All DC Food For All posts from December, 2009.
The latest U. S. Department of Agriculture’s food security report tells us that 16.7 million children live in families who can’t always afford to feed them enough of the right kinds of foods for a healthy, balanced diet. Many of them–and other children as well–start their school day unready to learn because they’re hungry.
Come join DC residents who are acting to expand availability of healthy, affordable, and sustainable food! We are hosting the first of many monthly potlucks on Sunday, January 17th, 5 to 8 pm at Potter’s House in Columbia Heights/Adams Morgan. This month’s discussion will be led by members of Rooting DC, who are planning Washington, [...]
Domestic hens are essentially banned from the vast majority of neighborhoods.
Sign our petition calling upon DC City Council to consider easing restrictions on domestic hens. Let’s hold public hearings to establish the facts about this issue. This is a common-sense change that will help DC residents grow more of their food locally and sustainably.
Posted in AccessI never expected to be in the middle of a movement. But you never know where an elementary school science project might lead.
Posted in AccessOur gift to you this holiday season is a better blog. We’re upgrading to a more user-friendly and less frustrating Wordpress site, and are going to take the week off for a smooth transition.
I hope your holidays are full of family, friends, laughs, and all the nutritious, delicious food you can eat!
Peace, Joni
Posted in AccessLooking for a little sun on a cold winter day? Watch Liz Falk talk about Common Good City Farm in the Ledroit Park neighborhood of DC.
Common Good City Farm is an urban farm and education center growing food for low-income residents and providing educational opportunities for all people that help increase food security, improve health, and contribute to environmental sustainability.
By Ed Bruske Contributing Editor Over the last week, I’ve been writing in detail about the main features of the landmark “Healthy Schools” bill [PDF] introduced by Councilmember Mary Cheh and Council Chairman Vincent Gray. The bill contains numerous policy upgrades designed to vault the District of Columbia into the front ranks of school districts embracing [...]
By Ed Bruske
Contributing Editor
With all the complaining about bad school food and kids becoming obese, it’s the rare local government that actually steps forward to pay for improving school food beyond what the federal government subsidizes, currently $2.68 per meal, an amount experts agree is woefully inadequate to serve truly healthful food.
The “Healthy Schools” legislation introduced last week in the D.C. Council is somewhat of an exception.
