Why it’s worth your time to call Congress
Last week, Slow Food Denver volunteer Andrew Nowak had the opportunity to sit down with one of Senator Michael Bennet’s staff members in D.C.
In the meeting with Senator Bennet’s…
Senate unveils draft of Child Nutrition Act
Today, Senator Blanche Lincoln unveiled her version of the Child Nutrition Act and announced that the Senate Agriculture Committee will begin marking up the bill next week, on Wednesday, March…
A Local School Food Victory in Massachusetts
by Alex Loud, leader of Slow Food Boston
For a number of years now, a host of organizations in Massachusetts have been pushing to reduce the amount of junk food being marketed in public schools…
Iron Chef, whole grains edition
by Robin Kerber, CIA Student and volunteer with Slow Food Hudson Valley
As I sat in the car, waiting for my friends, I was thinking about a recipe for winter barley vegetable soup: butternut…
Farm-to-School Programs Help Nutrition Without Hurting the Budget
by intern Julia Landau
An exciting new study, highlighted in Medical News Today, suggests that farm-to-school programs can be implemented without raising food service costs. And that’s just…
Update on the Child Nutrition Act
On March 3, Senator Blanche Lincoln told a conference of school meal providers that she plans to start marking up the Child Nutrition Act before March 26, when Congress goes on Easter recess. If…