The Situation Diet related chronic diseases affect many Native Americans on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. High levels of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease decrease the quality and quantity of life for many residents. Gardening has been taught with support from the Extension Educator at the Fort Hall Extension Office.
Program managers wonder if the lessons are getting to enough people to make a difference.
A true sign of understanding new knowledge is the ability to share it with other people. After the lessons each week she told her mother about the new things she had learned. The mother was surprised at what she was learning from her daughter. She began applying the information at her work cooking for the nursing home patients. Another young teen mother said she was sharing her knowledge with the men at the Fire Station where she volunteers.