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with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of individuals reporting that they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmer’s markets, CSA’s WIC, Food Pantry) that offer healthy foods |
10679 |
Number of farmers markets accepting EBT cards |
260 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets |
64739 |
Number of families who grew a garden this year |
2880 |
Number of first time growers or those who haven’t grown in five or more years |
302 |
Number of restaurants/other institutions utilizing local foods as a result of Extension programming |
101 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
26904 |
Number individuals reporting that their family supplemented their diets with healthy foods that they produced or preserved |
6946 |
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18.5% (or 13.7 million) of children and adolescents are obese. To address this problem, the Hickman County Cooperative Extension Service implemented 4th-grade life skills camp: a cooking, manners, and nutrition program for fourth graders. 54 students took a day-long field trip to a local church gym where they learned about manners, food safety, kitchen safety, knife skills, measurement conversion, reading recipes, and other aspects of ...
