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A cool new project happening in Harlem.

Civil Eats » Blog Archive » Sweetwork Project Could Solve Two Urgent Social Problems

Food safety: Government could cut screenings for deadly E. coli in produce - chicagotribune.com

I don't know much about it, but this seems like a bad idea.

Food safety: Government could cut screenings for deadly E. coli in produce - chicagotribune.com

Elementary school celebrates farm-fresh food | Washington Times Communities

The fall Farm-To-School week went so well, that this school decided to have a spring one as well!

Elementary school celebrates farm-fresh food | Washington Times Communities

Chipotle Vows To Serve Over 10 Million Pounds Of Local Produce

Good news of the day!

Chipotle Vows To Serve Over 10 Million Pounds Of Local Produce

SNAP at the Market

I'm really interested in how states are making farmers markets more accessible to low-income shoppers. I've been really excited to see the progress of the "double up food bucks" programs in several states, where people that use their SNAP benefits (formerly food stamps), get twice the value of their benefits if they use it at farmers markets (so $20 in benefits would buy $40 worth of produce). This is an article from Slow Food that gives a brief summary of what a few states are doing.

Making SNAP benefits go further at the farmers market : Slow Food USA

$5 for a glass of tap water as owner cries pour

We recently dined at the Red Rooster Harlem, which is also doing their own sparkling water (and I believe filtering their still). I would probably pay the $5 Marque charges for their filtered water, because I like to keep things as local as possible. Would you?

$5 for a glass of tap water as owner cries pour

D.C. Council Chair Would Have First-Graders Make School Food Policy, Reinstate Chocolate Milk | The Slow Cook

D.C. Council Chair Would Have First-Graders Make School Food Policy, Reinstate Chocolate Milk | The Slow Cook