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| 2066 - Accessing Nutritious Foods (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.1) | 29 |
Number individuals reporting that their family supplemented their diets with healthy foods that they produced or preserved |
| 2066.2) | 439 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
| 2066.3) | 5 |
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) | 2 |
Number of farmers markets accepting EBT cards |
| 2066.5) | 65 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets |
| 2066.6) | 10 |
Number of families who grew a garden this year |
| 2066.7) | 2 |
Number of first time growers or those who haven’t grown in five or more years |
| 2066.8) | 1 |
Number of restaurants/other institutions utilizing local foods as a result of Extension programming |
Author: Cheryl Owens
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
What started out in the school year with a group of youth from one of the local afterschool programs in the Whitley County Area, soon became a true “Family Affair.” Who would have guessed that a hand held can opener, would spark an adult’s interest into committing to attending the socialization part of the youth program, and recruit adults for the upcoming year? The afterschool youth group consisted of a total of 12 students attending on a regular basis, and during t
Author: Cheryl Owens
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
With the initial collaboration efforts of Sherry Paul (Whitley County North Elementary Family ResourceCenter), Tammy Stephens (Williamsburg Family Resource Youth Service Center), and myself Cheryl Owens, Whitley County Extension Office (Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program Assistant), Cradle School came into existence to help narrow the Kindergarten Readiness gap along with addressing better food choices and instilling the need to give our lives a “more close” look. Accord
Author: Matti Coffey
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Plate It Up Kentucky Proud is a partnership between the University of Kentucky Nutrition and Dietetics Program, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, and the Cooperative Extension Service. This program educates Kentuckians on locally grown produce and how to use them to provide nutritious meals for their families.Whitley County has two locations for the local farmers’ markets, one at the Extension Office in Goldbug and one downtown Corbin. There are a variety of vendors who sell items fr
