Kentucky Livestock Coalition celebrates National Ag Week with Meat Me at the Table: Campus Edition

PRINCETON KENTUCKY

March 21-27 was denoted as National Ag Week, and the Kentucky Livestock Coalition took to five college campuses to promote the health benefits of animal protein in the human diet. Staff from various Coalition member organizations teamed up with on-campus groups at Western Kentucky University, the University of Kentucky, and Eastern Kentucky University on Tuesday, March 21 (National Ag Day), and others visited Morehead State and Murray State later in the month. 

 For many students, college is the first time they’ve lived on their own and been responsible for making their own food purchasing decisions. For some, it’s their first experience cooking full meals on a regular basis. That can be a big step for some, and the farmer organizations that make up the Kentucky Livestock Coalition are here to help! Playing games led to the asking (and answering) of animal protein questions, and after learning a thing of two the students left with kitchen gadgets, recipes, food safety tips and more. 

 One of the Coalition’s biggest endeavors is that of educating consumers about the benefits of protein and dispelling some of the myths that pop up from time to time. We want consumers to know that the family farms that we serve are proud to provide safe, affordable, nutritious and delicious protein from our farm gates to their dinner plates. 

 For more information on the Kentucky Livestock Coalition, visit KyLivestockCoalition.org or follow our page on Facebook. ∆