Hart County is a rural community located in central. In 2012, there were 1,372 farm operations on 182,385 acres. In the 2013 USDA’s Food Atlas Hart County’s free lunch eligibility was 5% above the Kentucky participate rate and nearly 10% above the national participate rate. While living in a rural community has its advantages it also presents struggles for the 7% of the population who live more than a mile away from a grocery store and do not own a car. Although the backpack program is offered to student throughout the year, a program is currently unavailable during the summer months. To help address the food insecurity that exist a 3-day workshop was taught by Hart County’s FCS agent and NEP assistant at the Extension office.

Of the 18 participates ranging in ages from 3^rd to 7^th grade 94% agreed/strongly agreed that they learned the correct way to hold a knife for cutting; and about the amount of fruits and vegetables they should have on their plates.  About 89% learned about how germs can be transferred to food and how to read nutrition labels. Approximately 83% learned about how to wash their hands and 83% also plan to eat more fruits and vegetables after participating in the program.