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Good Food for Our Children: Good Common Sense
Nutritional scientists have been saying for many years that good nutrition aids good cognition.  Teachers translate that to mean that children learn and behave better if they have a good breakfast and lunch.  This is no secret.  It is just good common sense. Years ago families had to pay for books and children had to walk miles to school in
16-12-2011
Community Services Unlimited, Los Angeles CA
"But most of all, I enjoyed getting my hands dirty and trying new things that most girls would never even dream about doing." -Yajaira Suchite, CSU Apprentice
16-12-2011
SWARM, Goldsboro NC
"We building here a youth movement, y
15-12-2011
Community to Community Development, Bellingham WA
"Through the guidance and direction of C2C, I have been able to take leadership, not only in my community, but also at a regional and national level," -Joaquin Martinez, C2C youth leader
15-12-2011
Standing With Those Who Fish
Christina Schiavoni, WhyHunger's Director of Global Movements, recently traveled up the East Coast to connect with our partners at the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance.... I had an eye-opening visit to the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts, last week, hosted by Niaz Dorry of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, or NAMA.  NAMA is a fantastic organization that works tirelessly on issues
14-12-2011
Introduction: Youth & the Food System
Youth have been key to advancing social justice movements throughout history. They will play a critical role in the movement for food justice as well
14-12-2011
Food, What?!, Santa Cruz CA
"At Food, What?!, I
14-12-2011
Roots & Wings, Rockford IL
"We learn all kinds of things that will help us later in life
14-12-2011
The Urban Nutrition Initiative, Philadelphia PA
John goes on to say: "I am here to fix the ignorance in some people and be a positive leader for those who want to make a change.” Read below for more youth voices from the Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (UNI)... UNI is a program of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania that engages, educates
14-12-2011
Sow seeds, not greed: Farmers gather on Wall Street
This post originally ran on Grist. It's been a long time since farmers congregated in downtown Manhattan -- around 350 years, to be exact. The folks who populate Wall Street and rural America don't cross paths much these days. It's easy to forget that Wall Street used to be rural America; in 1644, the area contained so many cows that the Dutch
12-12-2011
Good Food for Our Children: Good Common Sense
Nutritional scientists have been saying for many years that good nutrition aids good cognition.  Teachers translate that to mean that children learn and behave better if they have a good breakfast and lunch.  This is no secret.  It is just good common sense. Years ago families had to pay for books and children had to walk miles to school in
16-12-2011
Community Services Unlimited, Los Angeles CA
"But most of all, I enjoyed getting my hands dirty and trying new things that most girls would never even dream about doing." -Yajaira Suchite, CSU Apprentice
16-12-2011
SWARM, Goldsboro NC
"We building here a youth movement, y
15-12-2011
Community to Community Development, Bellingham WA
"Through the guidance and direction of C2C, I have been able to take leadership, not only in my community, but also at a regional and national level," -Joaquin Martinez, C2C youth leader
15-12-2011
Standing With Those Who Fish
Christina Schiavoni, WhyHunger's Director of Global Movements, recently traveled up the East Coast to connect with our partners at the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance.... I had an eye-opening visit to the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts, last week, hosted by Niaz Dorry of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, or NAMA.  NAMA is a fantastic organization that works tirelessly on issues
14-12-2011
Introduction: Youth & the Food System
Youth have been key to advancing social justice movements throughout history. They will play a critical role in the movement for food justice as well
14-12-2011
Food, What?!, Santa Cruz CA
"At Food, What?!, I
14-12-2011
Roots & Wings, Rockford IL
"We learn all kinds of things that will help us later in life
14-12-2011
The Urban Nutrition Initiative, Philadelphia PA
John goes on to say: "I am here to fix the ignorance in some people and be a positive leader for those who want to make a change.” Read below for more youth voices from the Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (UNI)... UNI is a program of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania that engages, educates
14-12-2011
Sow seeds, not greed: Farmers gather on Wall Street
This post originally ran on Grist. It's been a long time since farmers congregated in downtown Manhattan -- around 350 years, to be exact. The folks who populate Wall Street and rural America don't cross paths much these days. It's easy to forget that Wall Street used to be rural America; in 1644, the area contained so many cows that the Dutch
12-12-2011