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Sharing is the Most Magical Ingredient!

December 9, 2019
West Hills College preschool kicks off its annual Stone Soup Event. Sue Lafferty, nutrition educator with CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California told the preschoolers, the story of a hungry traveler coming to a village where no one was willing to share.
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ANR in the news November 16-30

November 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
OPINION: Environmental education for kids: It's only natural (Chico E-R) Laura Lukes, Nov. 29 If you have school-age children, you may have noticed that something new is infusing science education in California classrooms. ...
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Veg the Vote!

November 26, 2019
Through a Harvest of the Month seasonal produce initiative, the CalFresh Healthy Living-UC program, school staff, Barton Health, and parent volunteers promote food literacy in all four elementary schools in Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD).
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4-H community educator Alena Pacheco (in green jacket), introduced Regent Estolano (in white pants) and Sen. Caballero (next to Pacheco) to UCCE Fresno partners Street Saints, who offer a safe place for youth after school where they can develop employment skills through 4-H activities.
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Regent Estolano, Senator Caballero tour UCCE Fresno

November 1, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC ANR touches the lives of thousands of people in rural communities and urban centers alike, said state Senator Anna Caballero, after meeting UC Cooperative Extension staff and stakeholders in Fresno County. Caballero joined UC Regent Cecilia Estolano for a tour Sept.
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Farm to Camino Elementary

October 24, 2019
By Miranda Capriotti and Katie Johnson SUMMARY During the 20182019 school year, UCCE CalFresh Healthy Living Nutrition Educators and El Dorado County farms partnered to bring local produce to Harvest of the Month tastings with kindergarten through 5th grade students at Camino Elementary School.
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Fourth Grade Students Make Bread from Scratch

October 7, 2019
CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California collaborated with Children's Storybook Garden & Museum in Kings County to engage twenty-two 4th-grade classes from Hanford Elementary School District in fun, educational, and interactive activities about day-to-day life during the 1800s.
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Más y más niños usan los guantes de jardinería.

September 27, 2019
Los nios de la primaria Jones en el condado de San Bernardino estaban sorprendidos en su clase de jardinera, sera posible que de una semilla diminuta pudiera nacer el alimento? Miren sus semillas e imaginen que adentro va a brotar una planta de lechuga que se podrn comer no es increble?
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Smarter Lunchrooms in Calaveras County

September 25, 2019
Before the beginning of this school year, Calaveras Unified School District Food Services partnered with local nutrition programs to look for ways to support healthy eating among the district's roughly 2,800 students.
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CFHL,UC Participated in Healthy Snack Day

September 25, 2019
By Chutima H Ganthavorn
On September 12, 2019, CalFresh Healthy Living at University of California (CFHL,UC) participated in the Healthy Snack Day, a Statewide Day of Action in California, to raise awareness about healthy snacking.
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Loma Vista Garden Club Starting a New School Year

September 20, 2019
By Chutima H Ganthavorn
Summer is finally over and students at Loma Vista Middle School in Alvord Unified have returned to start a new school year. The student garden club held their first meeting on August 22, 2019.
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