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Spokane County commissioners hear 4‑H teens’ pitch to fight campus food insecurity with microgreens kits
Summary
A Spokane County 4‑H youth team presented 'Leaf It Up,' a teen‑led microgreens kit program placed in college food pantries; presenters said kits cost about $1.94 to produce, have rapid harvest cycles, and produced positive survey responses from students.
Jennifer Fees, a senior 4‑H educator for Spokane County, introduced a team of teen presenters who described a youth‑led program that places low‑cost microgreens kits into college food pantries to help students facing food insecurity.
"We believe young people don't have to wait to create change," Parker, one of the teen presenters, said as the students…
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