Youth Leaders Address the Issues of Poverty, Hunger and Food Insecurity

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Laura Liechty

4-H Food and Fitness members gathered from 9 school districts around NE Iowa for the Regional Youth Leadership Team winter gathering on the Luther College campus this month. These youth and adults from area schools meet quarterly to learn about wellness issues in their communities, identify projects to help their school or community, and network by sharing experiences of their club projects and build ideas for future ones. Continue reading →

Chickasaw Family Wellness Workshops

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Laura Liechty

The Chickasaw County Extension office will hold three workshops on Thursdays in February. The sessions will focus on family wellness while trying to balance busy schedules.

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They are Listening

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Laura Liechty

The Regional Youth Leadership Team gathered in Decorah a couple weeks ago for their second meeting of the year. Continue reading →

Youth Cook This! Challenge Coming April 11

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Laura Liechty

Cook This! Challenge
April 11, 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. in Decorah (site TBA)
Age Divisions: Grades 5-6 , 7-8, 9-12 Continue reading →

Allamakee Live Healthy Iowa Kick Off

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Laura Liechty

Allamakee Community Schools celebrated the start of Live Healthy Iowa on February 2nd in the Waukon High School gym. Students were treated to a skit, fun games, and prizes thrown into the crowd! The high school 4-H Food and Fitness Youth team planned the event, along with Youth Coach Stef Perkins, ACSD FoodCorps service member Ashley Turk, and community volunteer Dani Bucknell. Continue reading →

Expanding our Reach

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Laura Liechty

“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” – Maya Angelou Continue reading →

Tips on Reading Food Labels

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Laura Liechty

Ever wonder what those funny labels mean on the packages of the food you buy? Or hear about the importance of serving sizes or portion sizes? Continue reading →

Sugar Swap

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Laura Liechty

The World Health Organization recommends we limit our added sugar intake to no more than 6 tsp (24 grams) of sugar per day. Added sugar is when we add any form of sugar to a product or food that does not naturally contain it. This does NOT include white milk or whole fruits because these items contain natural sugars. Continue reading →

Young Leaders Motivated to Make a Difference

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Posted on October 28, 2014 by Laura Liechty

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Keep a look out NE Iowa… I just met 25 amazing middle and high school students who want to address the health issues in their communities! Food insecurity, the imbalance of food distribution, poverty, access to healthy living environments, and … Continue reading →

Youth are Ready for Action

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Laura Liechty

These last couple weeks, I have had the opportunity to meet some of our youth teams and their coaches at our Cross Age Teaching and FEEST trainings. The students have put in the time and dedication to learn about these programs and are ready to implement them in their schools. Continue reading →