New York City’s public health department is taking the war on obesity to a whole new level! The video produced by the health department has the clearest of clear messages – “don’t drink yourself fat.” (Check out their provocative ad here.)
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Drink Soda, Get Fat or “Don’t Drink Yourself Fat”
The Kale Vacuum
Last night I taught the thirteenth class of my last ‘food literacy and cooking skills’ series. By the end of May I will have completed 2 sessions – 4 series – 16 weeks of classes. Each group of families has taught me as much as I may have taught them. And last night’s group was no exception.
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An Intentional Local Food System
The overlapping interests of a just food system.
Salad Salad Salad
Spring is here! Or maybe it’s almost here. What a sec. How will I know when spring has arrived?
For some, it’s the morel or the fiddlehead or the elusive ramp. For others, its the beading red-head of the radish, the curls of the first salad greens or the herb garden taking a stand. No matter you stance, for me, when I think of spring … I think of salad.
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Food Corps
AmeriCorps is one of those programs that everyone should do. Think Peace Corps but domestic. In 1993 President Bill Clinton passed the National and Community Service Act, which among many things, created AmeriCorps.
The premise is simple: Our nation suffers from rampant poverty. This historically complex dilemma causes a vast multitude of problems. Think institutional racism, and a whole lot of concerns come to mind: housing, employment, education, crime, pollution and even food. It’s not that Clinton started the program to overcome poverty, per se. The opportunity to participate in AmeriCorps enables young and old to directly serve the populations in need. From this well-intentioned need for public service, there is news of an emerging potential on the food front.
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