Progress 09/01/17 to 08/19/22
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Target Audience:The Hopi community is the primary audience for the agent. The Hopi Reservation is located in northeastern Arizona and while the Hopi Tribe has more than 12,000 enrolled members, only about 8,000 live on the reservation. The agent is working primarily with ranchers, gardeners; elementary educators; middle and high school youth; health and wellness educators in areas of food gardens and food nutrition and adults on financial literacy. Collaborators: The Hopi Special Diabetes Prevention Program, the Community Health Representatives (CHR) Office, Department of Natural Resources programs, Hopi Cultural Preservation Office, Hopi Tribal Health Services (HHWC), and Hopi Non-profits including the Hopi Natwani Coalition, Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture, Hopi Food Co-op, local schools, Hopi Office of Range Management (ORM)/Land Operations, the Hopi Veterinary Health Administrator, and expertise from the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension specialists. Changes/Problems:We are grateful to the local elementary school who houses our program. They have given us access to classrooms (office space), land for demonstration gardens, corrals and access and use of their shop and some equipment that will house our 4-H welding project. This shop is secure and has electricity and space for this kind of activity to take place. Hopi FRTEP wishes to continue to grow, but this school campus may not allow us to because we will max out the space.We are considering requesting for a land-site from the Hopi Tribe, that would be for our exclusive use. However, this would require significant resources to develop the infrastructure. But without a vision or plans, we cannot grow much more. Additional staff is always a need. In 2019 I was able to secure and keep a program assistant. She has been mostly part-time, but in January 2022 she became full time because of additional resources. Without her, we cannot offer as much as we can. We do host 2 AmeriCorps members, but would prefer to invest in permanent staff. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Hopi FRTEP Assistant Agent continues to serve University of Arizona Cooperative Extension 2021 and 2022 as Arizona Representative on the Western Extension Community Development Working Group. In 2022, she served on University of Arizona's Cooperative Extension Director Search Committee and the UA Cooperative Extension, Extension Conference Committee. For the agent, the professional development opportunities have included annual trainings on the University of Arizona campus, specifically the Extension conference, 4-H Common Measures training and the Arizona Agriculture Livestock Incident Report Team (ALIRT). Off campus opportunities included attendance at the Southwest Indian Agriculture Association Annual Conferences (2017-2022), Southwest Indian Agriculture Association Livestock Field Days Conferences (2017-2022), Intertribal Agriculture Council Annual Conference (2017-2021), and the annual FRTEP Professional Development conferences (2017-2022). How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Most of the work is disseminated virtually to community members. The Hopi FRTEP Assistant Agent submits written monthly reports to the Hopi Conservation District. She also works with Navajo County Cooperative Extension to be included in the written County Annual Report. She reports verbally and in-person (when safe because of COVID) to the Hopi Tribe's Department of Natural Resources Director, Hopi Conservation District Board, Navajo County Cooperative Extension Advisory Committee and Hopi Tribal Council. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?* For the Youth, Food and Nutrition area, the goal of the Hopi 4-H program is to increase the number of volunteer club leaders to 30 and increase our Club Membership to 300 during the next reporting period. The Agent will participate in the Foundations of Positive Youth Development: Early Career 4-H Professional Academy offered by the National 4-H to learn more about the 4-H Thrive Model and the research, science and practice of positive youth development. * We also plan to increase our locally trained Master Gardeners from 12 to 30. And invest in those trained Master Gardeners to build their capacity so that they can support the growing need for gardening and food preservation education. * In Agricultural and Natural Resources, one goal is to get 50% of the Hopi Ranchers to be BQA certified. We will offer 3 local workshops annually that support improved range management and livestock operations. We will continue to work with Extension specialists as well as other Extension programs in our region to support increased educational opportunities.
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What was accomplished under these goals?
