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Videos:
K-12
As part of its community outreach, the Southern Food Systems Education
Consortium (SOFSEC) has developed a micro-grants program for elementary
and high school students, which awards up to $2000 per program.
Programs funded by these grants include a nutritional awareness
program developed for elementary school students and a web site
developed by middle school students to sell school supplies over
the Internet.
(view video)
Minority
Family Farmers and their Community
The Southern Food Systems Education Consortium (SOFSEC) has made
assisting minority family farmers one of its key priorities. This
effort has involved such things as helping farmers learn how to
better market their goods, including setting up farmers markets
and teaching farmers how to grow crops organically. The video
also describes the partnerships between the US Department of Agriculture
and partnering SOFSEC universities to develop continuing education
workshops for farmers.
(view video)
Tuskegee University
100 Campbell Hall
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Phone (334) 727
Fax (334) 727-8493
Walter Hill, Director
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SOFSEC Vision:
Using our collective talents and strengths, SOFSEC is a creator of effective
models for the delivery of food and environinental systems education,
research and outreach. SOFSEC catalyzes our educational teams to challenge
our students intellectually and equip them with the knowledge and skills
needed to advance in their professions, our research teams to conduct
studies relevant to our region, nation and world, and our extension teams
to develop practical programs that make a difference in communities and
families. We are particularly proud that our education programs are respected
modelsfor preparing men and women, many of them from underserved segments
of society, forleadership and creative service in food and environinental
systems professions.
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