Thursday, May 31st
Today was the final day of the course. It was a little bittersweet. I think we all got choked up a little. We went out to the park by the ridges and enjoyed a lovely locavore brunch. All the groups brought different dishes comprised of local ingredients, either something they were attempting to grow in their garden or something just purchased from a local vendor. My group brought a broccoli & bean salad and we also brought a traditional Chinese style soup dish. Everything was amazing and I definitely ate more than I should.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Tuesday, May 29th
Today we went out to Holter's Holstein farm and took a tour. I had never been on a dairy farm before so I thought it was really interesting. We got to see where the cows were milked, fed, inseminated etc. I learned that their cows got milked twice a day and were about to give roughly 50-60 lbs of milk/day. There was also a number of different interesting facts I learned that I would have never thought about on my own. I didn't realize that the cows food was electronically controlled and each cow got a specific diet. This prevented cows from over/under eating. I was also surprised by how clean the entire facility was. This makes me a little more confident about the milk I purchase because I know the Dairy standards are extremely high.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Thursday, May 25th
Today a RD from the American Dairy Council came and spoke to the class. Her role, as an RD, is to take part in community education seminars. She travels around the region and gives speeches on behalf of the council. She explained that the council is funding by the actual dairy farmers in the state. They pay a fee to have their milk checked. One fun fact I learned was that there are over 3,000 dairy farms in the state of Ohio and each has an average of 80 cows!!
Today a RD from the American Dairy Council came and spoke to the class. Her role, as an RD, is to take part in community education seminars. She travels around the region and gives speeches on behalf of the council. She explained that the council is funding by the actual dairy farmers in the state. They pay a fee to have their milk checked. One fun fact I learned was that there are over 3,000 dairy farms in the state of Ohio and each has an average of 80 cows!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Thursday, May 17th
Today we went to Good Earth Farms. It is a non-profit farm that grows produce for local food pantries. They grow different types of fruits and vegetables. They are in their 5th season of growing and are able to produce 100,000 pounds of food each season. They receive the majority of their money through grants or pay themselves.
Today we went to Good Earth Farms. It is a non-profit farm that grows produce for local food pantries. They grow different types of fruits and vegetables. They are in their 5th season of growing and are able to produce 100,000 pounds of food each season. They receive the majority of their money through grants or pay themselves.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Tuesday, May 15th
Name: Melissa Alfano, MS, RD, LD
Agency: Woman, Infants, and Children
Type of Program/Funding: Supplemental food and nutrition program
Who is eligible:
-pregnant women
-breastfeeding women
-infants
-children
-medicaid
--all must meet be at or below 185% of the U.S. poverty income guideline (before taxes) and have a "nutrition risk"
-Anemia, under/overweight, pregnancy complications or inappropriate nutrition practices.
Services:
Funding: In Ohio, WIC is 100% federally funded
Monitor/Evaluation:
Every 2 years an RD from the state evaluates each counties programs- mainly to make sure the information is accurate and all the paper work is being filled out properly.
Role of RD:
Fill out healthy history forms
Complete assessment
Create a nutrition care plan
Make referrals - high risk individuals and special formula needs
Name: Melissa Alfano, MS, RD, LD
Agency: Woman, Infants, and Children
Type of Program/Funding: Supplemental food and nutrition program
Who is eligible:
-pregnant women
-breastfeeding women
-infants
-children
-medicaid
--all must meet be at or below 185% of the U.S. poverty income guideline (before taxes) and have a "nutrition risk"
-Anemia, under/overweight, pregnancy complications or inappropriate nutrition practices.
Services:
- Nutrition education
- Breastfeeding education
- Supplemental foods
- Improves pregnancy outcomes
- Reduces infant mortality
- Provides infants and children with a healthy start
Funding: In Ohio, WIC is 100% federally funded
Monitor/Evaluation:
Every 2 years an RD from the state evaluates each counties programs- mainly to make sure the information is accurate and all the paper work is being filled out properly.
Role of RD:
Fill out healthy history forms
Complete assessment
Create a nutrition care plan
Make referrals - high risk individuals and special formula needs
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Tuesday, May 10th
Name: Office of Sustainability
Agency: Ohio University's composte facility and Ecohouse
Type of program/funding:
Funding
The majority of funding comes in the form of grant money.
Programs
They currently collect from 2 dining areas on campus (Central Food Facility and Shively Dining Hall). Both pre/post consumer waste is collected. In approximately 14 days OU converts the waste too Class II and Class IV composte. It is than used throughout campus for various landscaping projects and repair of the intramural fields,
Monitoring/Evaluation:
The composte is inspected for quality before the university uses it for any purpose.
Role of RD:
As an RD we maybe asked to help develop or expand a company or hospitals composting system. We need to have a strong understand of how composte is created and different options for how it can be recycled and reused.
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