- Author: Denise H Cuendett
Susan Lafferty and I attended this workshop for school and community gardens. This was a great hands on workshop to learn how to assess or plan a garden site. We learned about soil types, how to plot out your garden to harvest vegetables at a certain time and square foot gardening techniques. The garden was located at Sacramento Food Food Bank on Third Avenue and the second day of training was held at Sierra 2 Center for the Arts & Community Sacramento. Hosted by the California Department of Public Health, Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch and Training Development and Support Section we would like to thank the great instructors at this event.
- Author: Yesenia Medrano
- Author: Denise H Cuendett
Hanford District Ready After School Program joined UCCE to promote physical activity and healthy eating! About 100 students from Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Elementary Schools participated in a 5K MyPlate Color Run. Students joined Nutrition Educators for a MyPlate obstacle course as they finished their run. Students ran through the fruit group hoop run, grains poly spots, protein jump hurdles, vegetable javelin throw, and dairy ball weave. Each student was given a goodie bag that contained all five food groups; such as, cheese, sunflower seeds, mandarins, cheerios, and carrots. UCCE provided a raffle to promote physical activity, students had the opportunity to win jump ropes, footballs, and basketball hoop. This event supplements one our weekly visits with Hanford Ready After School Program. Students expressed their enjoyment of the MyPlate obstacle course and would continuously run through it. This was our second annual MyPlate run and will continue to support students to pursue a healthy and active lifestyle!
- Author: Susan L Lafferty
What does your plate of apples look like? Cinnamon Elementary School held their first annual family night which included UC CalFresh holding Nutrition Through Art. Families had the opportunity to learn about fruit while using pastels to create a work of art like Paul Cezanne. The still life pictures were exciting and creative and families were able to create masterpieces together. This event was so successful that another family night was held at Lincoln Elementary where families could also draw, laugh and learn about My Plate while drawing their own still lifes. These pictures will become part of the Nutrition Corner in the cafeteria. One parent was quoted as saying “This workshop will help me to eat more healthy and have fun activities with my children."
- Author: Denise H Cuendett
The Tulare/Kings University of California Cooperative Extension Office hosted two workshops on Saturday. The UCCE CalFresh Nutrition Education program offered a CATCH workshop. Learn how to use the CATCH curriculum to promote children's enjoyment and participation in moderate to vigorous physical activity and even during extracurricular activities with family and friends. Susan Lafferty is a certified CATCH trainer and gave the educators many ideas on how to use CATCH in the classroom.
See our website for handouts and more information about these wonderful workshops.
