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| 2066 - Nutrition and Food Systems General | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.1) | 750 |
Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily |
| 2066.2) | 600 |
Number of individuals who reported they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmers’ markets, CSAs, WIC, food pantries) that offer healthy foods |
| 2066.5) | 300 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills, or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
| 2066.4) | 250 |
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) |
| 2066.3) | 1200 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC, or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers’ markets |
Author: Peggy Jones
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Rowan County Family and Consumer Science Education Agent team with Bath County: 4-H Agent and the Rowan County Senior High School Ag Instructor to provide a week long Day Came in collaboration with AppHarvest. AppHarvest Educators provided each morning actives on teaching the youth how to grow vegetables by Hydroponics. Each morning youth also practiced running the growing pod, they cleaned panels as well as planting, eating and harvesting heads of lettuce.Each afternoon Agents educa
