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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024


Success Story4-H DIY Cookbook



4-H DIY Cookbook

Author: Lora Stewart

Planning Unit: Gallatin County CES

Major Program: Health

Plan of Work: Nutrition Education

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

Due to COVID restrictions, Gallatin County 4-H had to rethink one of  our more popular day camps: cooking. The Gallatin County 4-H Council , got together and brainstormed new ideas and came up with the 4-H DIY Cookbook. The council decided on the cookbook concept after hearing what our youth had to say about the 4-H Cooking Camp in the Box.  This was project that went throughout the school year.   Thirty-two  children came to the office once a month to pick up supplies and recipes to put in their book. There were several different sections in the book which included: kitchen safety, MyPlate recipes, video links, family recipes, nutrition information, and photographs.  This cookbook is a  "chronicle and treasury of the fin art of cooking, an art whose masterpieces - created only to be consumed - would otherwise be lost" (K. Rogers,Britannica). One of the benefits to the at-home program is the opportunity for parents and/or grandparents and children to bond over cooking. After completing the cookbook, 90% of the youth are continuing to cook at home - helping with the dinner meals or actually planning and implementing a meal for the family.  There is one more step for the youth that participated - enter their cookbook into the Gallatin County Fair. 











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