the public on the importance of shopping local and supporting the local producers. In order to celebrate peach season in Hickman County, the Just Peachy program was scheduled for July 13th, 2019. For this program, we partnered with the Four River Counties Early Childhood Council, KAPS Family Resource Center, Hickman County M

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