Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-ED)

Programs and activities currently provided by SNAP-Ed include nutrition and obesity prevention education single classes, series of classes, workshops, food demonstrations, cooking classes, tabling events and tastings, hands on educational activities and games, and grocery store tours.

You can find our team educating individuals from all backgrounds and walks of life from preschoolers to seniors in settings such as schools, senior centers, health fairs, after school programs, farmers markets, food pantries, school and community gardens, town/city and private organization spaces.
 

Classes and programs are funded and supported by the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA).

In December 2022, MA-DTA designed an entirely new SNAP-Ed website with great resources.

View the website here>

Additional Resources:
Massachusetts Farm to School
Whole Kids Foundation
MyPlate

School Garden Program and USDA Farm-to-School Grant

SNAP-Ed also provides hands on, enriching school and community garden programing. Through funding by the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) and the USDA Farm to School Grant SNAP-Ed is able to provide garden beds, builds, soil, seeds, seedlings and other supplies and structures needed to build and maintain beautiful gardens and provide garden education at schools and community sites in Hampden and Hampshire Counties. This programs allows SNAP eligible individuals the opportunity to learn not only where their food comes from but how to grow their own in an engaged and hands on approach.

Programs and activities currently provided through the garden program include garden design and builds, planting events, harvest events, tasting events, garden education single classes, series of classes, tabling events, seed giveaways, seedling giveaways and Harvest of the Month tasting events.

Want to learn more about the Garden program and how we can team up with you and/or your organization? Reach out!

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