Thirteen parents from the Family-to-Family program under the Northern Marianas College – Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services’ Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program or EFNEP recently completed nine lessons focused on nutrition, physical activity, healthy recipes, and food safety.

Students from the Tasi-to-Table organization visited the Northern Marianas College – Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services’ Aquaculture and Natural Resources Facility on Dec. 3, 2022.

The Girls Scouts learned how to make nutritious snacks thanks to Ashley Sikayun of Northern Marianas College-Cooperative Research Extension, and Education Services who also explained the benefits of healthy eating.

GOVERNOR Ralph DLG Torres on Wednesday proclaimed Oct. 2 to 8, 2022 as National 4-H Week in the CNMI.

OPEN Ocean Aquaculture is an emerging approach to raise fish in open ocean waters utilizing submersible cages or net pens. Hawaii has been successfully operating commercial open ocean aquaculture cages in the U.S. In this natural, high energy environment fish grow better and are healthier. Open Ocean Aquaculture reverses the stereo-typical approach to providing for fish protein from “hunting” for fish to “farming fish”.

(NMC) — As part of its efforts to promote new farming industries in the Marianas, Northern Marianas College’s Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services and the KKMP Foundation will host an open ocean aquaculture symposium on Oct. 6, 2022.