Community Gardens Bring Healthy Food to those in Need in Rural Alabama 

Oct 26, 2018 Alabama SNAP-Ed increased access to healthy and affordable food by growing fresh vegetables in the Community Gardens in Rural Alabama pilot program! These fresh vegetables can help to improve the health and nutrition of people living in rural communities who are at higher risk for chronic disease than people living in urban settings.

The Palms Inn Garden: Sowing Seeds, Harvesting Hope

Jan 10, 2021 Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa has supported garden revitalization efforts at a local housing site, providing residents with hope and purpose in addition to the fresh grown produce. The garden has already transformed the lives of several residents, and it is only getting started.

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. 

Community Garden Program during COVID-19 Helps Families Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice

Jan 28, 2021 COVID-19 made the 2020 summer garden program in Plymouth, Massachusetts, uncertain, but UMass Extension’s SNAP-Ed partners found a way to make it succeed, and how! This 4-year-old community gardening program reinvented itself and, in the process, provided safe and healthy food for many families and households in town.

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.

Improving the Health of Aging Nevadans

Jan 29, 2021 Older adults in the state of Nevada are resilient. Despite current social distancing orders, older adults want to continue to improve their health and quality of life. The SNAP-Ed Healthy Aging strategy has continued delivering nutrition and physical education to older adults with the support of contractors, collaborators, and counties in Nevada. 

Learning the Alphabet through Edible ABC’s 

Mar 04, 2021 Preschools and other early learning centers are critical settings for obesity prevention efforts. The preschool years are an important time when young children are learning to develop healthy habits. In FY19, Maryland SNAP-Ed partnered with over 213 early education sites and reached 9,561 preschool-aged kids through face-to-face education and multi-level interventions.

SNAP-Ed Educators Help to Establish Gardens at Alabama School

Jul 07, 2021 Gardens help people to grow their own food and research shows people who participate in school and community gardens tend to be more physically active, eat more fruits and vegetables and experience lower rates of food insecurity.