Success StoryLaRue County Farmers Market– Fruits and Vegetables For Seniors



LaRue County Farmers Market– Fruits and Vegetables For Seniors

Author: Patricia Holbert

Planning Unit: LaRue County CES

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

LaRue County Kentucky has an adult food insecurity rate of 13.2 percent with 17 percent being SNAP eligible according to Kentuckyhealthfacts.org.

LaRue County Farmers Market operated weekly for 9 weeks.

LaRue County Extension Service  Expanded Food and Nutrition Program ( EFNEP) Assistant and Agriculture and Natural Resource Agent distributed  Senior Farmers Market Vouchers from Kentucky Department of 

Agriculture worth 48.00 each to 80 senior adults along with  recipes to prepare fresh fruits and vegetables.

 

Comments from participants included:

“The  recipes and vouchers are really appreciated,  it sure helps to stretch my grocery budget!”

“We loved the Farmers Market Squash Saute, great way to get my family to eat squash”.

 

By providing recipes and  vouchers for ingredients it was proven that families increased consumption of 

vegetables and fruits which contributes to  improved diet quality  and overall better health and prevention of chronic disease in these families.

 






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