Garrard County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 2066 - Nutrition and Food Systems General | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.1) | 0 |
Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily |
| 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 |
| 2066.5) | 22 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills, or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
| 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) |
| 2066.3) | 0 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC, or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers’ markets |
Success Stories
NEP
Author: Lisa Lamb
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Tammy is a 50+ year old white female, she and her husband live in rural Garrard county Ky. Because they have no children and do extensive volunteer work she did not cook. She and her spouse would eat out every meal every day and had done so for the last 15+ years. Over the course of the 7 week class that the Garrard County NEP Assistant conducted at the Food Pantry, Tammy first lessened her volunteering hours, and began to cook the recipes that we did in the class. So this family changed and she
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Take Time to Know Them
Author: Lisa Lamb
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Take Time to Know Them:Marcella was a participant in my senior citizen center classes. Always engaged in the classes loved the recipes and the lessons, always one of the first to ask questions about the lesson. When I would see her out about town she would tell me how much she enjoyed me coming to the senior citizens center and doing the classes with them and how she would go home and make the recipes for her and her daughter. The last conversation I had with Marcella she told me that she
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Mrs. Hale's 3rd Grade Class
Author: Lisa Lamb
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Ms. Hale’s 3rd grade class NEP from Garrard County worked with Ms. Hale’s 3rd grade class at Lancaster Elementary School for 6 Months. There were 21 students in the classroom, I came once a month for 6 months. Over this time we had lessons on germ control, good handwashing skills, and healthy snacks to try to get into our daily diets.At the end of the classroom visits all 21 students in this class showed improvement in one or more areas of their diets. This is also an ongoing ye
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Fun, Friends and Food Jessamine County
Author: Lisa Lamb
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Food, Friends and FunNEP from Garrard County conducted an EFNEP class in Jessamine County at the Housing Authority. There were 10 attendees in this class, we met once every week for 13 weeks. We addressed the problem of food security, as well as encompassing getting a variety of good, healthy foods into our daily diets.All 10 participants showed improvement in one or more areas of dietary quality at the end of the 13-week class. This is not the only class I have done in this facili
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Campfire Cooking
Author: Jay Hettmansperger
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Describe the Issue or Situation.Camping has become more popular over the last few years and people are asking for meal ideas that are good to cook over a campfire. Describe the Outreach or Educational Program Response (and Partners, if applicable).The agents at Garrard County Extension office combined efforts to present a program on campfire cooking. The program was advertised through multiple media sites and newsletters. The Family and Consumer Science(FCS) agent, the Ag and Natural Resource(AN
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Campfire Cooking
Author: Kayla Lunsford
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
This time of year, everyone is thinking about fall activities. Camping and cooking over a fire is a great option for families because of its affordability and ease to plan. However, one barrier that may inhibit people from getting outdoors is a lack of knowledge on how to cook over an open flame, or possibly even how to start a fire in the first place. The Garrard County Extension Office offered a program to educate on these topics. The goal was to educate participants on healthy outdoor r
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Holiday Charcuterie 101
Author: Kayla Lunsford
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Holiday Charcuterie 101Food safety can be an unpopular topic and may not always seem like something that will draw a big crowd in for an educational program. However, it is an important one. The CDC estimates 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from foodborne diseases each year in the United States. Therefore, as FCS professionals we must find ways to make the topic accessible and easy to “digest” for our communities. That was the goa
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Healthy Eating Around the World Area Seminar
Author: Kayla Lunsford
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Food is a cornerstone of culture, shaping traditions, fostering connections, and promoting health worldwide. Recognizing this, the Fort Harrod Area Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Agents organized a multi-county leader lesson titled Healthy Eating Around the World on October 16, 2024, at the Boyle County Extension Office. The program brought together 39 Extension Homemakers and community members for an enriching experience celebrating international cuisines and dietary traditions.Participants
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