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
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Family and Community Health Purchases Home Canning Equipment for Library of Things The food dehydrator is the most frequently checked item. One borrower shared the following comment: “So fun! Grandkids helped; apples and bananas are so Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH DUFB Puts SNAP Dollars to Work Farmers Market – OCFM Statistics Total# New SNAP Customers 97 Total # SNAP Transactions 965 Total $ SNAP Redemptions $22,852 Total $ Amt DUFB Distributed $17,730 Total $ Amt DUFB Redemptions Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH FCH staff shifts work to help with emergency response efforts While SNAP-Ed and other FCH direct delivery programming was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FCH staff stepped out of their educator role and Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Culinary Skill Sheets inspire new food adventures Copies of the Skill Sheets have been distributed to CSA farmers and Farmers Markets located in Clackamas County. They have also been posted on our FCH website and our Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Pacifika Cultural Workgroup shares culturally relevant recipes Coconut Chicken Salad is a healthy Food Hero twist on a traditional recipe called Chicken Kelaguen. In 2020, our FCH program collaborated with a health worker from the Micronesian Read More
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Food Hero family activity page The Food Hero COVID- 19 home activity page features kid-friendly recipes and activities. It’s tough to keep kids engaged in learning and playing with so much of it taking place at Read More