Hi All, Before I forget, I want to share with you the link to the Brian Lehrer show on NPR from last Wednesday. I was a guest on the show, along with Daniel Giusti, former head chef of Noma and founder … Read More
Posts tagged: School lunch
Remove Carageenan From Organics; Give Kids Responsibly Raised Chicken; Help Protect Hudson River Sturgeon; Stop Modern Day Native American Land Grab
Remove Carcinogenic Carrageenan From Organics To all my vegan friends who are not drinking dairy, yet resort to other types of milk, I encourage you to read closely the list of ingredients in those boxed alternatives. Among them is (sometimes) carrageenan, a common food-additive that is harvested from specific … Read More
Take Action: Chip In To Fight Back Against Monsanto; Participate in Meat Free Week; Tell Congress: Don’t Gut Healthy School Lunches
Chip in to Fight Back Against Monsanto Despite the fact that 90% of Americans want strong GMO labeling, President Obama just signed the weak federal labeling bill into law. Monsanto and the Grocery Manufacturers Association have poured money into getting … Read More
In the News: Agrarian Elders Alarmed by the Direction of Organic; Check Out the 2016 EWG’s Sunscreen Guide; How the Good Food Purchasing Policy is Changing LA Schools
Agrarian Elders Alarmed by the Direction of Organic The Agrarian Elders, a group of farmers who were the pioneers of organic and sustainable farming, are voicing their concerns about the direction of the organic food movement. The Elders fear the … Read More
Take Action: Stop Monsanto’s Dream Bill; Tell Congress to Fight for a Bill for Better Child Nutrition; Tell the FDA to Remove Carrageenan from Our Food
Stop Monsanto’s Dream Bill Here we are again, fighting to stop Monsanto from pushing through a bill (Monsanto’s Dream Bill, aka the DARK Act) that would ban states from requiring GMO labeling. This is the final push before Vermont’s GMO … Read More
Take Action: Stop the Assault on Healthy Meals for Kids; Tell the FDA to Get Rid of “Natural” Labels; Pull the Plug on Monsanto’s RoundUp
Stop the Assault on Healthy Meals for Kids Republicans have introduced the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill, which would break down current school nutrition guidelines and allow more junk food in schools. This bill is backed by the food industry, no … Read More
iEat Green Cooks Up Some Food for the Coalition for Healthy School Food’s Gala; Interviews Heather Forest and Larry Foglia, Two of the Founders of the LI Community Agriculture Network and Owners of Fox Hollow Farm
Hi All, Every year, I like to show my support for The Coalition for Healthy School Food by donating and serving some food for their Gala. This is a great organization that is influencing the way our kids eat by … Read More
In the News: Urban Schools Aim for Environmental Revolution, Obama OKs Pipeline to Increase Tar Sand Production, Humans Growing More Carnivorous, Global Food Study Shows
Urban Schools Aim for Environmental Revolution An environmental revolution in schools is beginning to take rise across the United States. Schools have begun using lunch plates, made from sugar cane, that can be thrown away and turned into a product … Read More