What can the EFNEP Adult Program do for you? By means of the Eating Smart Being Active curriculum, EFNEP helps limited-resource adults and their families establish and maintain healthy eating habits, physically active lifestyles, and sound nutritional knowledge.
The Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) conducts research to support the development of and inform improvements to federal, state and local food and physical activity policies and guidance.
Nutrition Policy Institute believes that efforts to reduce consumption of sugary beverages should be complemented by work to enable healthy substitutes, and particularly plain water. This page provides links to locate NPI’s drinking water related resources.
Fall Garden Fair vegetable descriptions. In Santa Clara County, we can grow delicious vegetables year round. Our cool season lets us grow vegetables that are typically grown as early spring vegetables elsewhere in the U.S.
When to plant: January through March
Harvest window: July through October, depending on variety
Fertilization: Nitrogen in spring, additional applications based on tree age, health, and soil quality
Dormant Pruning (January and February) to encourage vigor; Summer pruning (post-harvest) to control vigor
Peppers and chiles are warm weather lovers that range from sweet and mild to fiery hot. Transplant in May to June, possibly late April. For best results, wait until daytime temperatures are regularly over 75°F. If growing your own seedlings, start the seeds 8 weeks before you want to plant.
Spinach is a cool weather leafy green, good for eating raw in salads or for cooking. They bolt (send up a flower stalk) quickly in warm weather, so are best grown in the cool season in Santa Clara County.
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By Christina E Hecht, Kenneth Hecht, Wendi Gosliner, Caitlin D French, Monica D Zuercher, Dania Orta-Aleman, Lorrene D Ritchie
Research Brief • February 2025 • Download PDF (222 KB)BackgroundHistorically, students whose household income was at or below 130% of the federal poverty level (FPL) were eligible for school meals at no charge and those between 130-185% FPL were offered a reduced-price meal. Students from families…
Qu es un Informe de Confianza del Consumidor (CCR)? Un Informe de Confianza del Consumidor (CCR, por sus siglas en ingls) es un informe anual sobre la calidad del agua que proporciona informacin sobre el agua potable suministrada por su empresa local de servicios de agua.
