Healthy Youth, Families, and Communities

Steam bath canning apple conserve
Healthy Youth, Families, and Communities: Article

Preserving Your Fall Harvest-Apples!

November 13, 2025
By Kelly Q Hong
You don’t have to be an expert, but it sure helps to know one. That’s where the University of California Master Food Preserver (UC MFP) and Master Gardener (UC MG) programs in San Luis Obispo come in. These volunteer-led programs bring evidence-based practices to community members through fun, engaging…
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Chart of food insecurity from the USDA Economic Research Service
Healthy Youth, Families, and Communities: Article

Hunger and food insecurity is rising: COVID-19 taught us a lot about how to fix it

December 8, 2023
By Shannon Klisch
In the last 12 months, have you ever: worried that your food would run out before you got money to buy more? been unable to afford balanced meals? cut the size of your meals or skipped meals because there wasn't enough money for food? lost weight because there wasn't enough money for food?
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A table set-up with food and youth with gloves on and hands in the air. Adults providing instructions
Healthy Youth, Families, and Communities: Article

From Garden to Pantry to Plate: UCCE improves community health and wellness

October 20, 2023
By Mishelle Costa, Maria Murrietta, Shannon Klisch
This summer three UCCE programs including CalFresh Healthy Living, Master Food Preservers, and Master Gardeners collaborated with local libraries to teach nutrition, gardening, and food preservation skills to families through the Lompoc Library Learn and Grow series and the Santa Maria Teens Club.
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