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Kish, Stacy – Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, 2008
Improving the nutritional value of school meals is a growing priority among school systems across the United States. To assist in this effort, the USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) funded a coalition, which developed a new program called "From Farm to School: Improving Small Farm Viability and School…
Descriptors: Food Service, Nutrition, Agriculture, Health Education
Van Patten, M., Ed. – Connecticut Sea Grant (NJ1), 2007
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is the formally designated Sea Grant College for the State of Connecticut, serving as the "flagship" university for the Connecticut Sea Grant College Program (CTSG). While a small marine extension program began in 1974 in conjunction with the Cooperative Extension System, the program did not receive…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Conservation (Environment), College Programs, Program Effectiveness
New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, Albany. – 1988
An estimated 13 million acres of New York State have been taken out of production agriculture since the early 1900s. While most of this land has remained idle and returned to its natural growth, that part that is being rapidly converted to urban uses is of immediate concern. These changes inevitably affect the quality of life in rural areas,…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Land Use, Property Taxes, Questionnaires
Mackintosh, Helen K. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1947
In the field of camping and outdoor education, it is essential that public schools be prepared to meet the needs and the demands of the next few years for this important service and take advantage of the almost unlimited possibilities for vitalizing the school curriculum. A few schools have recognized the possibilities of camping and outdoor…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Outdoor Education, School Activities, Recreational Activities