Success StoryShopping Matters



Shopping Matters

Author: Deborah Shepherd

Planning Unit: Wayne County CES

Major Program: Real Skills for Everyday Life

Plan of Work: Building Strong Relationships throughout the LIfespan with Family and Consumer Science Skills

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

Twelve participants engaged in educational practice of budgeting food dollar, coupons, store shoppers and sales, label reading, seasonal shopping, price points comparison shopping, meal planning, etc.  They participated in education lessons and hands-on shopping experience to put skills into practice.  All twelve participants successfully completed the hands-on shopping experience.  They made meal plans, shopped sale flyers, utilized coupons and purchased ingredients for a  healthy MyPlate balanced meal for a family of four for ten dollars.  Participants also reported they continued to utilize these learned skills after a six month follow-up survey.






Stories by Deborah Shepherd


Food Preservation Boot Camp

about 4 years ago by Deborah Shepherd

Twenty-eight students participated in a Food Preservation Boot Camp. Pressure Canning, Water Bath Ca... Read More


Cooking Matters

about 4 years ago by Deborah Shepherd

Cooking Matters was an eight week hands-on food preparation class to encourage families to cook heal... Read More


Stories by Wayne County CES


Local Farmers Market finds a new home

about 4 years ago by Glen Roberts

Situation: Our current Farmers Market facility cannot meet the new standards imposed by the advent o... Read More


Grab and Go Bags

about 4 years ago by Toni Humble

“Grab Bag” programs during the Covid 19 became the new way of teaching and reaching our clientele.Th... Read More


Stories by Real Skills for Everyday Life


DIY Designers: Designing a Way of Life

DIY Designers: Designing a Way of Life

about 4 years ago by Brooke Hogancamp

The quality of the home environment is a situation through which income may alter child development.... Read More


Community Passport Adventure Camp

Community Passport Adventure Camp

about 5 years ago by Donna Fryman

Future leaders of Fleming County took part in a week of discovery through the Community Passport Adv... Read More