GROW (Generating Rural Options for Weight-Healthy) Kids and Communities is a 5-year federally funded grant working through OSU Extension Offices in 3 Oregon Counties to evaluate food and physical activity resources in rural towns, for the promotion of healthy choices at both the school and community levels, and with the hope of positively impacting health outcomes. In Clackamas County we are located in Molalla and Estacada, working directly with Molalla Elementary School and Clackamas River Elementary.

SNAP-Ed and EFNEP programming

-Receiving plants and entering them into the database

Food Security volunteers work within the Sustainable Agriculture program in Peace Corps Guatemala. The program increases household food security in rural areas by maintaining home gardens, teaching nutrition, improving home chicken production, and promoting environmentally sustainable actions. Volunteers work with schools, local agricultural organizations, and women's groups.San Martin is a coffee-producing region of Guatemala and offered opportunities to promote good composting techniques and food production for home consumption that complemented commercial growing practices.