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Make little choices every day to live a healthy life.
Eat a Rainbow at the Farmers' Market - Saturday, July 25th
Eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables and win at the the Saturday Farmers' Market (next to Redding City Hall) on July 25th! Spend $20 (or WIC vouchers) for fresh fruits and vegetables and you’ll be entered into a grand prize drawing for cookware! “Farmer Greeters” will help you shop for fresh produce and answer all of your questions. FREE recipes using your favorite fruits and vegetables. For more information call 225-5168 or click the link below to download the event flier.
Eat a Rainbow - Event Flier (286.8 KB)
Discover the Forest
The National Forest Service encourages kids to get outside and discover the forest! Check out www.discovertheforest.org for a kid friendly website that allows you to search for outdoor recreational opportunities such as camping, fish hatcheries and hiking by zip code and learn about the outdoors. For more details about local trails and playgrounds, visit our Local Maps page.
Walkability Recommendations from Mark Fenton
Mark Fenton, a national expert in walkability and Safe Routes to School presented a variety of local workshops in early May. One of his sessions provided an overview of the various workshops as well as recommendations for creating ‘walkable’ environments.
According to Fenton, things that matter for walkability include:
~ Destinations within walking, biking and public transit distance
~ Networked sidewalks, trails, bike lanes, and crossings
~ Inviting settings for active travelers
~ Safe and accessible for all ages and abilities
Fenton made recommendations at a session for local community leaders, including:
~ Build an interdisciplinary team focused on this issue
~ Advance the trail network, focusing on critical local links such as schools and other destinations
~ Implement community-wide Safe Routes to School programs (to support more children safely walking and bicycling to and from school)
~ Fully implement a Complete Streets policy (taking all modes of transportation into consideration – autos, bicycles, pedestrians and public transit)
~ Establish new subdivision and commercial ‘village’ site standards
For more information, view Mark Fenton's slideshow, the one-page summary, or full report (all three are posted below). The full report includes Fenton's recommendations for walkability, workshop summaries, participant input and survey results. If you would like to get involved or provide comment related to walkability, bikability or Safe Routes to School, contact Healthy Shasta at 229-8243.
Mark Fenton Slideshow (3.0 MB)
Fenton Walkability Summary (81.6 KB)
Fenton Walkability Full Report (99.5 KB)
Farmers' Markets Now Open!
Two of the Shasta Growers Association markets are now open. The Saturday market, located at 777 Cypress Avenue & Civic Center Drive (next to Redding City Hall), is open on Saturday mornings from 7:30 am - noon. The Turtle Bay Sunday market, located in the Turtle Bay parking lot at 840 Sundial Bridge Drive, is open Sunday mornings from 8:30 am - noon. Browse and buy fresh locally grown produce and meet the people who grew it. Come early for best selection! Visit www.shastagrowersassociation.com for more information.
Farmers' Market Poster (2.0 MB)
Healthy Shasta is a local partnership dedicated to helping you add more physical activity and healthy eating to your busy day! We are also committed to making long-lasting changes so the healthy choice becomes the easy choice everywhere you live, work and play!
