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





2061 - Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
2061.4) 0

Vendors:

Number of vendors reporting increased sales at markets where Plate it up! Kentucky Proud recipes are tasted or recipe cards distributed


2061.5) 0

Vendors:

Dollar value of vendor-reported increased sales associated with Plate it up! Kentucky Proud recipes tasted or cards distributed


2061.3) 0

Participants:

Number of individuals who reported an increase in their fruit and/or vegetable consumption as a result of participating in a Plate it up! Kentucky Proud program


2061.1) 64

Participants: 

Number of individuals more likely to buy a Kentucky fruit or vegetable as a result of receiving a Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud recipe card or sampling a recipe

2061.2) 100

Participants: 

Number of individuals who indicated that they purchased the fruits and vegetables featured on the Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud recipe card




Success Stories

Spring Into Green: Pride of Kentucky

Author: Sarah Drysdale

Major Program: Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud

Spring Into Green: Pride of Kentucky

Spring into Green: Pride of Kentucky was hosted by the Purchase Area Family and Consumer Sciences agents at the McCracken County Extension Office. Speakers at the event discussed topics related to Kentucky resources. Topics discussed focused on local plants, foods, and pollinators. Speakers included Dava Hayden, horticulture instructor and arboretum manager at Murray State University; LaToya Drake, coordinator for the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Nutrition Education Program; and

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