FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Library of Things Food Preservation Education! The Clackamas County OSU Extension recently partnered with the Sandy Library of Things to present a workshop on safely preserving tomatoes and tomato products. Attendees learned practical techniques for maximizing Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ESP Friend of Extension Award Don Wiley – recipient of the Epsilon Sigma, Friends of Extension award Congratulations to Don Wiley, recipient of the Epsilon Sigma, Friends of Extension award, recognizing individuals and professionals consistently exhibiting Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SNAP-Ed Leads ‘Nutrition in the Forest’ Project Five plant part salad. In November 2022, the SNAP-Ed Program was awarded a $2,000 Farm-to-School grant that provided funding to build raised beds at Hopkins Demonstration Forest. High school Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Coming to Your Community: A New and Improved Master Food Preserver Volunteer Program Master Food Preserver volunteer making blackcap jelly. The Master Food Preserver Volunteer Program is changing. In addition to delivering topical research-based food preservation Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH A New and Improved Oregon Farm Direct Marketing Law Good news for agricultural producers who want to produce and sell low-risk farm direct, value-added products directly to consumers without having to obtain a processing license. Due Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Partnering with Portland State University to Launch ‘Food for All in Clackamas County’ Project In January 2023, the OSU Family & Community Health (FCH) Program began working with a student team enrolled in the Portland State Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SNAP-Ed and 4-H Train Teens to Teach “Kids in the Kitchen” The popular “Kids in the Kitchen” (KIK) program teaches students how to cook in a hands-on class. In 2020, classes pivoted to online delivery with Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SNAP-Ed Delivers Healthy Celebration Events at Estacada, Sandy, and Canby Elementary Schools SNAP-Ed partnered with local schools to successfully implement two Healthy Celebration events highlighting seasonal fruits and vegetables in 2022. Nearly 1,000 Pre-K through 5th Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH New video educates home canners on converting pressure canner gauges from dial to weighted The Food Preservation Program recommends that home canners get their pressure canner gauges tested each year. The Extension office in Oregon City Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Return to Hands-on Food Preservation Workshops Food Preservation Extension Website Master Food Preserver volunteers have resumed delivery of food preservation workshops to teach individuals to safely home can foods using tested recipes and practicing research-based techniques. Read More