Extension
It Starts With Us
| 2066 - Nutrition and Food Systems General | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.3) | 0 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC, or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers’ markets |
| 2066.4) | 15 |
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) |
| 2066.5) | 2 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills, or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
| 2066.2) | 25 |
Number of individuals who reported they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmers’ markets, CSAs, WIC, food pantries) that offer healthy foods |
| 2066.1) | 23 |
Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily |
Author: Laken Campbell
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Pumpkin Days 2023September 26-27, 2023 Pumpkin Days was held at the Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability. Youth in Preschool, Headstart, Kindergarten and 1st Grades attended from multiple different counties where they rotated through educational stations, played games, learned about being kind, experienced a petting zoo, took a hayride to the pumpkin patch and were able to select their own pumpkin to take home. Different SNAP approved pumpkin recipes were made by numerous diff
Author: Laken Campbell
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
The problemThe Lee County Extension Office's Ag and FCS agents were seeking new ways to encourage healthy eating habits and increase vegetable consumption in the Lee County community.The educational program responseThe Lee County office staff grew 13 different varieties of carrots in their raised bed gardens. These varieties were then featured in a taste testing event during the office’s monthly Diabetes Support Group meeting.The participants/target audienceThe participants were member
