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Educating Farmers' Market Consumers on Best Practices for Retaining Maximum Nutrient and Phytonutrient Levels in Local Produce
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Ralston, Robin A.; Orr, Morgan; Goard, Linnette M.; Taylor, Christopher A.; Remley, Dan – Journal of Extension, 2016
Few farmers' market consumers are aware of how to retain optimal nutritional quality of produce following purchase. Our objective was to develop and evaluate educational materials intended to inform market consumers about best practices for storing, preserving, and consuming local produce to maximize nutrients and phytonutrients. Printed…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Extension Education, Consumer Education, Consumer Science
Maximizing the Nutritional Value of Produce Post-Harvest: Consumer Knowledge Gaps, Interests, and Opinions Regarding Nutrition Education Strategies
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Remley, Dan; Goard, Linnette Mizer; Taylor, Christopher A.; Ralston, Robin A. – Journal of Extension, 2015
Although many consumers perceive locally produced, fresh fruits and vegetables to be healthier, they might not have the knowledge and skills to retain optimal nutritional quality following harvest or purchase. We surveyed Ohio farmers market consumers' and managers' knowledge and interests related to maximizing nutritional value of produce.…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Nutrition Instruction, Teaching Methods, Consumer Education
Financial Stress, Self-Efficacy, and Financial Help-Seeking Behavior of College Students
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Lim, HanNa; Heckman, Stuart J.; Letkiewicz, Jodi C.; Montalto, Catherine P. – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2014
Financial stress and self-efficacy are examined in relationship to college students' financial help-seeking behavior utilizing Grable and Joo's (1999) framework. A cognitive approach is taken by focusing on the moderating role of financial self-efficacy on the relationship between financial stress and financial help-seeking. Data from the 2010…
Descriptors: College Students, Financial Problems, Stress Variables, Help Seeking
Financial Education: What Is It and What Makes It So Important? Spring 2003
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Hopley, Virginia – Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, 2003
Financial education is essential, yet on average, adults scored 57 percent on basic economic knowledge, according to the "Standards in Economics Survey" conducted in 1999 for the National Council on Economic Education. The Community Affairs Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland surveyed financial institutions and community…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economics Education, Banking, Community Development