Nutrition Education with Low-Income Audiences at Farmers Markets and Food Banks

Nutrition Education with Low-Income Audiences at Farmers Markets and Food Banks

Speakers: Justin Fast, BA, Michigan Fitness Foundation; Sarah

Cullen, MS, RD, Michigan Fitness Foundation; and

Kimberly Chung, PhD, Michigan State University

Moderator: Marci K. Scott, PhD, RD, Michigan Fitness Foundation

Are you considering programming at farmers markets or

food pantries? Do you wonder where to begin? In this session,

experienced practitioners from Michigan, a state with

over 300 farmers markets and a robust emergency food bank

network, share their best practices. Beginners and advanced

practitioners alike will benefit from this two-part presenta

tion:

best practices of farmers market nutrition education and

a comprehensive analysis of a low-touch nutrition education

project for emergency food recipients. Session participants

will be challenged and equipped – with partnership-building

tips and validated measurement tools – to provide nutrition

education in new environments while improving low-income

participants’ food security.

Session funded by the Michigan Fitness

Foundation and Michigan State University.