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Fun with seeds: Calfresh Catholic Charities expands nutrition and gardening education in LA County
Apr 27, 2023 Students learned about an ancient method of seed dispersal and seeding without the need for containers of any kind. The team introduced new, novel garden-based activities such as seed balls to keep learners engaged and connected to the curriculum.

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Gardening Takes Root in Maine Schools: Kingfield Elementary Kids Grow and Eat their Own Produce in Outdoor Classroom
Jul 26, 2019 From 2015 until 2018, Maine SNAP-Ed and Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County teamed up with the local Master Gardener program and Kingfield Elementary School. They worked together to expand their school garden. Kingsfield is a SNAP-Ed eligible, rural school. Together, they developed a 6-8-week after-school program called Growing Gardeners.

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Gleaning for Nutrition Security: Farm-to-Community Partnerships Across Maine
Apr 15, 2024 Maine SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educators engage with local farmers to increase access to these healthy local foods with the aim of addressing nutrition security. Specifically, educators facilitate farm-to-community collaborations to support gleaning or excess harvesting partnerships to collect and distribute quality produce that would otherwise go to waste.

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Gleaning from Farms to the Communities
Oct 17, 2017 **An updated story on this program is available.** Nutrition Educators in Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties partnered with their local food security organizations to distribute gleaned produce to high-need sites throughout the Midcoast. At one low-income housing site, Bath Housing, an estimated 150 individuals received nearly 1,000 pounds of free, fresh, local produce in the summer of 2016.

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Grambling Residents Learn Lifelong Behaviors to Improve Nutrition and Physical Activity
Jan 29, 2021 Grambling Healthy Community Coalition helps residents change their health status by improving food choices and increasing physical activity. Many entities are working together to provide nutritional programs, physical activity opportunities, community camaraderie, and support for each other.

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Green Island Gardens
Jan 29, 2018 Youth worked in a community garden and planter program, called the Green Island Gardens (GIG) project. It was a summer job program through Pernet. The goal was to beautify the retail and residential areas in Worchester. Pernet adopted a state-owned island for this project. They committed to maintain the grounds, and grow fresh produce, herbs, and flowers.

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Growing Healthy Kids: Garden-Enhanced Nutrition Curriculum
Oregon State University Extension Service
Growing Healthy Kids (GHK) is a garden-themed, direct education curriculum aimed to integrate nutrition education with gardening to promote healthy eating and healthy choices among children, best aligned for students in 2nd and 3rd grade.
- SNAP-Ed Interventions
Healthy Chinese Cuisine
2019 California Department of Public Health, Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch
This cookbook provides nutritious and delicious recipes (using fruits and vegetables).

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Healthy Kindergarten Initiative
2016 The Food Trust
The Healthy Kindergarten Initiative (KI) is a direct education and PSE Change intervention that includes an integrated, holistic approach to educ
- SNAP-Ed Interventions
Heart Smarts
2018 The Food Trust
Heart Smarts is a direct education, PSE change, and social marketing intervention that combines healthy food access, nutrition education, and health and social services for individuals to improve their health and reduce their risk of diet-related disease.
- SNAP-Ed Interventions