[farm.school] Child Nutrition Act Resources

[Sue DeBlieck]

Thank you for sharing this Ken, the nutritionists that put it together do
really great work.

Slow Food USA is taking action on this issue as well by encouraging
communities to participate in their Time for Lunch Campaign this fall.  Find
out more at this
site<http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/campaign/time_for_lunch/>.


Cheers,
Sue DeBlieck

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Ken Morse<kenhmorse at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, everyone-
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> As you know the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act is moving through
> Congress.   This is the other big act, somewhat like the Farm Bill, which
> has a huge impact on federal programs which fund state and local programs
> that provide food to kids.  It impacts school lunches, school wellness
> policies, WIC and other programs.
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> Here are a couple resources that help us grasp these policies.  Hopefully
> our coalitions and school health coordinators can help advocate for
improved
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> Ken Morse
> Partnership Director
> Healthy Oxford Hills
> 739-6222
> 890-6102 (cell)
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Sue DeBlieck
Farm to School Coordinator, Healthy Acadia
207-288-5331
sue at healthyacadia.org
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