Programs & Workshops
Yancey County Family & Consumer Sciences offers practical, research-based classes for youth, adults, families, food service workers, and community partners. Programs focus on food safety, nutrition, healthy living, parenting, emergency preparedness, and life skills.
Youth & In-School Enrichment
Our youth programs bring hands-on learning into classrooms and community settings. Topics may include:
- Gardening, nutrition, and physical activity
- Food safety and kitchen basics
- Healthy cooking and meal planning
- Family life and child development
- Food entrepreneurship and workforce skills
Programs such as Learn, Grow, Eat, Go!, Color Me Healthy, school nutrition lessons, Foods and Nutrition classroom support, and youth Food Handler training help students build skills they can use at home, in school, and in future careers.
Adult & Community Programs
Adult workshops are designed to be practical, affordable, and useful for everyday life. Topics may include:
- ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification
- SafePlates Food Manager Certification
- Food preservation and canning
- Appalachian heritage crafts
- Healthy cooking and chronic disease prevention
- Heart health, diabetes prevention, and nutrition education
- Parenting and family life education
- Emergency preparedness and disaster recovery
- Commercial kitchen and food business basics
Programs may be offered at the Extension office, schools, community sites, partner agencies, or local events.
Cooking Demonstrations & Local Food Education
Through community partnerships and the mobile teaching kitchen, FCS programs also include cooking demonstrations featuring seasonal produce, simple recipes, food safety tips, and nutrition information. These demonstrations help families learn affordable ways to prepare and enjoy local foods.
Request a Program
Programs can often be adapted for schools, community groups, worksites, churches, senior groups, and partner organizations.
To ask about scheduling a class or workshop, contact the Yancey County Cooperative Extension Center.
