Wesley Epplin is a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. He has a B.A. in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Epplin blogs at Earthascope.com, a site that focuses on environmental sustainability and gives helpful advice for greening one's life. He is in the process of starting the Chicago Chapter of EatingLiberally.org.

Blog Entries by Wesley Epplin

Feeding Kids (Real) Food

Posted August 24, 2009 | 05:32 PM (EST)


Following the Congressional recess, not only will the health care debate be on the docket, so will the Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act. Across the country, people are pushing for higher quality food for their kids during the school day. Such groups as Farm to School, School...

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Chicago's Green Food Resolution Advances

4 Comments | Posted July 27, 2009 | 01:27 PM (EST)


Last Tuesday, Chicago's "green food resolution," came even closer to beating out the likes of New York on the east coast and San Francisco on the west to officially resolve to help both the health of the planet and that of their citizens by encouraging more sustainable, healthier food options....

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