Wyoming Hunger Initiative
Dr. Steve Paisley, Director of the University of Wyoming’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC), grew up in western Nebraska on a family farm and ranch. As a young man, he attended the University of Wyoming where he studied animal science. He stayed at UW for his master’s degree as well. Eventually, Paisley pursued…
Multiple agencies are partnering to support the third year of Jennie Gordon’s effort to reduce food scarcity by locally growing and sharing fresh produce. First Lady Jennie Gordon’s Wyoming Hunger Initiative is proud to partner with the Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) and the University of Wyoming Extension for the second year of the Grow a…
Worland’s Admiral Beverage has partnered with First Lady Jennie Gordon and Star Valley Meat Block to end Wyoming food insecurity with Wyoming game and a refrigerated truck. As part of the First Lady’s Wyoming Hunger Initiative, the new Food from the Field program will see meat from deer, elk, and moose donated by Wyoming’s hunter…
First Lady Jennie Gordon is working hard to fight food insecurity. Since the election of Governor Mark Gordon, Jennie Gordon has made hunger and food insecurity her top priority. This led to the formation of the Wyoming Hunger Initiative. While nobody could have anticipated a global pandemic and its profound effects on Wyoming communities, it…
Wyoming’s First Lady Jennie Gordon is taking a personal hand to tackle food insecurity in Wyoming. Food insecurity, defined as being “without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.” This is an issue of particular concern to the First Lady, as it is no doubt being exacerbated by the panic buying at…
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