Posts Tagged healthy

Celebrating A Nutrition Revolution In The South Bronx

“On Tuesday, May 24th, 2011, Family Life Academy Charter School (FLACS), celebrated one year of a major change in the way their food is prepared and how students are fed.

This little school of just approximately 368 students, situated within the poorest congressional district in the USA, took it upon itself to do something special for its students. Ms. Marilyn Calo, the principal of FLACS, led the nutrition revolution in a school where 90% of the children get free or subsidized lunch and breakfast because they fall below the poverty improving the food they eat. Chef Bennet Fins, a professional chef, was hired to cook nutritious, portion-controlled meals daily.

The results after the first year have been rewarding. Parents and teachers note differences in how the children have been affected by this change and how this shift has permeated the entire school. Children plant and cultivate flowers, herbs and vegetables. There is an after school cooking club and the after school program teaches relaxation through meditation and yoga as a means of helping students cope with their environment. Health and nutrition now form part of the curriculum.”

Celebrating A Nutrition Revolution In The South Bronx via Noemi Santana – Food Revolution

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Organic Food Club Inc. Offers "Taste Before You Buy" at Chicago Green Festival

Organic Food Club, Inc., dba Taste-A-Thon has over 35 years experience in the organic and natural food industry.  We have strived to gain exposure in the desirable and highly targeted Green and sustainable market by providing the public with the opportunity to “taste before they buy” (our motto) at mass-marketed events, schools and farmer’s markets.

The Taste-A-Thon concept has been a lively and popular attraction for over twenty-three years.  We are proud of the fact that our booths are consistently busy with people waiting to taste and sample our foods throughout the day.  Taste-A-Thons are located in cities where retail merchants sell the products we sample.  In addition, by handing out product information and coupons, this is a powerful way to increase the retailer’s customer base.

Recently, we have implemented www.OrganicFoodClub.com, an Amazon (online) Store, conveniently organized for an easy accessible shopping experience.  One click and you can select over 30 alphabetized categories, ranging from baby products to sweeteners and syrups, including dips & spreads, snack bars, energy beverages and gluten free cookies, etc. Amazon’s healthy organic product pricing is practically impossible to match due to their massive economies of scale. We urge you to check our low prices and compare to where you buy your healthy organic products now.

Our involvement in the Green Festivals began in 2007 in San Francisco, CA, and we have since participated each year.  This month at the Chicago Green Festival, we will be sampling products from the following companies:

  • Santa Cruz Organic / RW Knudsen (organic juices, sodas, peanut butter, jelly and applesauce);
  • Lisanatti Foods (alternative organic soy and almond-based cheeses);
  • Lifeway Foods (local organic / natural kefir beverages);
  • Follow Your Heart / Earth Island (vegan soy organic cream cheese, salad dressings, mayonnaise, cheeses);
  • Alvarado Street Bakery (organic sprouted variety of breads and bagels);
  • Tiny Mighty Popcorn (organic popcorn);
  • Raw Indulgence (organic fruit and nut snack bars);
  • Food For Life Bakery (organic gluten free english muffins, cereals and veggie burgers);
  • Earth Friendly Products (plant-based household cleaning products);
  • Lundberg Family Farms (organic rice cakes and chips);
  • San-J (organic tamari samples and sauces);
  • Sunshine Burger (organic vegan burgers);
  • Michael Seasons Natural Snacks (organic corn curls and chips);
  • Dr. Kracker (assorted organic flatbread crackers); and
  • Others to come.

Our newest company, Taste Marketing, Inc. dba Organic Produce Box has created a fundraising opportunity for schools, organizations, businesses, or an individual.  This program makes it possible to conveniently purchase certified organic produce that is affordable and fresher than store bought.  We are currently looking for new pickup locations for a minimum of 25 people / families to order these boxes.  Please visit www.organicproducebox.com for more information, or contact 773-331-0260.  Stop by the Taste-A-Thon booth.

Finally, we have aligned our efforts with community action/non-profit organizations such as Farm Aid and the Organic Farming Research Foundation.  It is through their generous donations that we continue to create fundraising campaigns which set us apart from any other consumer direct marketing company.  We are extremely pleased with our donation concept, as it has raised thousands of dollars over the last several years.

For more information contact:

Ed Kugler, Taste-a-thon Founder

tastemarketing@gmail.com

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Saturday's Green Festival: Crunchy. The Food: Less So

“The rundown: Hey San Francisco, it’s time to walk your talk. Sure, you say you’re green friendly, but are you wearing your vegetables, or writing onrecycled turd paper? Saturday’s Green Festival brings together some of the country’s greenest artisans, small businesses, and nonprofits, with plenty of healthy foodstuffs for good measure. Never fear, your options are more extensive thangreen magma and Chia juice; they include Indian food from Colorado, pie from Uhuru Pies in Oakland, vegan corn dogs and garlic fries from Gourmet Faire, tamales from Donna’s Tamales, and much more. You can also talk sustainable seafood with the watchdogs at Monterey Bay Aquarium, sign up for an urban farming class with BioFuel Oasis, or high-five PETA for their Tempeh District gag.”

Saturday’s Green Festival: Crunchy. The Food: Less So via SFoodie

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Gold Star Honeybees Pays Visit to the White House

Washington, D.C. — September 14, 2010 Gold Star Honeybees paid a recent visit to the White House at the request of the “First Beekeeper,” Charlie Brandts, to tour their facilities, learn about bee-keeping at the White House and share their extensive knowledge of natural bee-keeping.

“We love the First Bees and their beekeeper! Charlie gave us a tour of the White House, the organic garden, and the White House bees,” says Christy Hemenway, founder of Gold Star Honeybees.

“We showed Charlie the Gold Star Top Bar Hive, complete with its  observation window, and its clean, green construction, and we talked about how keeping bees without chemicals on their own natural wax honeycomb helps bees be healthy.  It’s so important that people understand the connection between the food we eat and our health, and what a huge part the pollination provided by honeybees plays in the growing of that food,” Hemenway says.

“We are very proud that Roger Doiron of Kitchen Gardeners International, another Maine-er like us, had so much to do with inspiring the planting of the organic garden at the White House,” Hemenway adds.

The Gold Star Top Bar Hive promotes healthy honey bees by allowing bees to make their own natural beeswax. This helps bees by strengthening their immune systems, helping them to fight off parasites and other bee problems without the use of toxic chemicals in the beehive.

Gold Star Honeybees is a Green America Approved Business. The Gold Star Top Bar Hive kit is made from green materials. All wood parts are made of pine – cut and milled in Maine, and pre-drilled for easy assembly.  Plus, they use non-toxic Mythic brand paint on the roofs, and Safecoat brand caulk to install the window.

Find out more about Gold Star Honeybees and their clean, green beekeeping products by visiting Gold Star Honey Bees.

This year at Green Festival Washington D.C., Christy Hemenway, founder of Gold Star Honeybees will participate in a panel discussion about healthy beekeeping practices.  Other panelists will include Toni Burnham, who was instrumental in helping with the arrangements to put a hive of bees on the White House lawn.

Gold Star Honeybees at the Green Festival (Jimmy Fowler and an attendee)

Gold Star Honeybees visits the White House honey bees (Founder Christy Hemenway and Jimmy Fowler)

Gold Star Honeybees at the White House garden (Jimmy Fowler and Gold Star Honeybees' founder Christy Hemenway)

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