Familiar and Forgotten Fall Fruits
The seasons are changing, and so are our top produce picks. Apples are a given. When you think of fall you are probably thinking of going apple picking at an orchard or hot cider on the day it finally gets a little too cold. As a kid you may have gone bobbing for apples or…
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Explaining and Supporting the Food Justice Movement
The world is going through myriad changes right now, and these necessary growing pains are waking people up to issues that have existed since the beginning of American history. At the forefront is systemic racism, also known as institutional racism, meaning that racism has been embedded into our society and has normalized discrimination in many…
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Michigan student sells over $2,000 dollars’ worth of healthy, local products
Raising money with FarmRaiser is fun, easy, and helps support your local food system–just ask one of our FarmRaiser champions, Lucy!
continue readingPizza Farm to School?
Let the American Heart Association take you on a visit to a pizza farm…and learn what you can do to make sure it’s not feeding your children.
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Cupcake Wars? What’s the Best Way to Control our Children’s Sugar Intake at School and Home?
In 2010 the federal government passed the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act as part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiative. The “Let’s Move!” program strives to fight childhood obesity by encouraging children to live an active lifestyle and eat a nutritious diet. The Healthy Act also regulates the quantity of sugar and fats served to children at school. This statute helps guarantee that school-aged children receive at least one healthy meal a day.
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