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Mark Dunlea

Manhattan Borough President Releases FoodNYC Policy Report

Report seems pretty good.   Dear Friend: I am very pleased to present to you a report that I released today entitled, “FoodNYC: A Blueprint…

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Adriana Velez

Michelle Obama unveils new initiative: Let's Move!

We need to get moving. Join First Lady Michelle Obama, community leaders, teachers, doctors, nurses, moms and dads in a nationwide campaign…

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Paige Churchman

Apply for a Grant to Start or Improve a Farmers Market

You have until April 15 to apply for a USDA grant to start or improve a farmers market. This is part of Michelle Obama's Let's Move program…

Started by Paige Churchman

0 Mar 3
Adriana Velez

Debate over Wal-Mart: Will store be an oasis in Chatham food desert?

In their campaign for a store in Chatham, Wal-Mart advocates argue it will provide an oasis in a food desert. But opponents point out that…

Started by Adriana Velez

0 Feb 22
Mark Dunlea

Manhattan Borough President Releases FoodNYC Policy Report

Report seems pretty good.   Dear Friend: I am very pleased to present to you a report that I released today entitled, “FoodNYC: A Blueprint…

Started by Mark Dunlea

0 Feb 18
Andrea Aldana

SUNY New Paltz Club Announces Major Forum on Food!

Can’t wait for your first CSA share? SUNY New Paltz Club Announces Major Forum on Food. Press Release: January 30, 2010 NEW PALTZ, NY: At…

Started by Andrea Aldana

0 Feb 18
Adriana Velez

Bread Stuy: Saving a Place to Bump Into People

The story of how a community rallied to save a coffee shop in Bed-Stuy.“It’s no longer just a place for people to go in and drink their cof…

Started by Adriana Velez

0 Feb 14
Adriana Velez

BFC's Nancy Romer interviewed by Food Systems Network NYC

Please see original post on FoodSystemsNYC.org.Lynn Fredericks of Family Cook Productions interviewed Nancy Romer, the General Coordinator…

Started by Adriana Velez

0 Feb 12
Adriana Velez

Michelle Obama talks school food on Larry King Live

NYCHS (New York Coalition for Healthy Food) Executive Director Amie Hamlin posed a question to First Lady Michelle Obama on Larry King Live…

Started by Adriana Velez

0 Feb 12
Adriana Velez

Food Environment Atlas

Michelle Obama has announced an online Food Environment Atlas.  The data, which you can view on a map online and download in an Excel sprea…

Started by Adriana Velez

0 Feb 12
Adriana Velez

Jamie Oliver wins Ted Prize: His Wish for a Food Revolution

Pretty darn cool. Also, check out Jamie's petition.From the TED Prize session: Jamie Oliver has announced his TED Prize wish.THE WISH:“I wi…

Started by Adriana Velez

0 Feb 11
Adriana Velez

Shrimp's Dirty Secrets: Why America's Favorite Seafood Is a Health and Environmental Nightmare

The environmental impact of shrimp can be horrific. But most Americans don't know where their shrimp comes from or what's in it. By Jill R…

Started by Adriana Velez

0 Feb 10

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