Goal 1 Youth, Food and Nutrition: *From August 2021 July 2022, Hopi FRTEP reached 60 youth (ages 8-13) consistently with regular in-school, after-school and 4-H programming in gardening, food health and robotics. We also reached an additional 140 youth through one-time contacts in gardening and food health programming. We reached 375 adults with various programming, such as various topics in equine health, gardening and food preservation. *In 2021, we offered our first formal 4-H program since the 1980's. We had 20 Hopi 4-H youth enrolled. 11 of them participated in year round programming in Poultry and Healthy Living Ambassadors projects. 6 others successfully completed 6 weeks of STEM Robotics project. We are also established the foundation to launch a 4-H Welding/Blacksmithing, Archery and Horse projects in Fall 2022. We are securing our volunteer base for each of these new projects. The Hopi 4-H's Hopi Healthy Living Project is continuing the partnership with the Pima County Tucson Village Farms, which has resulted in an annual Youth Summit, annual exchange of youth and marketing to support increased Healthy Living Ambassadors projects in Arizona. *The Hopi FRTEP Assistant Agent and Program Assistant have participated in several community outreach events sponsored by community partners to teach the community about gardening related education (vermicomposting; gardening, etc.); Goal 2-A Agriculture and Natural Resources: Collaborated with the Hopi Office of Range Management for resource improvement in the rangelands through education of Hopi livestock producers. *Hopi FRTEP partners well with other Extension professionals which has built a trusted reliance with our stakeholders as the gardening and rancher educational resource for our community. We reached 103 adults and 10 youth in programming specifically related to range management and livestock. Some were virtual in late 2021, but in 2022 we were able to hold in-person events. Topics were Colic & Prevention in Horses; Three Part Series in Rangeland Health and Grasses; Livestock Nutrition; and Horse Training. *Hopi FRTEP partner with other community non-profits and help to lead the organization and implementation of the Hopi Farmers Market. We organize meetings and offer education on gardening and food preservation. We reach over 1,400 people annually with this event. For Goal 2-B Agriculture and Natural Resources: Provided educational information to the schools (K-12, College) and the public to promote the natural resources. Provided educational information via monthly outreach events to elementary schools through 'Family Fun Nights' and 'Health Fairs' organized by community partners and individual schools. Hopi Cooperative Extension offers education at the Hopi Farmers Markets in the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Our new 4-H Club offered a Poultry project this year. As a result there are 6 new families raising hens for laying eggs.
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Progress 09/01/20 to 08/31/21
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Target Audience:The Hopi community is the primary audience for the agent. The Hopi Reservation is located in northeastern Arizona and while the Hopi Tribe has more than 12,000 enrolled members, only about 8,000 live on the reservation. The agent is working primarily with ranchers; educators within the elementary and high school; health and wellness educators in areas of food gardens and high school aged children and afterschool programs. Changes/Problems:Since the beginning of this grant year, we have started gardens in our various garden and hoop house locations, which cover 3000 square feet of growing space. These are designed for hands-on demonstration sites. However, the pandemic limited the number of direct public programming, which has placed a great amount of time on staff to maintain. We are looking to bring in the 6 new locally-trained Master Gardeners to help us. Hopi FRTEP has built a relationship with two of the seven local elementary schools. Continued classes with youth and families is desired, however the capacity by our limited staff will not be able to fully meet this need. We are looking to bring in the 6 new locally-trained Master Gardeners as a strategy to assist us. However, this may not be possible as some of these individuals are working full-time and cannot participate during school hours. The agent is continuously designing programs with community partners, while also developing new relationships to work in partnership to meet the scope of the program goals. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?There were less opportunities in 2020 to join conferences. The local need was great and we focused our efforts there. The Hopi Tribe's Assistant Agent continues to serve University of Arizona Cooperative Extension 2020 and 2021 as Arizona Representative on the Western Extension Community Development Working Group. We meet monthly. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?All the work is disseminated virtually to community members. With the onset of COVID-19, we've recorded and placed these recordings on our website for additional viewing. The agent is the sole delivery person of these resources. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?All programs will be continued and strengthened. The Hopi 4-H Club was launched in January 2021. The objective of the 4H program is to increase the number of volunteer club leaders, which will allow us to increase club membership.
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What was accomplished under these goals?
Goal 1 Youth, Food and Nutrition: * In Fall 2020, Hopi FRTEP reached about 30 youth consistently ages 8-13 for after-school lessons in gardening and food health. This continued in Spring 2021. All these lessons were held virtually. * In Spring 2021, Hopi FRTEP reached 250 Hopi elementary youth between Kindergarten and 6th grade for over 3 months, weekly as a guest instructor teaching garden lessons. These were held virtually. * The Agent has participated in several community outreach events sponsored by community partners to teach the community about gardening related education (vermicomposting; gardening, etc.); Partnerships with the Hopi Food Co-op have resulted in planning for the Hopi Farmers Market and gardening education. Partnership with the First Mesa Youth Center and the Pima County Tucson Village Farms has resulted in the formalization of the Hopi 4H Club with a Hopi Healthy Living Project. The Hopi 4-H Club participates in the 4-H STEM program's CoderZ Robotics camps. Goal 2 Agriculture and Natural Resources: * Beginner Rancher grants was helping us to develop relevant workshops for ranchers. Those were postponed due to the pandemic. However, we've offered virtual equine and poultry workshops. We held a BQA training in May 2021 targeting Hopi ranchers. * Provided educational information via monthly outreach events to elementary schools through 'Family Fun Nights' and 'Health Fairs' organized by community partners and individual schools. Hopi Cooperative Extension will also be sharing education at the Hopi Farmers Markets in the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Cooperative Extension has started developing the 4H program in the Hopi community by recruiting new Club Leaders and building relationships with community youth programs.
