Success StoryI Can Raise a Garden
I Can Raise a Garden
Author: Anita Jones
Planning Unit: Carter County CES
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
In Kentucky Child Poverty rate is 20.9% and the national average is 16.8%. The Food Insecurity rate in Kentucky is 14.7% and the national average is 11.7%. The Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant Senior Partnered with her County Extension Agent to work with local youth so that they might learn to grow their own gardens. Although, a small group of only 2 youth took advantage of this wonderful opportunity, they now can grow their own plants, and raise a garden. This would be beneficial if they would ever need to be self-sufficient or to help care for their own families. The youth were given their own buckets in which they would plant their seeds to raise tomatoes, peppers & cilantro. Once their vegetables grew enough the youth had everything, they needed to make fresh salsa. “The salsa was the best part said one of the participants!!”
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