Union County CES

Title:

Access Local Nutritious Food

MAP:

Strengthening Local Food Systems

Agents Involved:

Bealmear

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Food Preparation

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

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. Agents are pivotal in influencing policies, systems, and environments and in training consumers and producers to maximize local access to food products from farm to table.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Union Countians population will increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by 1 or more servings per day
Union Countians improve food management skills and healthy eating habits
Youth will be food secure when school is not in session
People accessing emergency food sources will select from nutrient dense

Intermediate Outcomes:

Plant, harvest and preserve produce
Apply improved food preparation skills, food management skills, food safety and healthy eating habits

Initial Outcomes:

Understand the importance of sustainable local agriculture to individual health and financial well-being
Learn to grow, prepare and preserve food
Learn to incorporate unfamiliar foods or foods not currently eaten into a healthy diet

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Access more local foods
Indicator: Number of children that participate in gardening program and are served vegetables in local elementary schools
Method: School garden program
Timeline:School year 2016-2017

Intermediate Outcome: Access more local foods
Indicator: Number of families that begin gardening
Method: Survey
Timeline: Summers 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

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Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Union County Elementary Schools
Project or Activity: Gardening Grant
Content or Curriculum: UK Publicaitons
Inputs: Union County School System, Union County Health Coalition
Date: Summers

Audience: Plate It Up
Project or Activity: AgExpo
Content or Curriculum: Plate It Up
Inputs: Green River Area FCS Agents
Date: January 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Food Preservation Program
Content or Curriculum: Food Preparation Publications
Inputs: Union County Garden Program
Date:Summer 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020