Optimalisasi Pekarangan melalui Budidaya Sayuran Polybag dan Edukasi Gizi Seimbang di Desa Pranan

Household food security continues to face various challenges, particularly the low consumption of fruits and vegetables and the underutilization of home yards as a source of family food. Many backyards have not yet been put to productive use by the community. The PKK in Pranan Village, Polokarto Subdistrict, Sukoharjo Regency, still relies on purchasing vegetables to meet household food needs. In addition, their understanding of balanced nutrition and the utilization of harvested produce to support family dietary intake remains limited. This community service program aimed to enhance the utilization of home yards, improve knowledge of vegetable cultivation, and increase awareness of balanced nutrition. The program employed a participatory approach involving 46 PKK members through training on vegetable cultivation using polybags, distribution of starter kits, planting practices, regular monitoring, nutrition education, and cooking demonstrations. The results showed an increase in participants’ knowledge, as indicated by the improvement in the average score from 72.71 to 83.06, representing a 14.23% increase. Most participants successfully implemented the cultivation of spinach and cayenne pepper independently and maintained their crops throughout the mentoring period. Nutrition education also improved participants’ understanding of the “My Plate” concept. Overall, the program successfully strengthened community capacity in utilizing home yards as a source of household food and contributed to enhancing household food security and nutritional self-reliance.