Author: Leticia Hughes
Planning Unit: Edmonson County CES
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
In March 2020 the Edmonson County Snap-Ed Assistant partnered with FCS, AG, and 4H agents within the office to create a family garden bag. This bag went to 30 Edmonson County families in April. The SNAP-Ed assistant utilized the SNAP community garden grant funds to purchase seeds and soil for the families to start their own garden at home during the quarantine. In these bag the SNAP-Ed Assistant provided SNAP reusable bags, SNAP gardening gloves, and the SNAP Farmer’s Market shopping guide. The SNAP-Ed Assistant also used gardening guides, gardening shovels, and UK Agriculture publications to assist the families in the proper way to start their own garden. In April, the 30 families did curbside pickup at the Edmonson County Extension Office to receive their gardening bags. The families were reached via social media Facebook posts to encourage them to come pick them up. These posts were viewed 2700 times over the next 3 days. All bags were picked up, and a Qualtrics survey was then distributed for feedback. Out of the 30 families, 23 of them used these bags to start their first garden. Out of the 30 families, all of them allowed their children to participate in the starting of their garden.
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