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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 |
April each year usually sees the start of the veggie growing season and the start of the community programs for our low income families in Cumberland County.This year the Extension ANR, FCS agents and myself (NEP Assistant) decided to do something different from the normal programs. They had applied for a farm to school grant and partnered with the Cumberland county farmers market and the county schools food service staff to be the liaison for local produce being bought for the school meals and ...
