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| 2063 - Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2063.1) | 147 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify vegetables |
| 2063.2) | 159 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify fruits |
| 2063.3) | 168 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating vegetables |
| 2063.4) | 203 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating fruit |
| 2063.5) | 92 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to buy their favorite fruit or vegetables |
| 2063.6) | 109 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report the intent to ask their family to keep fruits in a place where they can reach them |
| 2063.7) | 68 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to keep cut-up vegetables in a place where they can reach them |
Author: Dayna Fentress
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
In Hardin County, what started as a conversation between the Family and Consumer Sciences agent and the Farmers’ Market board president became a population kids activity that saw over 600 children over the course of the summer. The "Power of Produce (POP) Club" was an interactive taste kitchen and activity center aimed to bring more youth and their parents to the market. With help from the UK School of Human Environmental sciences FCS mini-grant, POP Club was born. POP Club
