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| 2066 - Accessing Nutritious Foods (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.1) | 73 |
Number individuals reporting that their family supplemented their diets with healthy foods that they produced or preserved |
| 2066.2) | 42 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
| 2066.3) | 37 |
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) | 2 |
Number of farmers markets accepting EBT cards |
| 2066.5) | 2956 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets |
| 2066.6) | 20 |
Number of families who grew a garden this year |
| 2066.7) | 12 |
Number of first time growers or those who haven’t grown in five or more years |
| 2066.8) | 1 |
Number of restaurants/other institutions utilizing local foods as a result of Extension programming |
Author: Christopher Schalk
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
In the absence of a FCS agent efforts were directed to keep those traditional clients of FCS Extension engaged and feeling wanted and needed. Discussions were held with FCS stakeholders to see what they wanted to see in the absence of a fulltime FCS agent. As a result of discussions, stakeholders asked for a focus on healthy local foods. Programming has been put into place that has included the following items:Low cost beef meals for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren support grou
