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Vote on Oats video for Farm to School to win $10K

Posted on October 20, 2009 by deschmeyer — No Comments ↓

Quaker Oats/Goodbite.com “Awaken Your Senses” Challenge With a click of the thumbs-up button under the Cherries video, you can help Jen win $10,000 to benefit the National Farm to School Network. Twelve food bloggers shared their favorite food memory via…

Tagged with: Child Nutrition, farm to school, Food Justice, health, nutrition
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Time to get tray serious: Get involved with a Child Nutrition Act campaign

Posted on June 24, 2009 by deschmeyer — 2 Comments ↓

School’s out for the summer, but there’s a food fight going on in the cafeteria. In Washington, Congress is turning up the heat on the policies that determine what 30 million children will eat once the lunch bell rings. Want…

Tagged with: CNR, farm to school, Michelle Obama, One Tray
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Pixies for the People: a new WIC Local Food Line

Posted on April 3, 2009 by deschmeyer — 3 Comments ↓

Can you hear the chanting? “Pixies for the People!” How about the drums? “Pixies for the People!” Pixie Tangerines, that is, not Tinker Bell. When I first learned of this initiative to provide free fruit, fresh from the farm for…

Tagged with: Child Nutrition, Food Justice, health, local food, Los Angeles, WIC
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Going the Distance to Shorten It

Posted on March 13, 2009 by deschmeyer — No Comments ↓

With our First Lady touting the advantages of fresh, unprocessed and locally grown foods and 60 Minutes profiling Alice Waters on Sunday, March 15, the momentum continues to build for farm to fork relationships. And on March 19th-21st, the momentum…

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Dear Mom-In-Chief

Posted on February 12, 2009 by deschmeyer — No Comments ↓

As First Lady you have the ability to set the table for what our nation’s children eat by adding a plank of food justice to your platform. Many ideas have already been sent your way, including starting an organic garden…

Tagged with: child nutrition act, farm to school, healthy kids, Michelle Obama
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Cast your vote for Real Food

Posted on February 11, 2009 by deschmeyer — No Comments ↓

If you need a fun break this week, watch these inspiring videos and cast your vote: http://www.farmtoschool.org/vote.php The National Farm to School Network asked students k-college to tell us what Real Food Is. Who do you think broadcast the best…

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Broadcast for Farm to School

Posted on February 2, 2009 by deschmeyer — No Comments ↓

Win $1,000 to tell it like it is. What is real food? Tell us your story. Sing it, write it, mime it, or shout it…in 30 seconds to 3 minutes. We want to know what you think Real Food Is……

Tagged with: farm to school, nutrition, video contest
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Will Obama invest in children’s health?

Posted on December 10, 2008 by deschmeyer — 1 Comment ↓

Barack Obama can affect whether a child’s life is shortened prematurely by 15 years. The oft-quoted statistic that one in three children born in 2000 will be diabetic in their lifetime demonstrates we are at a tipping point, both figuratively…

Tagged with: Barack Obama, beets, Child Nutrition, farm to school, school lunch
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Hey USDA

Posted on September 11, 2008 by deschmeyer — 1 Comment ↓

“Hey, USDA, what’s up with three meals a day?” “Hey, USDA, how can I learn if I can’t eat?” “Hey, USDA, imagine I’m your kid!” Watch the full 22 seconds. Yesterday I had the privilege of attending the Chicago USDA…

Tagged with: Child Nutrition Reauthorization, farm to school, food policy
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Carrot v. Cupcake…an Olympic question

Posted on August 20, 2008 by deschmeyer — No Comments ↓

As highlighted in the Los Angeles Daily News this morning, the carrots we provide our children to perform well have morphed into colossal carrot cupcakes. The article portrays the debate of what to hold up as incentives for children to…