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Errickson, Lauren B.; Schoolman, Ethan D.; Quick, Virginia; Davis, Sarah; Capece, Anthony – Journal of Extension, 2022
Value-added products can generate farm income and improve community food access, yet lack of available kitchen infrastructure and labor can limit farm production capacity. This project explored how community-based culinary schools might fill the gap. A unique "product share" model was identified and piloted, meeting the collective needs…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, School Community Programs, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production
Berg, Alison C.; Taylor, Nancy O.; Brown, Courtney S.; Giraudo, Silvia Q. – Journal of Extension, 2023
Research suggests participating in youth hands-on cooking programs, like those offered by Extension and 4-H, can improve nutrition behaviors and reduce the risk for obesity. We surveyed Georgia Extension professionals (n = 127) to explore factors (e.g., employee characteristics, resources, county demographics) related to offering youth hands-on…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Extension Education, Cooking Instruction, Nutrition
Lee, Siew Guan; Manker, Gretchen; Ghimire, Nav; Foist, Laura; Buck, Julie – Journal of Extension, 2021
The "School Pantry: Mystery Food Box Cook-Off " is a program designed to increase awareness of food insecurity among youth and teach strategies to prepare healthy foods on a budget. A pre-and-post survey showed a statistically significant difference in participants' overall knowledge, skills, and confidence level after the program…
Descriptors: Foods Instruction, Hunger, Health Promotion, Program Effectiveness
Rublee, Marissa; Yerxa, Kathryn; White, Adrienne; Bolton, Jason; Savoie, Kathy – Journal of Extension, 2019
We investigated effects of nutrition education provided to food pantry clients by trained volunteers. Specifically, we assessed effects on food security, nutrition practices, and food safety by examining the food pantry clients' intent to use beneficial kitchen practices and self-reported behavior following the education. Participants who engaged…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Hunger, Food, Safety
Brenes, Priscilla; Meck Higgins, Mary – Journal of Extension, 2021
Effective newsletters have theory-based content and designs tailored to their readers and offer limited-cost community-level approaches to providing helpful, relevant, and engaging information. In accordance with this, we offer an example of a newsletter intervention that supported grandfamilies' physical wellness needs. Six issues of a brief…
Descriptors: Newsletters, Physical Health, Wellness, Health Promotion
Haynes-Maslow, Lindsey; Jones, Lorelei; Morris, Lauren; Anderson, Alyssa; Hardison-Moody, Annie – Journal of Extension, 2020
Low-income families experience many barriers to purchasing and preparing healthful foods. To help address some of these barriers, a team created a family-based cooking class, Healthy All Together, in which participants learn strategies for how to stretch their food dollars and feed their families healthful meals. In this article, we describe the…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Barriers, Nutrition, Cooking Instruction
Stotz, Sarah; Sanville, Laurel; Cotwright, Caree; Reed, Rachelle; Habibi, Mona; Lee, Jung Sun – Journal of Extension, 2019
Food Talk: Better U (FTBU) is a healthful weight management curriculum developed by the University of Georgia's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) team. FTBU addresses the high burden of obesity among low-income Georgians by focusing on healthful weight management practices. Topics include practicing portion control,…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Health Behavior, Nutrition Instruction, Curriculum Development
Adedokun, Omolola A.; Bastin, Sandra; Plonski, Paula; Najor, Jeannie; Cotterill, Debra – Journal of Extension, 2020
Super Star Chef is an experiential summer youth nutrition education and cooking program designed to enhance participants' nutrition knowledge, food preparation skills, cooking self-efficacy, and intention to eat more fruits and vegetables. In a program evaluation comprising a single-sample pretest-posttest design, participants' pretest and…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Youth Programs, Program Effectiveness, Summer Programs
Keane, Michelle N.; Francis, Sarah L. – Journal of Extension, 2018
Diabetes is a health issue for many Latinos. Extension can help provide diabetes self-management education for rural-residing Latinos. In a pilot study, we evaluated the Extension-delivered diabetes program Latinos Living Well (LLW), as provided to 76 rural-residing Latino adults in a midwestern state. LLW consists of four weekly lessons that…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Self Management, Culturally Relevant Education, Program Descriptions
Fraser, Angela; Chao, Morgan G.; Amella, Elaine J.; Mueller, Martina – Journal of Extension, 2016
The use of focus groups to formatively evaluate community-based curricula after development and before pilot testing is not highlighted in the literature. In the study discussed in this article, research with four focus groups, composed of 46 women aged 65 years and older and belonging to eight South Carolina Family and Community Leaders clubs,…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Older Adults, Females, Cooking Instruction
Bess, Melissa M. – Journal of Extension, 2015
Cooking Matters at the Store is a grocery store tour where participants learned about healthy eating and tips for saving money on food purchases. Participants learned how to read food labels, compare unit prices, find whole grains, and three ways to purchase produce. Evaluations revealed that participants planned to use the information they…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Eating Habits, Health Promotion, Consumer Education
Dodd, Sara; Follmer-Reece, Holly E.; Kostina-Ritchey, Erin; Reyna, Roxanna – Journal of Extension, 2015
This article describes a novel approach for introducing 4-H to non-traditional/diverse audiences using 4-H Food Challenge. Set in a low SES and minority-serving rural school, Food Challenge was presented during the school day to all 7th grade students, with almost half voluntarily participating in an after-school club component. Program design…
Descriptors: Grade 7, After School Programs, STEM Education, Career Development
Condrasky, Margaret D.; Johnson, Glenda; Corr, Anne; Sharp, Julia L. – Journal of Extension, 2015
Children participating in cooking classes gain confidence in their abilities to prepare food. If children are to make informed, healthy, food ingredient and cooking method choices, they need to be equipped with these necessary skills, as well as with nutrition competence. Extension programs that incorporate nutrition and hands-on cooking can…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Cooking Instruction, Food, Nutrition Instruction
Francis, Sarah L. – Journal of Extension, 2014
The growing trend in home food preservation raises concerns about whether the resulting food products will be safe to eat. The increased public demand for food preservation information led to the development of the comprehensive food preservation program, Preserve the Taste of Summer (PTTS). PTTS is a comprehensive hybrid food preservation program…
Descriptors: Food Standards, Health Promotion, Safety, Extension Education
Mobley, Amy R. – Journal of Extension, 2012
This article reports results from a questionnaire that assessed the frequency and type of nutrition questions asked at emergency food programs to determine if Extension professionals need to increase direct outreach efforts. Emergency food program workers (n = 460) were recruited via mail to complete a self-administered survey. More than one-third…
Descriptors: Food, Emergency Programs, Questionnaires, Nutrition
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