Rockcastle County CES

Title:

Snap Ed, LEAP, Farmers Market, Senior Nutrition

MAP:

Accessing Nutritious Foods

Agents Involved:

Hazel Jackson, John McQueary, Tom Mills, Rachel Wright

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Food Preservation

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Farmer's Markets

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Food Preparation

Situation:

According to the 2010 census, 20% of adults and 27% of children in Rockcastle County live in Poverty. Lower income families are not meeting the recommendations for fruit and vegetable consumption.
According to the Center or Disease Control and prevention, Kentucky adult obesity rates rank among the 10 highest in the US; and Kentucky youth rank among the 10 highest for obesity in the us. 30% of Kentucky adults report not participating in any physical activity. The CC also reports that Kentucky is 10th highest for poor consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Families will be able to more effectively budget their snap ed benefits so that their food lasts throughout the month. Families will learn how to prepare more nutritious meals and will supplement their food budget with vegetables that are grown and preserved at home.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Families can feed their children throughout the summer months when there is no school. Children will learn to eat nutritious foods and will increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Families will learn to safely preserve foods that they have grown.


Families will prepare meals at home 4 or more times a week.

Individuals will engage in regular physical activity.

Initial Outcomes:

Children will try fruits, vegetables and dairy products that they have never eaten. Adults and youth will learn to eat a healthier diet.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Youth and adults will learn basic cooking techniques.

Indicator: youth demonstrate basic skills

Method: Youth prepare foods during food preparation course

Timeline: Summer 2017

Intermediate Outcome: Youth and adults prepare nutritious meals at home.

Indicator: survey of youth and parents

Method:

Timeline: summer / fall 2017

Long-term Outcome:

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Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Youth, Adults, Seniors

Project or Activity: workshops

Content or Curriculum: LEAP, Snap ed workshops, Teen Cuisine

Inputs: teaching lessons

Date: year round

Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: field days (2nd and 5th grades) in-class instruction (2nd grade)

Content or Curriculum: My plate, snap ed

Inputs: classes, food demos, tasting of fruits and vegetables

Date: Summer 2017 & 2018

Audience: Public; those attend farmers markets

Project or Activity: Food Demonstrations and samples at Farmers Markets

Content or Curriculum: Plate it Up; Snap ED; food preservation

Inputs: food demos by FCS agent; recruitment by SnapEd Assistant

Date: Summer 2017 & 2018

Audience: Youth,

Project or Activity: afterschool cooking classes

Content or Curriculum: Snap ed & Teen Cuisine

Inputs: teaching lessons agents and/or Snap Ed assistant

Date: Fall 2017

Success Stories