According to Kentucky Proud research, buying locally grown produce helps the community by keeping food dollars close to home and it provides individuals with garden fresh taste. The Campbell County 4-H program was approached by three local Girl Scout troops to provide a cooking program that focused on locally grown produce and eating healthy meals. Seven middle and high school youth attended the cooking program. They received instruction on food safety, knife safety, importance of eating fresh vegetables and fruits, and assisted in preparing a Kentucky Proud recipe - Farmer's Market Skillet Bake. They also sampled the dish they prepared as well as a chocolate pumpkin cupcake, another Ky Proud recipe. After the sampling of the skillet bake, four of the seven reported they would definitely try the recipe at home; three of the seven will definitely buy red potatoes as a result of the tasting, and five of the seven plan on increasing the number of vegetable servings they eat per day. Each participant received information about cooking vegetables, garnishes, knife use, and recipe cards. As a result of the receiving the recipe cards, over half of the participants plan on buying the vegetables in the recipe and trying the recipe at home.