Sixty-eight percent stated they planned to start tracking their expenses immediately. Forty-nine percent stated they were going to start a savings plan that month. All 40 parents stated that they gained new knowledge and would put into practice at least one new technique learned in class. Nearly 800 participants took advantage of 139 Family Nutrition educational programs. These classes are held at a variety of social agencies and local community college and mental health facilities.
Classes cover a variety of topics related to nutrition, food safety, and meal management.
Seventy-five percent of the participants stated they gained new knowledge and planned to put into practice one or more of the new nutrition tips they learned. Forty-eight percent stated they would try making weekly menus and shop for bargains at the grocery store. The agent working with Dr. Dan Herms has worked to acquire funds and support for a grant to identify major insect pests in Lake County and tie these pests to both a degree-day calendar as well as with a plant that flowers at the time the pest emerges. The Lake County Nursery IPM program met 17 times in 2000 with an average of 22 people per session. Scouts were trained to identify all 15 major nursery insect pests along with 12 major diseases from samples provided before the pest occurred.