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  • The veggies that keep on giving

    Brittany Spieker, Food, Nutrition and Health Extension Educator|Aug 5, 2021

    It's that time of year where you attend to your garden, harvest a couple zucchini and decide some of the others need more time to grow. So, you leave them on the plant. You come back to the garden two days later to find giant zucchini and double the number of squash you started with. Can anyone else relate to surges in zucchini? Squash varieties are split into the categories of winter and summer squash. Zucchini falls under the summer squash category since it is harvested during warm weather...

  • Rooting for neighbors in need

    Brittany Spieker, Food, nutrition and health extension educator|Jul 1, 2021

    BRITTANY SPIEKER Food, nutrition and health extension educator The most recent Feeding America data indicates Antelope County has 780 individuals that are food insecure. Food insecurity is not having regular access to safe and healthy foods that allow every person to live an active, healthy life. With these staggering numbers in mind, it's important to think about ways to support our neighbors in need. Fortunately, there are several ways you can help fight hunger this year. Produce Rescue: Did...

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