McCreary County CES Program Indicators and Success Stories - Jul 1, 2023

McCreary County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024

2068 - Cook Wild Kentucky
2068.5)	15	Number of participants in ‘Field to Fork/Hook and Cook’ classes.
2068.1)	40	Number of participants at recipe-tasting events
2068.3)	100	Number of recipe cards distributed
2068.6)	25	Pounds of donated venison
2068.2)	6	Number of recipe-tasting events hosted

2068 - Cook Wild Kentucky

2068.5)

Number of participants in ‘Field to Fork/Hook and Cook’ classes.

2068.1)

Number of participants at recipe-tasting events

2068.3)

100

Number of recipe cards distributed

2068.6)

Pounds of donated venison

2068.2)

Number of recipe-tasting events hosted

Success Stories

Cook Wild: Deer Processing Workshop with KDFW

Author: Tracie Goodman

Major Program: Cook Wild Kentucky

McCreary County is largely composed of federally forested land and is home to a considerable population of wild game hunters. In the 2022/2023 hunting season, McCreary County hunters harvested a total of 507 deer. McCreary County also has a population of 3,190 individuals who are food insecure, and 94% of that population falls below the SNAP/Other Nutrition Programs threshold of 200% poverty. Since getting venison professionally processed can be expensive, many hunters process their own. However