1. Community Gardens Cooking classes Inputs
Agents, associates, specialists
Federal, State and local agencies
UK weather center
Funding-fees from training and other courses; grants and in-kind support
Training materials-presentations, printed resources, publications
Social media & online tools
State, regional and national meetings and conferences
Evaluation materials
Schools, faith based
SNAP-ED
Volunteers (Master gardeners)
Outputs
Activities
Master Gardener training
Ed. Programs & trainings
Field days
Garden tours
Conference
Community garden guide
Media
Agent training
Food demonstration
Cooking classes
Participation
Agents
Volunteers
Local gov’t/policy makers
Youth
Educators
Community members
Neighborhood Associations
Nonprofits / businesses
Community Gardens
Outcomes
Short term
Participants will:
Observe best practices for soil and water management
Describe food safety practices
List two or more sustainable or best management practices
Recognize plant disease or pests
Local Gov., Policy Makers, Neighborhood Associations, Non-Profits:
Understand the economic impact of community gardens for food production and/or community development
Identify and seek funding and other resources
Intermediate
Grow a garden
Practice one or more best practices for soil or water management
Make decisions based on information learned from Extension
Adopt one or more sustainable practice
Use the UK Diagnostic Services to identify plant disease or pests
Change in lifestyle for purpose of health
Eating more fruit and vegetables AND variety
Supplemented their diets with healthy foods they produced or preserved
Develop an advisory council
Recruit volunteers
Evaluate and acquire appropriate resources (i.e. funding. space, equipment)
Develop a system for food production and distribution for community garden
Long term
Number of residents reporting increased access to fresh local food
Minimize impact on environment
Reduced or minimized expenses in gardening
Increase access to nutritious food to local residents
Utilized vacant space
Increased community pride and tourist appeal
Increased economic development
Situation: Community gardens enable people without suitable land of their own to grow high-quality fruits and vegetables for themselves, their families and their communities, possibly in places that lack grocery stores or other fresh food outlets ( National statistics show an alarming increase in adolescent obesity, the target of this study. The percentage of people aged 12 to 19 who were obese increased from 5 percent to nearly 21 percent from 1980 to 2012, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As researchers nationwide try to get college students to eat healthier foods, they're finding that gardening may lead to a lasting habit of eating more fruits and vegetables.