As federal funding dries up, this UF nutrition program is shutting down - Open Campus

As federal funding dries up, this UF nutrition program is shutting down - Open Campus

LARGO — Jeannie Necessary balanced a child-safe knife over a cherry tomato. She curled her fingers in a technique called the “claw” which often amuses children, she explained to a room of a few dozen teachers and community members. “Start with the tip, and then cut,” she said, moving on to orange peppers and freshly washed lettuce. Her audience mirrored the steps back to her and smoothed scoops of hummus — the glue — over tortillas. The recipe i…