Okay, so perhaps the picture is a little dramatic, but hey, it caught your attention, didn’t it?
Today I was forwarded a wonderful article on a teacher speaking out against the drab food that is a part of our public education’s lunch system. The variables are complex (subsidized lunches, funding from both state and national governments, purchasing/volume requirements, marketing, mark-ups, profits, and federal requirements), but the problem is not.
The problem is that our kids (in general) are not engaging in a healthy diet. Now, that is NOT just education’s fault, as a matter of fact our “social structure” is very much a culprit. However, I myself have recently been in an elementary classroom, and our youth are eating a lot of foods that are not good for them (processed foods to wrap it into one category).
One teacher in Colorado, is speaking up and speaking out. An naturally, she is getting resistance from others because of her actions. However, it takes people – from our community – to make a difference and to stand up for nutrition, produce, and supporting local agriculture whenever and wherever we can.
Read the whole story HERE, and if you have more stories and links about other people speaking up and DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, please let us know, we would love to feature them online and in-print.
- Tisha Casida
