Monthly Archives: November 2011

Getting kids to love veggies: Project Intro

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

So, as I’ve mentioned before, I’m taking this awesome class in the undergraduate Earth Systems department at Stanford called Practices and Principles of Sustainable Agriculture. Our final project is incredibly broad and is supposed to reflect our own personal interests … Continue reading →

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Weekly digest: Saturday, November 26th

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

Lots of action over the past two weeks. Enjoy: Congress blocks overhaul to school lunch program, meaning pizza still counts as a vegetable. Really says something about this country’s priorities… http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/us/politics/congress-blocks-new-rules-on-school-lunches.html?_r=2 Recap of Matthew Wise’s food startup meetup last week, … Continue reading →

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Weekly digest: Friday, November 11th

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

Favorites from the past two weeks: An iPhone app to help you eat better? I just don’t really want to take pictures of everything I eat. Does anyone? http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/01/the-eatery-a-photo-app-that-promises-to-improve-your-health/ Soccer mom on a nutrition mission: Have we “programmed kids to … Continue reading →

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Edible Education 101: Alice Waters on “What is an Edible Education?”

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

I don’t think I could have been more delighted and inspired by this evening’s Edible Education 101 lecture. Watching Alice Waters paint a vision of a future in which kids live in a world of good food is the perfect … Continue reading →

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