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Garden to Table reaches traditionally underserved Yamhill County residents

Ninety-percent of survey respondents believed the course made a positive impact on their choice of dietary lifestyle and health overall.

Heather Stoven | Apr 2024 | Impact story

Growing School Gardens Summit Part 1

Join Rick "on assignment" as he travels to the Growing School Gardens Summit, in San Diego California. Rick interviews a dozen people with amazing stories. This is part one of a four-part series.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Apr 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Hybrid Master Food Preservation certification diversifies volunteer program

The 2023 Master Food Preserver certification course was offered in a hybrid format to improve accessibility of the course.

Jared Hibbard-Swanson | Mar 2024 | Impact story

New ‘Library of Things’ food preservation collections benefit Eastern Oregonians

Oregon State University Extension Service faculty in Harney and Wallowa counties partnered with the nonprofit organization Libraries of Eastern Oregon to launch two “Libraries of Things” in the summer of 2023 at libraries in Joseph and Burns.

Jared Hibbard-Swanson | Mar 2024 | Impact story

Linn County families receive local food through unique Extension partnership

The project started in early December, when Extension was awarded a $5,000 local food procurement grant from Linn County Public Health.

Chris Branam | Mar 1, 2024 | News story

Free Level Up series offered by OSU Extension Master Gardeners focuses on growing food

Growing Oregon Gardeners: Level Up Series for 2024 launched on Feb. 13. The first webinar was attended by more than 360 people and the recording has been viewed more than 100 times as of Feb. 28.

Chris Branam | Feb 28, 2024 | News story

Bringing Learning to Life In the School Garden: Special Guest John Fisher

Join us as we interview John Fisher, from Life Lab in Santa Cruz County, California. John has dedicated his life to bringing school gardens to the forefront in the USA, and has been a main architect in the school garden movement.

Rick Sherman, Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL | Feb 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Childhood Food Insecurity - Professional & Continuing Education

Childhood Food Insecurity is a free online course developed in partnership with the Childhood Hunger Initiative of Oregon covering various topics associated with child health and wellness. The course covers food access and choices, the relationship between food insecurity and health and development, along with intervention strategies in circumstances of childhood hunger. Healthcare professionals seeking continuing medical education can earn valuable CME credit by taking an optional exam following the five online modules.

Anne Hoisington | Jan 2024 | Online resource

Starting a National Farm to School Movement: Anupama Joshi

Join us as we interview Anupama Joshi, the founder of the National Farm to School Network as she details how this movement started.

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL, Rick Sherman | Nov 2023 | Podcast episode

OSU Extension helps Warm Springs tribal members loop back to food preservation

In 2022, 14 Warm Springs community members, primarily elders, went on the Warm Springs Fruit Loop tour. The canning classes held afterward helped participants refresh their skills and get caught up on any changes to methods.

Tracy Wilson | May 2023 | Impact story