Adrian Kohrt and Fairbanks nutrition educator Lesley Jones are experimenting with reaching rural EFNEP clients by Zoom. As part of a pilot project, Lesley has been recording cooking lessons with the help of eCampus. Starting in January, she will teach nine nutrition education and physical activity lessons to EFNEP and WIC (Women, Infants and Children) clients in Utqiagvik. Participants will watch the recorded cooking lessons separately. They may be streamed, or downloaded and viewed while cooking at home.
Adrian said the recipes have been adapted to accommodate those living in rural Alaska, using staples from their food storage, their freezer and things they may find in a village store. Recipes include seasoned meat and potatoes, fried rice, dried beans, chili with moose, caribou or beef, homemade biscuit mix and peach cobbler.
