Curriculum
Substitute teacher uses grant to teach children healthy cooking habits
By Charity Brown
The Washington Post 2010-01-26
Opinion: Gardens secondary to helping vulnerable pupils "read Shakespeare and laugh at the right places"
By Caitlin Flanagan
The Atlantic 2010-01-10
Higher education comes of age with urban environment sustainability programs
By Henry Fountain
The New York Times 2009-12-29
"Food-integrity and humane-handling whistleblowers should not have to rely on an undercover video investigation in order for USDA supervisors to take their disclosures seriously."
School Gardens
Blog: Resource as valuable as school gardens shouldn't depend on unpaid volunteers or overloaded teachers
By Sarah Bernardi
The Slow Cook 2010-02-08
At cash-short NY school, privately funded Edible Schoolyard project takes shape under direction of Alice Waters
By Kim Severson
The New York Times 2010-01-20
Gardens reconnect Zuni children with agricultural heritage
At New Mexico State Fair, new high school horticulture class takes first place for its comb honey and its green onions, snags third for its junior garden display. But real reward is involving Zuni children in ancient agricultural heritage. Using traditional farming practices, students built water-conserving waffle gardens, planted orchards, and in many cases used native seeds handed down through generations of Zuni farmers.
By Christina Pheley
New Mexico State University 2009-09-18
School Meals & Snacks
Opinion: As Congress weighs options for child nutrition, it must guarantee implementation of Institute of Medicine school food guidelines
By Ann Cooper
The Washington Post 2010-03-05
Blog: "Free for All" tells us how, if we could put ourselves in the little shoes of people smaller than us, we would do everything we could to make school meals better
By Mark Winne
Civil Eats 2010-02-12
NY education panel OKs student sales of Pop-Tarts, Doritos for fund-raisers but bans most bake sales
By Jennifer Medina
The New York Times 2010-02-26