Welcome to the Happy, Healthy Trojans website. This initiative is a special project of the West Central FFA Chapter
The FFA plans to focus on promoting health and wellness in the community. South Dakota was ranked the 34th most obese state in the United States in 2017 with an obesity rate of 30 percent in children and adolescents ages 2-19. In Minnehaha County, 21.7 percent are considered obese or overweight according to their BMI. Statistics show 44 percent of students at the Hartford or Humboldt Elementary Schools are overweight or obese. The initiative will have two primary areas of focus; educating the community about producing, preserving, and eating fresh vegetables, and developing habits for a healthy lifestyle to include diet, exercise, and disease prevention. Funds will be expended to produce vegetable plants, which will be donated to community members for home use with the understanding that excess produce will be donated to help feed the hungry in the area. The initiative will provide materials for educational workshops to support the objectives of the project. FFA members will work collaboratively to develop curriculum and implement educational workshops that focus on vegetable gardening as well as developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle that focuses on fitness and nutrition.
Stay tuned to the Happy Healthy Trojans website for more information as plans are made and implementation begins.
