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How Do You Define “Sustainable”?

March 5th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Sustainability

“Defining sustainability is not the problem,” says farmer and Leopold Center fellow Fred Kirshenmann. “The debate is over how we do it. And we don’t have a lot of time left to figure out how to keep our food system going.” Speaking to a conference at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars titled “Reviving […]

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How Much Food do Kids Throw Away at School?

February 22nd, 2011 · 8 Comments · kids

Experts say they can’t be sure kids will actually eat the increased portions of fruits, vegetables and whole grains called for in new USDA school meal guidelines. And now the Chicago Tribune reports that kids in Chicago are turning up their noses at healthier food. At one school, the Trib measured and found that hundreds of […]

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Buyer’s Remorse Over Healthier School Food?

February 21st, 2011 · 5 Comments · kids, politics, Wellness

  School food is poised to look less like prison fodder and more like a Moosewood Restaurant buffet if new USDA guidelines are adopted. Colorful vegetables—lots of them—more whole fruit, more whole grains, less salt, less processed junk—that’s the plat du jour. The only question now is, who picks up the check? A tight-fisted Congress […]

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