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Oct
02
0 comments Tags: alleviate hunger, childhood hunger, Cooking Matters, cooking with kids, culinary education, families cooking together, food preparation, food preparation skills, grocery shopping skills, nutrition education, Share Our Strength
Falling leaves, apples and pumpkins are images that come to my mind as I turn my calendar page to the new month of October. Attending agricultural and harvest fairs are some of my favorite weekend activities as I settle into the “Back to School” routine. Even though I am not a teacher… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Public Health
Apr
01
0 comments Tags: Cooking Matters, Focused Outreach, healthy eating, healthy recipes, limited budget, MyPlate, Northeastern Connecticut, nutrition, nutrition education, quiet corner, resource sharing, smart grocery shopping
In each year of our five-year cooperative agreement with the National Library of Medicine, the New England region provides a special kind of outreach, called “Focused Outreach” to specified, medically-underserved areas in New England. Bangor, Maine was identified as this year’s urban, focused outreach area and Quiet Corner, Connecticut was identified as the rural,… Read More »
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