From your perspective, what are the challenges facing families in the next 2-5 years?
Food Safety in Concessions
Skills to prepare food at home/cook/purchasing – busy families, lack of resources/skills – target all families regardless of income
Generation of children who do not know how to cook/prepare foods
Increase in eating out – dollar menu selections
Aging population – average age of individuals in counties; chronic disease self management (arthritis, etc.); lack of access to medical care/long drive to seek care; not tech savvy; may lack resources compared to younger population; nutrition programs for seniors are struggling to get participation – more people aging, fewer using service; aging parents may not have children who are close by – may need to utilize more services/increase access to services
Communities with lack of access to food – food deserts
Schools – short staffed, lack of resources, meeting content standards, missing health education, time spent on nutrition and health education
How can SDSU Extension address these challenges?
Food Safety in Concessions – SD Department of Health
Aging Population – how to cook/prepare foods for chronic disease self-management
Cooking preparation – all ages
Integration – get information to people at every place that they go
Collaborate so no duplication and no gaps – efficient use of resources
Commitment to technology – good communication tool
Planning & solutions to deal with food desert issues
From your perspective, what are the opportunities facing families in the next 2-5 years?
Access to information through technology – ability to communicate with people we have never had before
Easy Recipe App – Garden Produce utilization app (Farmer’s Markets) – apps to compare food costs
Opportunities through apps to teach young children baking
Family Resource Management – all ages
Mental health aspects
Rural communities
Schools – model wellness policy requirements, gardens – student ownership/leadership
Harvest of the Month – combine with gardening efforts
Community Gardens – opportunity to help people learn how to preserve foods; canning is built-in convenience foods – new twist on how canning is marketed; other options like freezing and drying
School Nutrition – discussions around this topic to help educate community; showcase schools who are doing a great job
Election Year – new partnerships
Healthy Checkout Lines at Stores – expand work done with Munch Code
Farm to School at Concession Stands, School Lunch
Community Coalitions – improving nutrition and physical activity
How can SDSU Extension address these opportunities?
Look at the impact of cooking apps on real world application
Best practices for schools around nutrition and physical activity
Replicate activities done by Ground Works for school gardens
Collaborative efforts to promote school nutrition
What does success for South Dakota’s future look like?
Enhancing quality of life
Vibrancy of rural communities concerns
Still have whole gamut of ways people can live
More local food producers selling food in communities; families have more options for foods (grocery stores); needs to be convenient – Farmer’s Markets may not work for busy families
Entrepreneurship within communities
Bountiful Bundles food program
Reduce food insecurity
How can SDSU Extension partner with others to help ensure realization of this future?
Collaborating, using other partners/resource effectively
Farmer’s Market vouchers for limited resource audiences to purchase fruits and vegetables; more EBT options; expose audience to shopping at Farmer’s Markets
What role should SDSU Extension play in significant societal issues that impact families?
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