Nutrition and Food Systems General Major Program

58031

Total Hours

Contributed.

292706

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

501

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

15418

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily

8970

Number of individuals who reported they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmers’ markets, CSAs, WIC, food pantries) that offer healthy foods

22107

Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills, or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label

7986

Number of families/caregivers who reported supplementing their diets with healthy foods that they grew or preserved (community or backyard gardens, fishing, hunting, farmers markets)

4914

Dollars in EBT, WIC, or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers’ markets

50395

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