Accessing Nutritious Foods Plan of Work

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Elliott County CES

Title:
Accessing Nutritious Foods
MAP:
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agents Involved:
Center and 4-H Agent
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Nutrition and Food Systems General
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Agriculture
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Local Food Systems
Situation:

According to the University of Kentucky-Kentucky County Agriculture and Food Profiles Elliott County has one grocery store. 11 percent of the population has no car and live more than one mile form the grocery store. The county has one Farmer's market that accepts both WIC and Senior Farmer's Market Senior Vouchers. However, the market does not accept SNAP. Farmer's Market vendors often have left over produce at the end of the market day. According to 2017 Census of Agriculture there are approximately 363 farms in Elliott County averaging 152 acres per farm. Many farm owners grow vegetable gardens and preserve their food for winter use. 

Long-Term Outcomes:

Youth and adults in Elliott County will improve diet by increasing fresh fruits and vegetables and/or preserved vegetables and fruit through the winter months. 

Intermediate Outcomes:

Youth and adults will purchase more fruits and vegetables from the Farmer's Market and report buying more locally grown fruits and vegetables.

Initial Outcomes:

Through participation in Educational programs clients will learn the benefits and importance of a healthy diet rich in fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables. 

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Clients will learn the benefit of a healthy diet rich in fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables 

Indicator: Participation in Plate it Up Ky proud and Kids Bucks will increase 

Method: More Plate it UP KY proud recipe cards will be distributed and clients will begin utilizing the cards and recipes

Timeline: June through October 

Intermediate Outcome: Youth and adults will purchase more fruits and vegetables from the Farmer's Market 

Indicator: Sales at the farmers market will increase 

Method: Vendors at the market will report and increase in sales 

Timeline: 2021 Farmers Market season 


Long-term Outcome: Youth and adults will improve diets by increasing fresh fruits and vegetables and preserved fresh fruits and vegetables 

Indicator: increase in educational programs such as cooking through the calendar and fruit and vegetable workshops

Method: More clients will begin canning and preserving foods 

Timeline: January through December 

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Farmer's Market

Project or Activity: Plate it Up Kentucky Proud demonstrations

Content or Curriculum: Plate it Up Kentucky Proud 

Inputs: Farmer's Market vendors and Extension Agents and Staff

Date: 2021 Farmer's Market Season 


Audience: God's Pantry Food Drop clients  

Project or Activity: Make food baskets for 144 families each month 

Content or Curriculum: God's Pantry Food Drop (Assessing Nutritious Foods)

Inputs: Extension Agents and Staff 

Date: January through December 


Audience: Youth 

Project or Activity: Mini Nutrition lessons 

Content or Curriculum: Youth Master Gardner, Family Consumer Science 4-H Youth Curriculum 

Inputs: Extension Agents and Staff and Farmer's Market Vendors 

Date: 2021 Farmer's Market Season 


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Kid's Bucks Program

Content or Curriculum: Kid's Bucks Program Sponsored by Elliott County KFB

Inputs: KFB Board members, Elliott County Extension Agents and Staff and Farmer's Market Vendors

Date: 2021 Farmer's Market Season  



Success Stories

Kids Bucks Program at Farmers Market Promotes Healthy Eating

Author: Morgan Murphy

Major Program: Health

Promoting healthy eating to youth at a young age can help them create healthy eating habits for a lifetime. One of the identified priorities brought up in our stakeholder interviews was a cleaner, safer, healthier community. In response, Elliott County 4-H offered a Kids Bucks program at our farmers market where we encouraged youth to try new fruits and vegetables and talked about healthy eating habits. We targeted youth ages 5-18 and held the kids bucks program twice weekly from July to August.

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2022 Fruit and Vegetable Plant Orders

Author: Jacob Ison

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

In the months of February and March the Elliott County Extension Office took up orders for fruit and vegetable starter plants to allow members of the local community to have access to plants that will eventually provide nutritious fresh foods right off the vine at a very low cost. On Wednesday, April 6th the Elliott ANR Agent Jacob Ison picked up the plants and brought them back to the Extension office to be dispersed. The next day, the orders were separated and became available for pick up. The

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