Monday, August 9, 2010

News

Cancer likes fructose more than glucose. See article here.

Puberty is coming earlier for US girls and it may be related to childhood obesity. See the article here.

Check out this link for several articles discussing farmers markets. Their social and economic benefits, how to set up SNAP/EBT, and more. It's from the Project for Public Spaces, who's link is to the left now.

Our next meeting is August 23. An agenda will be put up soon.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

News

The Community Food Security Coalition is conducting a webinar this Thursday that sounds really interesting. Check it out here.

Also, see the link to the Florida Department of Education (FL DOE) website to the right. They have some new information there, including the Sunshine Standards that are met through school garden curriculum.

A delegation of seven Tallahasseans are off to the ATL for the American Community Gardening Association Annual Conference. A summary to come.