TACOMA and PUYALLUP, Wash.—When Devin Drennen’s mother, Susan, offered her son ice cream for dessert, he asked for carrots instead. Why? The fifth-grader at Edison Elementary School in Tacoma learned through a nutrition class about the importance of eating fiber foods to maintain the health of the body’s digestive system. Students made carrot juice with […]
SEATTLE, Wash. – Washington State University Extension is the lead institution on a new “Healthy Gardens, Healthy Youth” project funded by a $1 million grant from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. The grant was announced today by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Aimed at addressing childhood obesity and improving nutrition, the pilot project spans four […]
Packing More Nutritional Punch into the Already Powerful Potato The humble spud, already a nutritional powerhouse, is set to get a major health-benefiting boost due to research being conducted by horticultural scientists at Washington State University. Jacob Blauer, a doctoral student in the Molecular Plant Science program and research assistant in the lab of WSU […]
PUYALLUP, Wash. — The Washington State Dietetic Association has given its annual Community Practice Award for Excellence to Washington State University Extension Specialist Sue Butkus.
PULLMAN, Wash. – One of the hottest trends in gardening today is organic gardening which relies on natural processes to grow plants. There is now a growing consensus among scientists that organically grown fruits and vegetables may contain higher levels of nutrients than conventionally grown produce. “Organic gardening is experiencing a surge in interest,” said […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Linda Kirk Fox, associate vice president and dean of Washington State University Extension, has been named a national “hero” by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program for her work as co-chair of the EFNEP Task Force. Connie Strode-Castor, an Extension educator who has provided nutrition education to […]
Davenport, Wash. – Dan Loy, professor of animal sciences at Iowa State University, will discuss corn co-products and how they compare in nutrient content to more typical feeds and how co-products of the corn milling and ethanol industries can be fed on the ranch during a telephone conference with ranchers from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 […]
OKANOGAN, Wash. – Local and regional experts in cattle nutrition, economics, marketing, and animal health will be featured at the first annual Okanogan Beef Information Days on Jan. 7 and Jan. 21 at the Mount Olive Grange Hall in Riverside. The program is organized by Washington State University Extension and the Okanogan County Cattlemen’s Association. […]
Pullman, Wash. — The potato, avoided by some Americans for its high carbohydrate content, may be healthier than we give it credit. A new study at Washington State University is examining some of its nutritional benefits. Brightly colored potatoes,such as purple, red and yellow, contain higher levels of antioxidants compared with white potatoes, according to […]
It’s a Fact Washington is the nation’s leading producer of sweet cherries. The crop returned about $169 million to the state’s 2,400 growers in 2003. On Solid Ground is a weekly, electronic newsletter for the friends and stakeholders of the Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS), WSU Extension and […]