House Ag Committee Rejects Obama Cuts in Farm Subsidies
by intern Valerie Scott
In his 2011 budget President Obama proposed to make cuts in farm subsidies and the crop insurance program that would save almost 11 billion dollars over 10 years. This…
Chicago Kids Write to Eat
by Emily Dagostino, Slow Food Chicago volunteer
Wee toddlers scribbling in crayon, kids and teenagers tuned into the trouble with today’s school lunches, and parents advocating for the…
The School Lunch Revolution in San Diego
by intern Julia Landau
What can one Slow Food chapter, one local school, a Whole Foods Market, and a Renegade Lunch Lady get done together? Just ask Slow Food Urban San Diego, who just spent two…
New Obama program to bring healthy choices to food deserts
by intern Jackie Fortin
“We can create the best nutrition education and physical education programs in the world, but if dinner is something off of the shelf of a local gas station or…
Drake Forum discusses getting new farmers on the land
I just spent an invigorating 2 days in Washington DC at the Drake Forum, a gathering intended to “identify innovative policies and projects at the federal, state, and local levels to support new…
Chicago Students Cook Lunch for Congress
by intern Christine Binder
Earlier this week, a team of Chicago high school students traveled to Washington, D.C. to speak up for better school food, but they did not come empty-handed. The…