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Diet Change: Save the Planet With Meatless Mondays

Joshua Rosenthal | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: School Food, Meatless Mondays, Health, Living News
Joshua Rosenthal

The Baltimore City Public School System became the first district in the nation to adopt Meatless Mondays, a non-profit initiative whose goal is to improve personal health and the health of the planet.

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Bake Sales Banned In New York Schools

nytimes.com | JENNIFER MEDINA | Posted 12.03.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Schools, Cupcakes Banned in School, New York Schools, Bad-School-Food, Health, New York City Regulations, School Food, Bake Sales, New York News, Diet, New York News

There shall be no cupcakes. No chocolate cake and no carrot cake. According to New York City's latest regulations, not even zucchini bread makes the c...

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In Schools, the Chance to Change What Our Children Eat

Jilly Stephens | Posted 08.01.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Schools, Nyc, USDA Policy, School Food, New York City Harvest, School Lunches, Usda, City Harvest, New York, New York News
Jilly Stephens

Many students are ashamed to be singled out as eating free or reduced-price meals. Congress must vote to make school meals universal and provide free meals to all students at eligible schools.

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The Battle Over Sliced Apples: New York Senators Gillibrand and Aubertine Take Secretary Vilsack to Task on School Food

Paula Crossfield | Posted 04.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Processed Food, Secretary of Agriculture, Farm Bill, Food Access, Tom Vilsack, New Administration, School Food, Food Policy, Usda, Kirsten Gillibrand, Darrel Aubertine, Value-Added, Green News
Paula Crossfield

No, Gillibrand and Aubertine aren't lobbying for the Corn Refiners Association -- they are pushing for local food.

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Agribiz Biostitute Declares Fresh Healthy Food A Menace

Kerry Trueman | Posted 04.01.2009 | Green

Read More: National School Lunch Program, Sustainable Agriculture, School Food, Organic Farming, Alice Waters, Henry I. MIller, Industrial Agriculture, Green News
Kerry Trueman

Welcome to another steaming poo-poo platter of Agribriz propaganda served up by a biostitute whose foundation is fossil-fueled by Archer Daniels Midland, Exxon, Ford, GM and Chrysler.

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