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As seen in The Huffington Post. Dr. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Contributor One of the most powerful things I have observed in my career is watching youth learn in new and innovative ways. Over the past three years, I have had the honor of witnessing how you can “let nature be your teacher,” as poet William WordsworthRead more
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As seen in The Washington Post. By Jaimie Seaton Every once in a while my teenage son gets in the car after school and complains that he didn’t get enough to eat at lunch, so struggled through the last period with a raging headache and inability to concentrate. The next morning, he gets eggs forRead more
Food stamp recipients buy a lot of soda, just like everyone else. As seen in The Washington Post. By Arthur Delaney, Alissa Scheller WASHINGTON ― Though people like to complain about food stamp recipients using their benefits for unhealthy things like soda and extravagances like crab legs, new data show they buy basically theRead more
“Hartford Food System’s Page said urban farming and community gardens expose people to farming in a way they might not otherwise see, helping individuals understand their relationship to the land and food system, and where food comes from and how it’s produced. ‘And all of those things are really, really beneficial and you can reachRead more
“If Congress took our opinion into consideration it would have an idea of what youths would want to eat for their lunch and our representatives would understand that the standards about fruits and vegetables being eaten shouldn’t be have to be a standard — it should be a norm.” Omyra Lockhart Read the complete articleRead more
Join us for a community breakfast to celebrate Food Day on Monday, October 26th from 8:30-10am at The Studio at Billings Forge.Read more
The Healthy Pittsfield Partnership hosted a presentation on food insecurity and Hartford Food System’s programs on March 25. Executive Director Martha Page spoke with WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Jim Levulis about HFS’ work in Hartford.Read more
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