Comments for DC Food For All http://dcfoodforall.com A Wholesome Community Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:40:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on A Landmark Vision for “Healthy Schools” by Ed Bruske http://dcfoodforall.com/2009/12/a-landmark-vision-for-healthy-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-1870 Ed Bruske Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:40:51 +0000 http://dcfoodforall.com/?p=64#comment-1870 I didn't find the statistic. I quoted Cheh. I didn’t find the statistic. I quoted Cheh.

]]> Comment on A Landmark Vision for “Healthy Schools” by Greg Bloom http://dcfoodforall.com/2009/12/a-landmark-vision-for-healthy-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-1868 Greg Bloom Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:10 +0000 http://dcfoodforall.com/?p=64#comment-1868 Josh - I'm not sure which report the author was referring to specifically, but you can learn more about hunger in DC here: http://www.dchunger.org/about/facts.html ~Note that DC Hunger Solutions' report specifically mentions that one in five children live in *extreme* poverty -- as in beneath the federal poverty line, which is extremely low especially for a city with a high cost of living like DC. Josh – I’m not sure which report the author was referring to specifically, but you can learn more about hunger in DC here: http://www.dchunger.org/about/facts.html ~Note that DC Hunger Solutions’ report specifically mentions that one in five children live in *extreme* poverty — as in beneath the federal poverty line, which is extremely low especially for a city with a high cost of living like DC.

]]> Comment on A Landmark Vision for “Healthy Schools” by Josh Nielson http://dcfoodforall.com/2009/12/a-landmark-vision-for-healthy-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-1864 Josh Nielson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:33:07 +0000 http://dcfoodforall.com/?p=64#comment-1864 Where did you find the statistic about 32% of the district's students live in poverty? Where did you find the statistic about 32% of the district’s students live in poverty?

]]> Comment on WIC at Farmers Markets: Will DC Miss an Opportunity? by Making WIC work for consumers and farmers | DC Food For All http://dcfoodforall.com/2010/02/wic-at-farmers-markets-will-dc-miss-an-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-1863 Making WIC work for consumers and farmers | DC Food For All Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:44:51 +0000 http://dcfoodforall.com/?p=782#comment-1863 [...] a previous post, we explored  a new Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program that helps low-income mothers buy [...] [...] a previous post, we explored  a new Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program that helps low-income mothers buy [...]

]]> Comment on New Market Needs A Logo! by Attention Local Artists » We Love DC http://dcfoodforall.com/2010/03/new-market-needs-a-logo/comment-page-1/#comment-1860 Attention Local Artists » We Love DC Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:31:46 +0000 http://dcfoodforall.com/?p=863#comment-1860 [...] future Columbia Heights Community Marketplace needs a [...] [...] future Columbia Heights Community Marketplace needs a [...]

]]> Comment on Columbia Heights Community Marketplace Almost Ready to Sprout by New Market Needs A Logo! | DC Food For All http://dcfoodforall.com/2010/02/columbia-heights-community-marketplace-almost-ready-to-sprout/comment-page-1/#comment-1859 New Market Needs A Logo! | DC Food For All Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:56:14 +0000 http://dcfoodforall.com/?p=760#comment-1859 [...] up and offer ideas to make the market a diverse event. (For previous posts about the market, see here and here). As the June 5th grand opening approaches, we now are turning our attention to [...] [...] up and offer ideas to make the market a diverse event. (For previous posts about the market, see here and here). As the June 5th grand opening approaches, we now are turning our attention to [...]

]]> Comment on Our new pantry experiment: Choose your food by Kathryn Baer http://dcfoodforall.com/2010/03/our-new-pantry-experiment-choose-your-food/comment-page-1/#comment-1858 Kathryn Baer Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:49:26 +0000 http://dcfoodforall.com/?p=849#comment-1858 I love this experiment--and the values it reflects. I love this experiment–and the values it reflects.

]]> Comment on Assessing the Nutrition Initiative by Our new pantry experiment: Choose your food | DC Food For All http://dcfoodforall.com/2009/11/assessing-the-nutrition-initiative/comment-page-1/#comment-1855 Our new pantry experiment: Choose your food | DC Food For All Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:20:32 +0000 #comment-1855 [...] and respect, we’ve overhauled our pantry menu to feature an array of more nutritious items. The results of that Nutrition Initiative were really positive: healthier diets and higher client [...] [...] and respect, we’ve overhauled our pantry menu to feature an array of more nutritious items. The results of that Nutrition Initiative were really positive: healthier diets and higher client [...]

]]> Comment on Composting Food Waste by mary http://dcfoodforall.com/2010/03/composting-food-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-1854 mary Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:49:55 +0000 http://dcfoodforall.com/?p=608#comment-1854 Post to your group or blog and tune into NBC Washington's News4 at 5 tonight and hear this story! PERFECT PIZZA You don't need a brick oven to cook up some pizzeria-style pizza at home. And it doesn't involve baking it. Joe Yonan, Washington Post food editor, serves up the perfect slice tonight on News4 at 5. Post to your group or blog and tune into NBC Washington’s News4 at 5 tonight and hear this story!

PERFECT PIZZA
You don’t need a brick oven to cook up some pizzeria-style pizza at home. And it doesn’t involve baking it. Joe Yonan, Washington Post food editor, serves up the perfect slice tonight on News4 at 5.

]]> Comment on Bringing Growing Power to DC by Funding for Common Good City Farm in trouble? | DC Food For All http://dcfoodforall.com/2009/11/bringing-growing-power-to-dc/comment-page-1/#comment-1851 Funding for Common Good City Farm in trouble? | DC Food For All Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:36:09 +0000 #comment-1851 [...] Good City Farm – featured often here on the DC Food For All, a key locus of the local urban agriculture movement – is located on a [...] [...] Good City Farm – featured often here on the DC Food For All, a key locus of the local urban agriculture movement – is located on a [...]

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