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| 2066 - Nutrition and Food Systems General | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.3) | 0 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC, or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers’ markets |
| 2066.4) | 0 |
Number of families/caregivers who reported supplementing their diets with healthy foods that they grew or preserved (community or backyard gardens, fishing, hunting, farmers markets) |
| 2066.5) | 22 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills, or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
| 2066.2) | 0 |
Number of individuals who reported they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmers’ markets, CSAs, WIC, food pantries) that offer healthy foods |
| 2066.1) | 0 |
Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily |
Author: Lisa Lamb
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
The COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on so many groups of people, with the Garrard County schools being no exception. In 2020, after the initial start of COVID, the Garrard County schools completely shut down, shifting students to virtual and hybrid learning. With this shift in learning, and the schools not allowing any visitors or community partners once they opened again, 1,154 students in the Garrard County school system were unreachable for three years. With the start of the 2023-2024 sc
Author: Lisa Lamb
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
The ARC Persons in recovery need to know how to purchase healthy foods and feed themselves with home cooked meals instead of meals ready to eat.The NEP in Garrard County worked together with the ARC, an outpatient recovery facility to provide nutrition classes for their clients. Through a 7-week program, the NEP was able to provide nutrition information, and each week we did a low-cost, low-calorie recipe. After the post evaluation there was a 100 % increase in the ability to both purc
Author: Lisa Lamb
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Time well spent: In the past four years I have worked with the organization Refuge for Women, this is a recovery group for ladies that have been in Domestic Violence and Sex trade industry, who are ready to get out. These ladies have had tough lives and some if not all have other things in their lives like drugs and alcohol to self-medicate.In the four years that I have worked with these ladies I have had 175 women enroll in my program and 169 of them Graduated my program. Of this gro
Author: Kayla Lunsford
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
According to the CDC and data collected from the 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, only 9% of adults consumed the recommended amount of vegetables, and only 12% consumed the recommended amount of fruit. Because of barriers such as high cost, lack of availability and access, and perceived lack of ability to prepare and cook, many are going without the essential nutrients they need. In order to promote healthy habits and increase knowledge of affordable, nutritious recipes, Lun
Author: Kayla Lunsford
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Education on Cast Iron CookingCast iron cooking is a tried-and-true method of preparing food, but the care and maintenance of the cookware can be quite intimidating to those who have never done it. There was no complete UK lesson on how to cook with cast iron, so the Garrard County FCS Agent created a presentation that was used as a Homemaker Leader Lesson in the Fort Harrod Area. For Garrard County, this was the highest attendance of any leader lesson in the past 2 years. Great results ca
