Home Horticulture - Access to Local ProducePlan of Work

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Campbell County CES

Title:
Home Horticulture - Access to Local Produce
MAP:
Home Horticulture
Agents Involved:
Stolz, Turner, Thompson, Rex, Sorrell, Pilcher
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Horticulture, Commercial
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Local Food Systems
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Integrated Pest Management
Situation:

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.

Long-Term Outcomes:

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. 

Intermediate Outcomes:

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. 

Initial Outcomes:

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


Evaluation:

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

Learning Opportunities:

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




Success Stories

Steppin' in September

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

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Thanksgiving Dinner Drive at NKU FUEL food pantry

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&

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