Success StoryHardin County Farm to Table Dinner benefits Community Health Clinic



Hardin County Farm to Table Dinner benefits Community Health Clinic

Author: Dayna Fentress

Planning Unit: Hardin County CES

Major Program: Local Food Systems

Plan of Work: Unrelated to a specified County Plan of Work

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

UK FCS Extension worked with the Hardin County Fairboard, Central Hardin FFA, Farm Credit Mid-America, and a committee of volunteers to plan the second annual Farm to Table dinner at the Hardin County Fair.

Last year, 250 individuals gathered at the Hardin County Fair for the first ever Farm to Table dinner. The dinner showcased Kentucky Proud produce and meats, while supporting a local charity. We were able to give $4,000 to two different charities in our community, Feeding America’s BackPack program and Mission Hope for Kids.

This year, almost 300 tickets were sold, with Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles as the guest speaker, updating attendees on the state of Kentucky agriculture.

We were able to give $5,000 to our local Community Health Clinic this year. The Community Health Clinic offers medical and dental procedures, medical education, and pharmaceutical needs to the un- or under insured in Hardin and LaRue Counties.

The dinner consisted of local pork, sirloin steaks, potatoes, green beans, corn on the cob, tomatoes, cucumber salad, blackberry cobbler, peach cobbler, and blueberry lemon cake with local, homemade vanilla ice cream.

The dinner is already planning for the 2020 Farm to Table dinner and working on choosing our next charity.






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