About US

JoCo EATS was developed by Johnson County K-State Research and Extension Nutrition, Food Safety, and Health Agent in collaboration with the Johnson County Extension Master Food Volunteers. Our mission is to help improve the health and livelihoods of all Johnson County residents, especially those experiencing food insecurity or financial hardship.

JoCo EATS provides nutritious and affordable recipes along with information on stretching your food dollar, eating seasonally, and cooking confidently. We have many other services that are available upon request including but not limited to:

• Nutrition, food safety, and health education presentations.
• Creation and/or provision of nutrition, food safety, and health education flyers and handouts for food pantries and other entities.
• Lead cooking demonstrations or facilitate hands on cooking classes at food pantries, libraries, non-profits, and other organizations in the community to increase culinary, nutrition, and food safety knowledge among community members.
• Support food pantry staff and volunteers in educating and providing nutritious foods for clients.
• Provide ad hoc recipes to help increase adoption and use of foods donated to food pantries.
• Promote donation of nutrient dense foods to food pantries.

To request any of these services or discuss other needs, contact foodhelp@jocogov.org or call 913-715-7000.  

Learn more about Johnson County K-State Research and Extension and our other services visit https://www.johnson.k-state.edu/