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| 2066 - Accessing Nutritious Foods (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.3) | 100 |
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 |
| 2066.4) | 0 |
Number of farmers markets accepting EBT cards |
| 2066.5) | 0 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets |
| 2066.6) | 40 |
Number of families who grew a garden this year |
| 2066.7) | 0 |
Number of first time growers or those who haven’t grown in five or more years |
| 2066.8) | 2 |
Number of restaurants/other institutions utilizing local foods as a result of Extension programming |
| 2066.2) | 150 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
| 2066.1) | 30 |
Number individuals reporting that their family supplemented their diets with healthy foods that they produced or preserved |
Author: Dianne Hayward
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
In 2017 the Cumberland County Extension service hosted a series on Cooking with the Farmers Market at the extension office where we had people sign up and learn about cooking with locally grown produce, we surveyed the participants and discovered there was a real problem with people in our community not eating enough fruit and vegetables in their diet. According to the Government Health Survey, Cumberland County has a high number of residents with Diabetes ,there is also a high rate of obesity.S
Author: Deborah Messenger
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Family and Consumer Sciences Agent partnered with the Lake Cumberland District Health Department to present Cooking Matters. The purpose of this program was to teach participants ways to choose and prepare healthy foods for their families within their food budget. Participants were taught skills to help them move closer to healthy eating, cooking and food budgeting goals. The program included six sessions. Topics included: MyPlate, food labels, kitchen tips and tricks, smart planning and sho
Author: Deborah Messenger
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
FCS Dine-In Day is held each year on December 3rd to encourage families to prepare and eat healthy meals together. The Cumberland County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent collaborated with the Cumberland County High School FCCLA teacher to promote family mealtime and bring awareness to the benefits of eating family meals together. In the high school classes, students were given recipes to prepare to take home to share with their families and encouraged to share pictures on social media of their
Author: Dianne Hayward
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Cumberland County Middle school tried a new leadership program with their students introducing a club day once a month where the students chose from about 15 programs that included anything they did not have in a normal daily school curriculum. The school recruited local volunteers from different areas of the community including the Extension Service staff to come and teach a class. The goal was to show students how they could learn from extra curricula activities.As all the students in Cumberla
Author: Deborah Messenger
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
New, trendy small appliances seem to be coming out on the market at a rapid rate. These are often marketed to consumers to save time, money and energy. These products are often purchased without being fully researched and the consumer is left with a new machine that they do not know how to properly use. This contributes to money invested in a product that is not being used and space that is now being occupied by bulky boxes. In an effort to educate consumers about new small appliances on th
Author: Dianne Hayward
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
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 meal
