The Desert Farming Initiative and the Department of Nutrition are pleased to announce a service-learning internship available working at the Desert Farming Imitative for Spring 2021. The course is being offered to Community Nutrition Students who enroll in NUTR 471/671. If you are not a Nutrition student there are other opportunities to receive credits interning at DFI, so please inquire.

Here are the key benefits you can expect to gain from this course:
•   Build on the knowledge and skills you have gained from NUTR 470.
•   Contribute to the innovative DFI Program that promotes sustainable food systems.
•   Support a healthful solution to the community food insecurity.
•   Gain hands-on experience at the farm on Valley Road, learning about producing a large diversity of food crop.
•   Increase your knowledge about farming practices, food safety, and food distribution.
•   Work safely outdoors with DFI staff and other students.

Registration Information
•   Course Enrollment: Applied Community Nutrition, NUTR 471/671 (1 credit)
•   This course had earned the designation as a UNR "Service-Learning Course"
•   For more information, contact Dr. Benedict at jamieb@unr.edu

Schembre, Charles 2020, Nutrition Service Learning Internship Opportunity at the Desert Farming Initiative, Desert Farming Initiative, University of Nevada, Reno

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Nutrition Service Learning Internship Opportunity at the Desert Farming Initiative

Published by: Schembre, Charles, 2020, Nutrition Service Learning Internship Opportunity at the Desert Farming Initiative, Desert Farming Initiative, University of Nevada, Reno