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October 17, 2014

We envision a world in which all people have access to healthy, affordable food that nourishes our bodies and environments. Yet right now, that vision is plagued by severe inequality.

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Migdalia Rivera

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October 14, 2014

We’re just a few weeks away from an incredibly important election. The votes people cast Nov. 4 will shape our future and our children’s. I’m sure you are planning to vote, but maybe you know people who are on the fence—who think elections in non-presidential years just aren’t that important. Not...

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Liz Shuler

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October 14, 2014

Fall means pumpkin EVERYTHING! But this family recipe is the one you will return to time and time again.

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Elyssa Schmier

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October 13, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report last month detailing the much-too-high amount of sodium present in most children’s diets. According to the report, 90 percent of children eat too much sodium, and these higher intakes are related to high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke later in life.

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Carol Hazen

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October 8, 2014

Welcome to this week's Good Food Force Update! We're celebrating FALL with some healthy apple recipes, and a Healthy Halloween Tweetchat. Also check out a great training opportunity with MomsRising.org in Washington, D.C.! As always, please read and share. Thanks! 1. THE HOT LINE Good Food Force...

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Karen Showalter

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October 8, 2014

Join #FoodFri on October 10, at 1 p.m., EST , to chat with Richard Chisolm the Director of Cafeteria Man , a documentary that follows Tony Geraci, Chef and Baltimore School Food-Service Director, on his journey to replace processed school meals with locally-grown, freshly-prepared meals. The film,...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food! Health Care Politics & Policy

October 7, 2014

Health and safety are absolute essentials to achieving economic success for women and their families. That is why this week NYS PowHER will focus on Healthy Lives: Securing Economic Equality by Ensuring Reproductive Options, Ending Domestic Violence and Providing Childcare. Watch the Google Hangout...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

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October 6, 2014

Although National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, a designation intended to raise awareness about the problem of obesity and show people how they can take steps toward a solution, has passed, we want to remind everyone that the need to raise awareness has not. In the last generation, childhood...

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Scott Reed

Food!

October 6, 2014

We launched our Crowd-Feeding platform in June 2014 and hosted our first food drive campaign over the summer, partnering with Curbing Hunger and a number of other terrific organizations. The campaign raised over 56,000 LBS of food, including tons of fresh produce, to help those facing food...

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Patrick O'Neill

Food!

October 3, 2014

What an exciting moment to be working on food justice! Change is happening on every front, from the new meal and snack standards in schools, to real progress being made in the fight against junk food marketing to kids. We’re so proud to have such a stellar group of moms working with us on this...

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Karen Showalter