Posts tagged: #cornell

EPA Assisting Rural Communities to Develop Healthy Places; October is National Farm to School Month; Student Outshines Cornell’s Ties to Monsanto

Posted on October 12, 2016

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EPA Assisting Rural Communities to Participate in ‘Rural Advantage’ Programs The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has invited rural communities to apply for planning assistance of subsidized programs that will improve economic and environmental conditions, per the ‘Rural Advantage’ initiative enacted by the Obama Administration. This opportunity is meant … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #cornell, #environment, #farm to school, #farmers, #fishermen, #food access, #food economy, #food processors, #healthcare facilities, #local food, #Monoculture, #Monsanto, #National Farm to School Month, #nutrition, #public health, #ranchers, #revitalize the downtown, #Ties to Monsanto, #U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, #United States Department of Agriculture

In The News: Students Push for Halal and Kosher Food at NYC Public Schools; Organic Milk Has A Longer Shelf-Life; Fall Planting

Posted on September 28, 2016

Students Push for Halal and Kosher Food at NYC Public Schools Senior leaders and students from Khan’s Tutorial, a NYC-based tutoring group which aims to educate individuals and groups at affordable prices, rallied together in front of City Hall to tell lawmakers what impact food has … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #childrens, #cornell, #education, #equitable, #food market, #meat, #omnivore, #pantry, #staples, #supermarket, #youth