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How Do School Gardens Need Our Help?
Alice Waters gets a lot of buzz about her Edible Schoolyards initiative, and Michelle Obama has certainly amped up awareness about school gardens. But we all know that this story, by a teacher, Sarah...
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First Lady to Launch Significant Childhood Obesity Initiative Today
It’s called the “Let’s Move” campaign, and it merits mention here at RW&G because Mrs. Obama clearly regards the White House kitchen garden as central to her efforts. @Obamafoodorama will be live...
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Mrs. Obama v. Food Deserts
I respect the way Mrs. Obama is including rural America in the “food deserts” discussion, because food insecurity is a real and pressing problem out here just as in the inner cities. I’d also like to...
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More on Food Deserts, Now with Food Swamps!
Bill Bishop over at DailyYonder.com forwarded this link to Amber Waves as a follow-up to last week’s “food deserts” chat. (Thanks, Bill!) In the piece, the idea of “food deserts” versus “food swamps”...
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Cultivate a Change, Let’s Get Growing
Stacy Walters Editor’s Note: This week, I’ve invited guest blogger Stacy Walters (@fittogarden) to discuss gardening and childhood wellness in light of the new Let’s Move initiative. Walters’...
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Breaking News: “American Grown” by First Lady Michelle Obama Slated for May...
Per a conversation that I had with Crown Publishing via Twitter on Friday, Michelle Obama’s book, American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America will be...
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