Accessing Nutritious Foods Plan of Work

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Elliott County CES

Title:
Accessing Nutritious Foods
MAP:
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agents Involved:
Morgan Murphy and Jacob Ison
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: 2024 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: Farmer's Market Season 2024


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 2024


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: 2024 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: 2024 Farmer's Market Season  


Audience: Adults in Elliott County 

Project or Activity: Cooking Through The Calendar 

Content or Curriculum: NEP Recipes from 2023 Calendar 

Inputs: 4-H/FCS Agent, PlanEatMove 

Date: January - December 2024 


Audience: Veterans in Elliott County 

Project or Activity: Veteran's Food Box 

Content or Curriculum: Need identified by FCS Council 

Inputs: Elliott Extension Staff, Laurel Gorge Center, FCS Council

Date: November/December 2024




Success Stories

Elliott County Extension Field Day

Author: Allison Keeton

Major Program: Community Engagement

Elliott County Extension has not had a field day in a long time. So, I decided for my intern project to introduce the idea of highlighting all program areas of extension with a field day. To advertise for this event, we put a flyer in the newspaper, called the local radio, posted flyers around town, advertised on Facebook, and handed out flyers at our other extension programs. There were booths set up to showcase some of the things Elliott Extension does and some of the great businesses we

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