Extension
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| 2066 - Accessing Nutritious Foods (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.2) | 25 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
| 2066.1) | 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) |
| 2066.9) | 10 |
Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily |
| 2066.8) | 0 |
Number of first time growers or those who haven’t grown in five or more years |
| 2066.7) | 0 |
Number of families who grew a garden this year |
| 2066.5) | 0 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets |
| 2066.3) | 0 |
Number of individuals reporting that they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmer’s markets, CSA’s WIC, Food Pantry) that offer healthy foods |
| 2066.4) | 25 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
Author: Relissa Torian
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Three years of gardening with the Trigg County Home Based Day Of Play families proves to provide quality family time, outdoor physical activities, knowledge, fresh produce and a number of other life enriching skills for their five households and 25 individuals; ”Every Body.” One hundred percent (100%) of the children and adults work together to prepare beds, plant the seeds and harvest the produce.One hundred percent (100%) of the parents reported, they have no picky eaters at
Author: Relissa Torian
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Twenty-three members of the Trigg County 4-H Cooking Club completed six lessons and a total of eighteen hours of participation in club business, nutrition and cooking. Twenty households in Trigg County are now being influenced by these impressive youth. &n
Author: Relissa Torian
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
DifferentTrigg County in 2018 reported 6,956 limited resource residents participating in nutrition education lessons. March 2020 when COVID-19 reached this rural community, 100% (one-hundred percent) of that population was joined by another 50% (fifty percent) of the county’s residents needing healthy, nutritious foods. Having connections with the local Helping Hands Food Bank, the SNAP-Ed Assistant provided COVID-19 materials to the Bank for distribution to limited resource families
Author: Cecelia Hostilo
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Social media outlets seem to be the growing way to communicate with people in our fast paced society. With 78% of the population of Trigg County being under the age of 65, social media outlets such as Facebook is an important communication tool. In Trigg County the FCS agent has maintained the Trigg County Cooperative Extension Family and Consumer Sciences program Facebook page for several years, but its reach has been limited. Two weeks into working from home, the FCS agent be