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Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20
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Target Audience:The Hopi community is the primary audience for the agent. It is located in northeastern Arizona and while the Hopi Tribe has more than 12,000 enrolled members, only about 8,000 live on the reservation. The agent is working primarily with ranchers; educators within the elementary and high school; health and wellness educators in areas of food gardens and high school aged children and afterschool programs. Changes/Problems:Our office moved into a newer, larger space in June 2019. This has allowed the agent more office space, classrooms, outdoor growing spaces, and storage space. Since the beginning of this grant year, we have purchased supplies and built up 3000 square feet of outdoor growing space. The agent is continuously building new programs with community partners and developing new relationships and work within the scope of the program goals. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?2019 FRTEP Professional Development Conf in Ste Saint Marie Oct 2019; 2019 InterTribal Ag Council Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV Dec 2019; 2019 Food Sovereignty Summit GreenBay WI Sept 2019; 2019 Cooperative Extension Conference, Tucson Aug 2019; Range Livestock Working Group Meetings, 8/5/2019 and 2/26/2020; Native Grasses and Traditional Cultural Knowledge Training, Camp Verde, Sept 17 & 18, 2019; Facilitation & Strategic Planning Training, Phoenix, Oct. 15 & 16, 2019; Speaker, Society, Food and Justice Conference, Ann Arbor, MI Oct 18, 2019; Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Class, On-Line, Feb 3-May 25, 2020; UACE 2020 Representative, Western Extension Community Development Working Group How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?All the work is disseminated in person to a variety of community members who are attending meetings, classes or community events. With the onset of COVID-19, dissemination is via the web or on-line classes. The agent is the sole delivery person of these resources. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?All programs will be continued and strengthened. The objective of the 4H program is to launch Hopi 4H programs by October 2019.
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What was accomplished under these goals?
For Goal 1 Youth, Food and Nutrition:The Agent has participated in several community outreach events sponsored by community partners to teach the community about gardening related education (seeds and seedings; growing your own food, etc.); The relationship with the Hopi Diabetes Prevention Program ceased because they redirected priorities; the partnership with Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute has resulted in training workshops; partnership with the Hopi Food Co-op is resulting in planning for the Hopi Farmers Market and gardening education. Partnership with the First Mesa Youth Center and Pima County Tucson Village Farms, resulted in the development of the Hopi 4H Club, with a Healthy Living Club. Involvement in the 4H STEM program's CoderZ Robotics program helped to launch this in our community. For Goal 2A Agriculture and Natural Resources: Collaborate with the Hopi Office of Range Management for resource improvement in the rangelands through education of Hopi livestock producers, has developed into combined weekly meetings and training sessions with select ranchers applying for the NRCS EQUIP resources and the development of a range conservation plan. This is in partnership with the Navajo County NRCS office, Office of Range Management and Office of Hopi Lands and Hopi ranchers. Extension also partner with Inter Tribal Agricultural Council on youth agricultural leadership and a class on low-stress herding techniques. Beginner Rancher grants have allowed us to develop relevant workshops for ranchers. For Goal 2B. Agriculture and Natural Resources: Provide educational information to the schools (K-12, College) and the public to promote the natural resources, has involved monthly outreach events to elementary schools through 'Family Fun Nights' and 'Health Fairs' organized by community partners and individual schools. Hopi Cooperative Extension will also be sharing education at the Hopi Farmers Markets from May to July 2019. Cooperative Extension has started developing the 4H program in the Hopi community by recruiting new Club Leaders and building relationships with community youth programs.
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Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/19
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Target Audience:The Hopi community is the primary audience for the agent. It is located in northeastern Arizona and while the Hopi Tribe has more than 12,000 enrolled members, only about 8,000 live on the reservation. The agent is working primarily with ranchers; educators within the elementary and high school; health and wellness educators in areas of food gardens and high school aged children; families in financial and early childhood literacy. Changes/Problems:In January 2019 plans to move our office began. The lease was finalized in late May and move in began in June 2019. This has allowed the agent more office space, classrooms, outdoor growing spaces, storage space. The agent is building new programs with community partners and developing new relationships and work within the scope of the program goals. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?2018 Terra Madre Salone del Gusto - Slow Food Turtle Island Assocation event in Turin, Italy, Sept 20-24, 2018 (Hopi Traditional Foods); 2018 FRTEP Professional Development Conf in Tulsa, OK Oct 2018; 2018 SW InterTribal Food Summit Taos NM Oct 2018; 2018 InterTribal Ag Council Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV Dec 2018; 2019 Food Sovereignty Summit GreenBay WI Sept 2019; 2019 Cooperative Development Training Workshop, Flagstaff Feb 2019; 2019 4H Curriculum Preparation Training May 2019 How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?All the work is disseminated in person to a variety of community members who are attending meetings, classes or community events. The agent is the sole delivery person of these resources. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?All programs will be continued and strengthened. The objective of the 4H program is to launch a Hopi 4H program by October 2019.
