KEAFCS

The Kentucky Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (KEAFCS) is a professional organization of Family and Consumer Sciences employees of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and the Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Service.  There are Extension Agents for Family and Consumer Sciences in all 120 counties of Kentucky.  We’re your neighbors and friends.  We live and work in your community.  We serve as an extension of the state’s land grant universities, The University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University, to provide information and teach skills to help people improve their lives. 

Working through the statewide KEAFCS network, Extension professionals joined with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service to develop the Pride of Kentucky book.  This project is part of our educational programming.  The book is a great resource of information about purchasing and using high-quality, safe Kentucky commodities to reach nutritional recommendations for better health.  It also contains stories about the rich food heritage of our state and gives information about agri-tourism sites and festivals to visit..  We have worked closely with agricultural commodity groups to enhance marketing opportunities for Kentucky producers as consumers learn more about our diverse agriculture commodities, where to find them, and how to use them.

The proceeds from the sale of this book will be used to establish an education endowment through the non-profit KEAFCS.  This will provide long-term financial support and incentives for strengthening partnership consumer education programs focusing on the promotion of Kentucky agricultural commodities and value-added products. 

Through our work as County Extension Agents and Extension professionals for Family and Consumer Sciences all across the state, we know about our plentiful supply of high quality, safe, nutritious agricultural products; our diverse food culture and rural traditions; and the wonderful places that showcase our agriculture industry.  From Paducah to Pikeville, Covington to Corbin, and all the communities in between, we are pleased to share the best of the Commonwealth with you through the Pride of Kentucky cookbook.

Link to KEAFCS Homepage

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