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Nutrition Coordinator:   Lisa Wydra Email: lisa.wydra@ces.uwex.edu
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Hayward, WI 54801
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Ready Set Grow! Children Learn about veggies from seed to salad. (8/4/05)

Growing minds, growing bodies and growing gardens are the components of a cooperative educational program being presented at Northwest Connections Family Resources.

The eight week course — Ready, Set Grow — was conceived by NCFR director Jackie Strand and Sawyer County/ LCO UW-Extension Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program (WNEP) director Gerry Berg-Sutton and was inspired by the Got Dirt? program.

An average of six families and “lots of kids” have participated in the program hosted on Wednesday mornings at NCFR where each family maintains a container garden. Lindi Hatfield, a youth nutrition educator and Master Gardener intern Susan Buchman lead each...

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UW-Extension
November 22, 2009
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