http://macombfig.org/blog Growing a local food system Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:57:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://macombfig.org/blog/2009/12/21/gardening-and-nutrition-programs-expanding-in-the-schools/ http://macombfig.org/blog/2009/12/21/gardening-and-nutrition-programs-expanding-in-the-schools/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:01:13 +0000 Dan Barclay http://macombfig.org/blog/?p=250 One of the best ways to combat the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States is with nutrition and gardening programs that are integrated into schools.  One such program is giving children in Washington, D.C. a chance to taste garden-grown winter spinach (cool weather spinach is sweeter!) in an after-school program that includes a trip to the White House garden as well as kitchen lessons provided by a chef and other interested volunteers. With more and more McDonough County families struggling to put food on the table and with convenient junk food so readily accessible it only makes sense for schools in our area to incorporate more gardening and nutrition information into the curriculum.

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