- Author: Roberta Barton
California 4-H Food Smart Families is recruiting teens to serve as volunteer leaders for nutrition programs in Fresno County and Tulare County. Programs will launch at school sites and afterschool locations this fall.
Teens will volunteer as mentors, role models and teachers motivating youth to make healthier eating choices and to engage in more physical activity. With support from University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Research and Extension Center staff, teens will deliver established nutrition education lessons to help youth and families learn how to shop for and cook nutritious meals on a budget.
Teen leaders must be 15-18 years of age and will be required to attend free training. Interested and enthusiastic teens can apply by submitting a letter of application to Roberta Barton, Community Educator, at rbarton@ucanr.edu. For further information, call (559) 646-6509.
- Author: Roberta Barton
Second and third grade students at Snowden Elementary School in Farmersville learned all about citrus this month. Roberta Barton, ANR Community Educator, teamed up with Grilda Gomez, Tulare County CE Nutrition Educator, to visit 125 students in nine classes. Lessons focused on citrus varieties grown at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center and promoted healthy eating and physical activity. Students viewed samples of pummelo, mandarin and citron fruit and then participated in a citrus tasting after a nutrition and exercise session. The presentations were given during National Nutrition Week and to highlight agriculture in the weeks leading up to National Ag Week.