Success StoryPikeville Farmers Market Sensory Night at the Market



Pikeville Farmers Market Sensory Night at the Market

Author: Deborah Stumbo

Planning Unit: Pike County CES

Major Program: Local Food Systems

Plan of Work: Horticulture (Commercial/Home/Consumer) and Small Farm Development

Outcome: Initial Outcome

The problem-- Students that are sensory impaired are rately provided a positive outcome and contacts for success and dealing with the real world.


The educational program response-- Provide a night at the Farmers Market in which sensory impaired young people can participate and learn about our local Farmers Market


The participants/target audience-- Autistic and otherwise impaired young people can particpate in an activity designed to bring them into being an accepted part of the Farmers Market activities.


Other partners (if applicable)-- Activity took ANR, FCS, 4-H, and Community Arts to complete the introduction of the special populations to the Pikeville Farmers Market.


Program impact or participant response-- Project was deemed an success by everyone involved in the night.






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