Virginia Cooperative Extension s Food Access and Availability Project

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1 Virginia Cooperative Extension s Food Access and Availability Project

2 Welcome to Virginia Cooperative Extension s Family Nutrition Program! We serve low-income Virginians by: Supporting them to make healthy choices Teaching basic nutrition, budget food shopping, and food safety to both youth and adults

3 The Food Access and Availability Project Ensure all Virginians have equal access to affordable, nutritious, culturally appropriate food Supporting farmers markets outreach to SNAP families Educating SNAP consumers on how and why to shop at farmers markets Supporting gardening with SNAP families

4 Approach Improving access Creating demand

5 Social ecological model

6 Individual Factors

7 FAAP: Direct Education Help participants: Understand what to expect Get the most food for their dollar Cooking demonstration and nutrition education Volunteers, Program Assistants and summer interns Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables curriculum Optional Farmers Market Orientation lesson for adult participants

8 Environmental Factors

9 FAAP: Increasing SNAP Approved Farmers Markets Technical assistance to market managers How to accept SNAP EBT Tool Kit ( Manual, marketing tools Accounting tools SNAP matching program funding tips How to make their market a positive experience for SNAP shoppers Creating partnerships with local agencies Training vendors

10 Examples of marketing tools created for markets

11 FAAP: Reach in Virginia Partnered with 1/3 of Virginia SNAP authorized farmers markets Over 3,000 short term contacts over the past program year at farmers markets Provide trainings in 2015 attended by over 40 market managers Virginia Department of Agriculture Virginia Department of Social Services FNS

12 Farmers Market & Community Garden Projects in the Family Nutrition Program Staff partnerships with Farmers Markets Lee Wise Scott Staff partnerships with Community Gardens Farmers Market summer intern sites Dickenson Buchanan Russell Washington Tazewell Smyth Bland Wythe Grayson Alleghany Bath Highland Rockbridge Augusta Albemarle Amherst Richmond Botetourt Buckingham Craig Powhatan City Henrico Lynchburg Charles Appomattox Amelia Chesterfield Giles Bedford City Roanoke Prince Prince Montgomery Campbell Edward Nottoway George Petersburg Pulaski Surry Charlotte Dinwiddie Franklin Lunenburg Floyd Sussex Carroll Patrick Henry Pittsylvania Rockingham Nelson Halifax Page Frederick Clarke Loudoun Warren Fauquier Fairfax Culpeper Madison Greene Orange Fluvanna Mecklenburg Rappahannock Louisa Brunswick Stafford King George Hanover Caroline Greensville Southampton Essex Arlington Alexandria James City Isle of Wight York Suffolk Chesapeake Northumberland Middlesex Mathews Accomack Northampton Hampton Portsmouth Norfolk Danville

13 Sectors of Influence

14 FAAP: Reaching Policy Makers Video testimonials on importance of SNAP and SNAP-Ed to participants and their families Video link:

15 Social and Cultural Norms and Values

16 FAAP: Social Marketing Promotes using SNAP at farmers markets, launched this summer.

17 Farmacy Garden

18 Contact information We are excited about expanding access to healthy food for low income Virginians. Please contact us to learn more: Meredith Ledlie Johnson, MSW Sarah Misyak, PhD.