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<i>Following is the correct version of Dr. Silvertooth's TMN article.
Apologies - mea culpa. pattiB.<br><br>
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</i><div align="center"><b>Tuesday Morning Notes (TMN)<br>
</b>Jeffrey C. Silvertooth<br>
Associate Dean <br>
Director for Economic Development and Extension<br>
30 October 2012<br><br>
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Last Friday morning, 26 October, I was delighted to find a very nice
article written by Stephanie Innes on the front page of the Arizona Daily
Star featuring the Garden Kitchen, a CALS Pima County Cooperative
Extension program. The Garden Kitchen is a relatively new venture
directed by Pima County Cooperative Extension that includes outdoor
vegetable gardens and an indoor kitchen for healthy cooking
demonstrations. This venture is spearheaded by Dan McDonald and
Cheralyn Schmidt. It is great to see one of our outstanding
programs receiving this kind of recognition and it also clearly
demonstrates several fundamental aspects of our Cooperative Extension
programs in CALS. <br><br>
First, the Garden Kitchen illustrates the community engagement that is
both central and essential to the Cooperative Extension programs that we
direct in all program areas including 4-H and youth development;
agriculture and natural resources; and family, consumer, and health
sciences across the entire State. In addition to the expertise that
we provide and the technical capacities that we may have, direct
engagement with the communities and stakeholders with whom we work is an
extremely important feature of what constitutes effective Extension
programs.<br><br>
Secondly, the Garden Kitchen is an excellent example of the partnerships
that Cooperative Extension forms with the counties providing that
critical linkage between the university and the public. This is at
the heart of what a land grant institution is intended to provide and the
third component in what the “Cooperative” Extension title actually means
in terms of federal, state, and county elements working together in a
cooperative venture. <br><br>
A third element that I see clearly demonstrated by the Garden Kitchen is
that of horizontal integration in the program effort. This program
brings good science to bear on at least four major fronts: 1) gardening,
2) nutrition and dietary principles, 3) healthy cooking practices, and 4)
food safety. The good information that provides the foundation for
a program like this is delivered effectively through a strong Extension
education program. This requires talent and commitment among the
Extension professionals that develop and deliver the program. In
CALS we value and recognize these unique skills and the contributions
they provide to our efforts to address our mission.<br><br>
A fourth component of this program that is important to recognize is the
economic impact that it provides. Due to the talents and expertise
of the faculty involved in this program they were able write the
proposals, compete for and secure the grant dollars to support the
project, and then infuse these funds directly into this program and the
community at large. The capacity to secure external funding to
support our programs is important in every phase of the CALS Cooperative
Extension System and these funds also represent a direct source for
economic development as well.<br><br>
Thus, I offer my sincere congratulations and thanks to Dan, Cheralyn and
all of the Pima County Cooperative Extension personnel that direct and
deliver the Garden Kitchen program. Similarly, I offer my thanks to
all Cooperative Extension personnel across the college and the State that
provide the valuable programs in all of our very diverse program areas
that incorporate community engagement, partnerships with counties and
local groups and agencies, integrated programs with strong science
foundations, and the capacity to secure external funding that serves to
drive economic development in the communities across Arizona.
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Jeffrey C. Silvertooth, Ph.D.<br>
Associate Dean<br>
Director for Economic Development and Extension<br>
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)<br>
Forbes 301<br>
University of Arizona<br>
Tucson, Arizona<x-tab> </x-tab>85721-0036<br>
520-621-7205<br><br>
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pattiB.<br>
Administrative Associate, Extension Programs<br>
Office of the Director<br>
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension<br>
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences<br>
301 Forbes Bldg, PO Box 210036<br>
Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<br>
520.621.5308 (v)<br>
520.621.1314 (f)<br>
pattib@ag.arizona.edu<br>
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