All DC Food For All posts from May, 2010.
WHY SUPPORT THE HEALTHY SCHOOLS ACT?
To make healthy school meals, green the schools, support faith/community health/nutrition programs
MYTH VS FACT
The Big Soda lobbyists have been using a grassroots approach faking like they represent us. They have purposefully targeted Ward 7 and 8 with their deceptive ads and lies about the DC Soda Tax (a.k.a. Healthy Schools Revenue Act).
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If you have enjoyed any of City Blossoms‘ gardens (school gardens in D.C, Baltimore, and Takoma Park, Girard Children’s Community Garden) you are going to LOVE Marion Street Intergenerational Community Garden!
We are working to make this space a model for innovative urban neighborhood gardens, a place to inspire the makeovers of unused lots all over the city. We will be beginning programming this summer with over 100 kids, and we need help to get the space ready for some serious gardening!
Posted in AccessThis Saturday, May 15th, the DC Crop Mob will descend for the third time on a local sustainable farm to lend a hand. After two successful events in March and April, we’re ready to bring farmers and friends together at Blueberry Gardens in Ashton, MD! But first: Report from the April Crop Mob: Mountain View Farm Nearly [...]
Last year, the DC Department of Health found that 43% of students enrolled in city public schools were overweight or obese — one of the highest rates in the nation. These students live in a city where over half of the adult population is overweight or obese. In some neighborhoods, the percentage of overweight or [...]
Posted in AccessHi Backyard Hen Supporters, I wanted to let you know that the Kojo Namdi Show (WAMU 88.5) will be focusing on the growing Backyard Hen movement around the country tomorrow (Thursday) from 12:00 to 1:00. They will be interviewing Pat Foreman, the author of City Chicks, as well as an urban farmer from Brooklyn and [...]
As the Coordinator of the D.C. Farm to School Network, I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Councilmember Mary Cheh’s office on a landmark piece of legislation – the Healthy Schools Act. The Act passed through the final Council vote on Tuesday May 4th. It now goes on to the Mayor’s desk for his [...]
Posted in AccessPassion for growing food is a marvelous site to behold. Its manifestations are endless: the varied ways to grow food, from heirlooms to hybrids, the timing, successions, and the organization of that growth. There’s traditional rows, cover crops, the square foot gardening technique, confusing patches, companion planting, and the entrepreneurial types who grow densely in [...]
Posted in AccessBy Tasha Askew, National Hunger Fellow, and Julie Curti, Acting Deputy Director, USDA Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
What better way to end the day than by uncovering local food powerhouses in the Nation’s Capital! On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, the USDA and HHS Centers for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships convened to visit two jewels located in Washington, DC: Common Good City Farm of Ledroit Park and Healthy Solutions of Anacostia.
