Less than 20 percent of the adult population eats the recommended number of fruit and vegetable servings. To increase consumption of a healthy diet the Adair County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent provided statewide direction for the Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud project. The goal is to promote purchase and preparation of locally grown specialty crops through demonstrations and educational outreach. Selection and storage, nutritional value, and preservation tips are also shared. A monthly televised cooking show featuring the program has been airing on Duo County Telecom for one year. In addition, Adair County FCS and Agricultural Resources agents served tasting samples of Plate It Up recipes to over 150 shoppers at the Adair County Farmers' Market last summer and 650 consumers at a local corporate event.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
PLATE IT UP! KENTUCKY PROUD
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