MooreFit Starts Newest Program

Robbins Elementary School Principal Heather Seawell signs up for "Ready, Set, Grow" gardening classes with her daughters River (Right) and Izzie at MooreFit University's registration day at the Moore County Cooperative Extension Center in Carthage March 7. Hannah Sharpe

As of Tuesday, March 8, 2011

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Ready Set Grow

MooreFit teams with the Moore County Extension Service to make participants aware of options for home gardening. Agricultural Agent, Taylor Williams, discusses various gardening techniques and a master gardener explains the soil analysis process for growing better plants. Registration for Ready, Set, Grow may be completed at www.moorefit.org.

MooreFit had a good turnout Monday during registration for its latest offering, “Ready, Set, Grow.”

The classes are part of the MooreFit University and center around learning how to grow your own food and exploring local food options.

MooreFit University debuted last fall. It offered various classes in three different disciplines — nutrition and eating, physical activity and overall wellness. The Ready, Set, Grow program is the sixth in an ongoing series of MooreFit initiatives, which began in 2008 as a way to encourage employees of participating companies across the county to eat healthy and exercise.

As part of a continuing effort to grow MooreFit University, a corporate challenge has also been incorporated into this semester’s event.

Businesses and their employees involved in “Ready, Set, Grow” will be challenged to develop workplace gardens.

Each work site will be assigned a master gardener to help them along the way. The best garden will win a prize.

Master gardeners will judge the corporate gardens and select a winner. A charitable donation will be made to the Sandhills branch of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina on behalf of the winning business.