Archive for August, 2010

Aug 12 2010

Gardening against diabetes

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A Slow Food USA member writes about her experience teaching kids to garden as a means of diabetes prevention.

By Rebecca Kline, Slow Food USA member and part of the Fair Haven Community Health Center‘s Diabetes Prevention Program

The Diabetes Prevention Program is a family-based initiative. Participants often bring their children to the work (play) alongside them [...]

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Aug 05 2010

One step closer to passing the Child Nutrition Act

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Just when we all assumed that Congress was too busy to talk child nutrition before their summer break, the Senate passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act late today.

Just when we all assumed that Congress was too busy to talk child nutrition before their summer break, the Senate passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act late today.  [...]

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