The Policy of Child Nutrition
What’s the recipe for good, clean and fair food options in our nation’s schools? Learn from experts who are feeding students, researching policies, and implementing legislation to improve school nutrition programs.
Backyard Gardens Nourish the Local Food Economy
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications Coordinator The pandemic exposed the deep disparities and inefficiencies in our food system, leaving communities food insecure. When Gwen Garcelon, a regenerative strategies consultant, saw food insecurity spiking in her own...Bean Dreams
Deep in the freeze-thaw cycle of midwinter here in the Northeast, I find myself pulled between enjoying those surprising days when the sun actually feels warm again and those bitter windswept ones that chase me back indoors. This indecisive weather never fails to get...How to fertilize a school garden program amid a global pandemic
By Brian Solem, Director of CommunicationsPhotos provided by Shawana Ledgister-Joseph Marc Gauthier didn’t start his career as a school garden expert, but that’s where he thrives today. After working as a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teacher...Harvest Time: A Conversation with Neha Shah, School Garden Leader
By Malia Guyer-Stevens, Communications Stepping into a garden, let alone digging their hands into the dirt and planting their own food can be a transformational experience for school children. For the widespread community of teachers, parents, and gardeners that make...Child Nutrition Reauthorization: Letter from Slow Food USA
About every five years, Congress, via a Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR), reauthorizes essential federal nutrition programs that help provide healthy food and nutrition to more than 35,000,000 children and infants each year. Slow Food USA calls upon Congress and the Biden/Harris Administration to ensure that the next Child Nutrition Reauthorization addresses the many facets of child nutrition security. Read our Executive Director’s letter to Congress.
