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Oregon Harvest for Schools Portal

A tool to help Oregon school food buyers source Oregon-grown food products.

Apr 2021 | Online resource

Food pantries receive fresh blueberry donation during pandemic

Pantry coordinators reported that the berries “flew off the shelves,” and many grateful recipients said it was the first time during the season that they were able to take berries home to share with their families.

Bernadine Strik, Kelly Streit, Dani Lightle, Amanda Davis | Apr 2021 | Impact story

Cooking classes serve Micronesian and Pacific Islander communities

In January 2020, Elena Illescas, OSu Extension SNAP-Ed nutrition educator, taught a six class series of Cooking Matters for the Islander community.

Elena Illescas | Apr 2021 | Impact story

Clackamas Extension collaborates to create virtual Kids in the Kitchen class

Middle- and high-school students prepared the recipes in their home kitchens and the group met online weekly to discuss basic nutrition information, learn cooking skills, and share cooking experiences with each other.

Elena Illescas | Apr 2021 | Impact story

Healthy choices are on the menu in new virtual central Oregon nutrition class

The weekly Eat for Life classes, which began in March, have been taught in English by Katie Ahern, an Extension nutrition educator in Deschutes County, and in Spanish by Diana Cardenas, a nutrition educator in Linn County.

Chris Branam | Apr 2, 2021 | News story

Growing Healthy Kids, featuring video lessons, returns for spring

The video lessons, about eight to 10-minutes long, give students opportunities to learn basic plant parts and encourage students to try a variety of fruits and vegetables using their senses.

Chris Branam | Apr 1, 2021 | News story

Nutrition Education Resources

The Moore Family Center is proud to share educational resources and curricula to support community-based nutrition education. Whether you are a nutrition educator, or a classroom teacher, there is something here to support learners of all ages. Resources include instructions, discussion questions, observation chart, and a How-To video for experiments kids can do at home.

Jenny Rudolph | Feb 2021 | Online resource

Farm To School and School Garden programs innovate during pandemic

Extension Farm to School and School Garden educators in Klamath and Lincoln counties came up with creative alternatives to face-to-face experiences.

Chris Branam | Feb 10, 2021 | News story

Veggie Rx in Oregon

This article summarizes results of an Oregon-wide survey of “Veggie Rx” programs, conducted by the Veggie Rx working group of the Oregon Community Food Systems Network.

Kealy Summers | Feb 2021 | Article

High school students serve up meals at home through adapted cooking class

OSU Extension provides weekly video resources, recipes and a detailed syllabus to guide the students as they cook recipes at home.

Chris Branam | Dec 14, 2020 | News story