The Healthy Food Systems Program works to increase access to and knowledge about healthy foods within the community through direct education and policy, systems, and environmental changes. The program focuses on local food production, food preparation and processing, nutrition, and food security to successfully educate the community on how food systems influence health.

Garden-based Nutrition Education

cucumber growing in garden.

We teach participants of all ages how to grow their own affordable nutrient-dense foods. 

Sites include: Preschools, senior centers, correctional facilities, residential centers, and parks and recreational facilities
Populations include: Preschoolers,  women under correctional supervision, and older adults

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SNAP Into Farm Fresh Foods


squash, potatoes, eggplant and cauliflower at a booth at a farmers market

The SNAP Into Farm Fresh Foods  program provides nutrition education to SNAP-eligible participants teaching them how to use their federal benefits at farmers markets and provides technical assistance to local farmers market managers and vendors seeking to become SNAP authorized and implement SNAP friendliness best practices.  

Sites include: Low-income community residential centers, WIC clinics, and farmers markets
Populations we currently work with: SNAP recipients of all ages

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Food Preservation

canning cucumber, carrots and onion in jar

We teach various food preservation methods and techniques while emphasizing safety. Recipes are created and designed depending on the season.

Sites include: Las Vegas Lifelong Learning Center Extension campus and online  
Populations include: open to the general public of all ages

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The Southern Nevada Food Council (SNFC)

Southern Nevada Food Council logo

 

The Southern Nevada Food Council leverages the collective resources, expertise and passion of Southern Nevadans to influence the creation of equitable and sustainable food environment through education and policy.

Council Values: Health-Promoting, sustainable, resilient, diverse in size and scale, geography, culture and choice, fair, economically balanced, transparent 
Get Involved: Join us for meetings on the fourth Thursday of every month

Read more about the Southern Nevada Food Council Program
 

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Learn more about the program's team

Kylie Russell
Program Leader & Contact
Kylie Russell
Rachell Villaseñor
Program Contact
Rachell Villaseñor
Elizabeth Mapula
Elizabeth Mapula
Chelsey Merlino
Chelsey Merlino
Ana Nunez Zepeda
Ana Nunez Zepeda