Chesterfield County sponsors a Food, Nutrition and Health Workshop

Posted November 15, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Filed Under: Front Page

The Chesterfield County Virginia Cooperative Extension office is offering a workshop to assist county residents.

The Food, Nutrition and Health Workshop will be held on Thursday, December 6, 9:30 a.m.-noon. This class will help persons acquire knowledge and skills to make healthful food choices. Topics cover MyPlate, money saving strategies to stretch one’s food budget, and food handling and storage.

The workshop is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is encouraged. For more information and to register for the workshop, please contact Linda Jackson Cole, family and consumer sciences extension agent, at 751-4401. The workshop is held at the Chesterfield County office Virginia Cooperative Extension, 6807 Mimms Loop at the government complex.

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices or other accommodations to participate in any of these activities, please call 751-4401 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event. *TDD (800) 828-1120.