Identify the feasibility and begin planning for a Food Forest at a city or regional park or other publically-owned land that would contain low-maintenance sustainable plant-based food production. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Len Marquart Food Science and Nutrition Associate Professor […]
University Department: Food Science and Nutrition
Creating an Edible Landscape
Identify the feasibility and begin planning for a Food Forest at a city or regional park or other publically-owned land that would contain low-maintenance sustainable plant-based food production. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Jamie Stang Epidemiology & Community Health Associate Professor […]
Assessing Access to Healthful Food
Determine barriers to accessing fresh foods and identify ways to increase consumption of healthy foods. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Jamie Stang Public Health Associate Professor stang002@umn.edu 612-626-0351 Local Government / Community Contact John Nerge GIS Coordinator, City of Brooklyn Park […]
Assessing Access to Healthful Food
Determine barriers to accessing fresh foods and identify ways to increase consumption of healthy foods. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Geoff Mass Public Affairs Affiliate Faculty Member maas0021@umn.edu Local Government / Community Contact John Nerge GIS Coordinator, City of Brooklyn Park […]
Creating an Edible Landscape
Identify the feasibility and begin planning for a Food Forest at a city or regional park or other publically-owned land that would contain low-maintenance sustainable plant-based food production. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Len Marquart Food Science and Nutrition Associate Professor […]
Children’s Nutrition Strategies and Interventions
Graduate students in the College of Public Health developed health intervention projects that focused on reductions in childhood obesity through behavior change counseling. Students worked with organizations in Muscatine such as the YMCA, Sunset Park After School Program, and local preschools. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for […]
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