Robyn O’Brien: 8 Steps to Save Food!
The landscape of health has changed. No longer are our families guaranteed a healthy livelihood, not in the face of the current rates of cancer, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer’s and allergies. In the words of Elizabeth Warren, Harvard University law professor who is head of the Congressional Oversight Panel, “We need a new model,” and we [...]

Cool School Food in Telluride
 http://www.telluridewatch.com/printer_friendly/4546697 print School Lunch, Made From Scratch, Draws Rave Reviews by Martinique Davis 11.18.09 – 05:36 pm TELLURIDE – Close to sixty pumpkins came home with the Telluride Intermediate School’s sixth graders following a recent field trip to a pumpkin farm near Delta. Those pumpkins wound up in new Telluride Schools’ chef Jonny Taylor’s kitchen, and by the end of the [...]

School districts ban chocolate milk
Source: www.9news.com BOULDER – Ann Cooper is passionate about getting kids to eat and drink healthy. She says that’s why she has removed all flavored milk from her school district, sticking strictly with the white stuff. “I really believe we should not be serving chocolate milk in school. As far as I’m concerned, chocolate milk is soda [...]

USDA backs rewarding schools serving healthy food
USDA backs rewarding schools serving healthy food Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:13pm EST By Christopher Doering Source: Reuters.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Schools that serve more fruits, vegetables and whole grains to pupils should see higher federal support rates than those serving less-healthier meals loaded with high fats and sugar, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Tuesday. Child nutrition programs, which [...]

GMOs & Pesticides
Published on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 by Reuters Biotech Crops Cause Big Jump in Pesticide Use: Report by Carey Gillam KANSAS CITY – The rapid adoption by U.S. farmers of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton has promoted increased use of pesticides, an epidemic of herbicide-resistant weeds and more chemical residues in foods, according to a report issued [...]