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What was accomplished under these goals?
For Goal 1 (Youth, Food and Nutrition) the Agent has participated in several community outreach events sponsored by community partners to teach the community about gardening related education (seeds and seedings; growing your own food, etc.); The relationship with the Hopi Diabetes Prevention Program is limited due to redirecting to priority areas by that program; the partnership with Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute has resulted in training workshops, film nights and community discussions on seed saving, both from conventional vegetables and with Hopi heirloom seed varieties; a partnership with the Hopi Food Co-op is resulting in planning for the Hopi Farmers Market and gardening education. For Goal 2A Agriculture and Natural Resources: Collaborate with the Hopi Office of Range Management for resource improvement in the rangelands through education of Hopi livestock producers, has developed into combined weekly meetings and training sessions with select ranchers applying for the NRCS EQUIP resources and the development of a range conservation plan. This is in partnership with the Navajo County NRCS office, Office of Range Management and Office of Hopi Lands and Hopi ranchers. Extension also partner with Inter Tribal Agricultural Council on youth agricultural leadership and a class on low-stress herding techniques. For Goal 2B. Agriculture and Natural Resources: Provide educational information to the schools (K-12, College) and the public to promote the natural resources, has involved monthly outreach events to elementary schools through 'Family Fun Nights' and 'Health Fairs' organized by community partners and individual schools. Hopi Cooperative Extension will also be sharing education at the Hopi Farmers Markets from May to July 2019. Cooperative Extension has started developing the 4H program in the Hopi community by recruiting new Club Leaders and building relationships with community youth programs.
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Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/18
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Target Audience:The Hopi community is the primary audience for the agent. It is located in northeastern Arizona and while the Hopi Tribe has more than 12,000 enrolled members, only about 8,000 live on the reservation. The agent is working primarily with ranchers; educators within the elementary and high school and health and wellness educators in areas of food gardens and high school aged children. Changes/Problems:In June 2017 the previous agent retired, who was in this community for 25 years. The position was vacant until December 2017. A new agent was hired and began on December 4, 2017. The new agent is a member of the Hopi community and is re-engaging existing program partners and work and developing new relationships and work within the scope of the program goals. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?On March 26 and 27, 2018 the Agent was recently trained in the Produce Safety Rule, one of the elements of the Food Safety Modernization Act. Not only was she trained in the Rule, but also she is now certified to be a co-trainer to train others in the future. The Agent is also getting training on Winter Planting and Greenhouse Growing as part of an Organic Gardening in a High Desert training. She is utilizing this training to help develop the Organic Gardening in a High Desert Curriculum. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?All the work is disseminated in person to a variety of community members who are attending meetings, classes or community events. The agent is the sole delivery person of these resources. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?All programs, aside from the 4H program will be continued and strengthened. The objective of the 4H program is to launch a small 4H program by October 2018.
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What was accomplished under these goals?
For Goal 1 (Youth, Food and Nutrition) the Agent has participated in several community outreach events sponsored by community partners to teach the community about gardening related education (seeds and seedings; growing your own food, etc.); A stronger relationship with the Hopi Diabetes Prevention Program has resulted in the development of 4 new school and community gardens with an associated training program for growers responsible for these gardens; this partnership also includes increased work with the traditional foods publication and outreach (cooking demonstrations and tastings); the partnership with Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute has resulted in training workshops, film nights and community discussions on seed saving, both from conventional vegetables and with Hopi heirloom seed varieties; a partnership with the Hopi Food Co-op is resulting in planning for the Hopi Farmers Market and gardening education. For Goal 2A Agriculture and Natural Resources: Collaborate with the Hopi Office of Range Management for resource improvement in the rangelands through education of Hopi livestock producers, has developed into combined weekly meetings and training sessions with select ranchers applying for the NRCS EQUIP resources and the development of a range conservation plan. This is in partnership with the Navajo County NRCS office, Office of Range Management and Office of Hopi Lands and Hopi ranchers. For Goal 2B. Agriculture and Natural Resources: Provide educational information to the schools (K-12, College) and the public to promote the natural resources, has involved monthly outreach events to elementary schools through 'Family Fun Nights' and 'Health Fairs' organized by community partners and individual schools. Hopi Cooperative Extension will also be sharing education at the monthy Hopi Farmers Markets beginning in May and till June 2018. Cooperative Extension is in the planning process to re-launch a 4H program in the Hopi community.
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