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Seed Catalogs: A Gardener’s Muse

February 08, 2010 If you are a food grower, it’s that time of year, again! Either you’re anxiously awaiting your seed order delivery, or you’re still pondering what will I grow this year. It doesn’t really matter if you only have a few pots on the patio or several beds in the backyard…planning and planting [...]

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Farm To School: A Conversation with Marion Kalb-part 3

Cooking Up a Story: Food News Part 3:

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In this final segment, Marion Kalb, director of the Farm To School program, suggests practical ways to work with food service directors, and others, to bring fresh, locally produced foods, [...]

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Farm To School: A Conversation with Marion Kalb-part 2

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Part 2: Marion Kalb continues the conversation around the Farm To School program, acknowledging that added costs for fresh foods are a challenge, but also explaining practical ways to overcome some of [...]

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Farm To School: A Conversation with Marion Kalb

Update: September 15, 2009: The USDA began their Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative at Tree and Leaf Farm, just outside Washington DC. In building the relationships between farmer and eater, emphasis will be placed in connecting locally grown food with learning institutions, so our children will have the opportunity to eat good [...]

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The Food Lobby Goes to School

Where Is Mr. Smith In Washington?
Are we feeding our children in public schools, foods that are making them ill? Are we feeding them foods that a board of independent scientists believe (based upon the best available scientific evidence), are healthy and nutritious for them to eat?
American News Project
Are billions of dollars that food service [...]

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This Week On Cooking Up a Story: February 8-2009

Introducing Heather Jones: Guest Contributor
Heather Jones is a wife, mother, freelance food writer and graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. She has worked for Gourmet Magazine, TV Personality Katie Brown, and the New York based Indian-fusion restaurant Tabla. Heather resides in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters. [...]

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