Type One: The American Indian Producer in the New Economy. The FRTEP Extension Director on the Warm Springs Reservation will engage the tribal community in learning and implementing: improved range management, focusing on invasive species, improved livestock health and management practices, understanding local and global food supply, economic diversification through crop production, and agricultural business management with an emphasis on marketing and food safety. Type Two: Empowering American Indian Youth. The Agriculture in the Classroom Program at Warm Springs will continue to grow and provide tribal youth with knowledge and skills in the area of food production and nutrition.
<p>NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY:<br/> The FRTEP Extension Director on the Warm Springs Reservation will engage the tribal community in learning and implementing: improved range management, focusing on invasive species, improved livestock health and management practices, understanding local and global food supply, economic diversification through crop production, and agricultural business management with an emphasis on marketing and food safety, and by The Agriculture in the Classroom Program at Warm Springs, which will continue to grow and provide tribal youth with knowledge and skills in the area of food production and nutrition
<p>APPROACH:<br/> This will be accomplished through needs assessments, workshops, field demonstrations, animal health care and management clinics, monthly newspaper contributions, electronic media such as web lists and pages, and partnerships and collaborations. The project will also be acoomplished through the Agriculture in the Classroom program delivery at Warm Springs, coupled with tribal teachers that will teach cultural foods classes. An Extension garden will be used for hands-on activity. Partnerships and collaborations will be included.