Author: Martika McCoy
Planning Unit: Martin County CES
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
Plan of Work: Accessing Nutritious Foods
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
Turkey Church of the Nazarene turned the soil for their community garden, “His Garden,” in April 2022. Around 40 church members began tending to the 4,500-square-foot garden in the spring.
The CDC’s High Obesity Program (HOP) grant funds initiatives in Martin County in collaboration with the University of Kentucky’s Extension Program. His Garden is a partnership with the church, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Martin County Cooperative Extension, and Grow Appalachia.
PURPOSE: This community garden offers a source of nutritious food, an opportunity for physical activity, a chance to address the nutritional needs of the community, improve local access to fresh fruits and vegetables, and a chance to serve families with limited resources in Martin County. The church is scheduled to launch a distribution in June 2022.
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