The Sowing Seeds Here an Now Urban Farming Summit is one week from today in Beltsville, Maryland. The summit will attract folks from all over the Chesapeake area to engage in discussions about health, our land, our food and our communities. If you can’t make it up to Beltsville or if you just want more [...]
Posted in AccessAt the Perry Family Health Center we are celebrating National Nutrition Month on Thursday, March 25 from 5-6pm with a class entitled, “Nutrition from the Ground Up: Eat Right!” where we will promote incorporating more whole grains, fruits and vegetables into one’s diet.
We are having food donated for the class by the very generous folks at Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-Op, making this a community-wide effort to increase healthy lifestyles and therefore life expectancy. When the donation was secured, the buzz around the clinic resulted in someone suggesting that we invite Michelle Obama, champion of the new Let’s Move campaign to combat childhood obesity and increase access to healthy, affordable food.
