The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released a report indicating that a “Majority of Americans not Meeting Recommendations for Fruit and Vegetable Consumption.” From the press release: “The Healthy People 2010 objectives aim for at least 75 percent of Americans to eat the recommended two or more daily servings of fruit, and for [...]
Work continued at Englewood and S. Normal this Saturday, although a smaller crowd this week. A group of university students were scheduled to show up, but didn’t. Still, there was a solid crew of about eight or nine working with Ellen and John. Dip’s farmers market was closed up today – since he had some [...]
on David Letterman, 9/22/09 “That’s the problem with agriculture. There’s no networking. When I was there a couple of years ago they had a bumper crop everywhere from the Capital south and west. Every year from the Capital south and east seems like there’s a famine in the Horn of Africa. They have plenty of [...]
Neighborhood Nutrition Centers attended the Francis Parker Community Action Fair: Faces and Voices of Democratic Power. It was an extraordinary opportunity to practice the “elevator speech” and tell kids why neighborhood nutrition centers are important – and also, to see if there is any interest to come be an intern as we develop. Community asset [...]
A group of volunteers met one Saturday morning at the corner of Englewood (just north of 63rd) and South Normal . A few gathered quietly on the empty lot, next to the outdoor tables and tent with farmer’s market food, some coolers, t-shirts, chips and stuff. Neighbors stopped by to ask if Mr. Dip had [...]
According to the Illinois Local Food and Organic Food and Farm Task Force “(t)he shortage of well-stocked grocery stores has led many urban and rural communities to be recognized as ‘food deserts.’ …Studies show that food deserts residents suffer greater rates of diet-related health maladies, including diabetes, cancer, obesity, heart disease, and premature death than [...]
by Les Kniskern July 9, 2009 The farmers fear the terminator gene suicide seed genetically altered to die after one crop so future seed must be bought from the giant corporation and fertilized The farmers fear genetically altered seed that will only germinate and grow with single-corporate spray The farmers fear they’ve lost control and [...]
for Margie by Les Kniskern June 5, 2009 He dreamed he sat and dreamed as he put up on the wooden footstool the outside ball of the foot throbbed, slightly reaction, ow pulling out the lath board and nail from the tennis -shoed foot ow throbbing, slightly The moment came days or day earlier when [...]