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By MARK BITTMAN – New York Times Opinion Thirty-two million kids — 10 percent of the American population, and the future of the country —  are about to start eating better. That’s the bottom line of the new Department of … Continue reading →

Since we’re two weeks into the Utah legislative session, we thought it would be fun to pull out these two short explanations of the process – one in video form and one in chart form.  We hope either the Schoolhouse … Continue reading →

Newt Gingrich claims that “more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history.” He’s wrong. More were added under Bush than under Obama, according to the most recent figures from factcheck.org The … Continue reading →

Join us on February 21st at the University of Utah’s School of Social Work for a panel discussion about programs in Salt Lake City that engage young people in growing food. Panelists will include:  Julie Rabb with Wasatch Community Gardens, … Continue reading →

By Joel Berg – Executive Director New York City Coalition Against Hunger The Sesame Street special on hunger in America, “Growing Hope Against Hunger,” which started running on PBS last night, represents the best and worst of America’s response to … Continue reading →

UAH recommends a movie that just premiered at Sundance called “Finding North” about the interconnectedness of poverty, obesity, and food insecurity and about how the solution needs to be broader, deeper and more systemic than just emergency food. “America has … Continue reading →

CHICAGO – The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association) strongly supports the new U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations for meal patterns in schools announced today by First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Given … Continue reading →

By Laura Marostica, Deseret News “More jicama, please!” Ginger, the fourth-grader in charge of serving that day, was clearly skeptical that jicama would be Araseli’s vegetable of choice. The roll had gone flying and was now lying placidly under the … Continue reading →

At Sundance Film Festival this year, there is a new documentary about hunger in America, Finding North. The film, directed by Kristie Jacobson and Lori Silverbush with executive producers Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Tom Colicchio, Christina Weiss Lurie, and Jeffrey … Continue reading →

The Utah Chapter of the Fulbright Association has invited Prof. Emanuela Bozzini to visit Salt Lake City. Prof. Bozzini is a Post-Doc Research Fellow at the University of Trento, Italy and currently a Fulbright Schuman Fellow at the Center for … Continue reading →