Success StoryFarmers to Families Program



Farmers to Families Program

Author: Madison McAlmond

Planning Unit: Nicholas County CES

Major Program: Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud

Plan of Work: Get Fit Nicholas County

Outcome: Initial Outcome

On September 17, 2020, Nicholas County received a shipment of over $70,000 worth of fresh fruits and vegetables from Marion Specialty foods to be distributed throughout the community funded by the USDA Farmers to Families program. The Nicholas County Fire Department volunteered their building to be the distribution site. The program was made possible by the Nicholas County Judge Executives Office and Fiscal Court with numerous amounts of volunteers and community partners helping pass out the boxes the day of distribution. The boxes included apples, carrots, onions, and tomatoes. Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud recipes and materials accompanied the boxes with the help of the Nicholas County Cooperative Extension Office, impacting 1,700 families by this outreach effort and collaboration between many agencies in the county.






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