Hunger in U.S. Public Schools

HUNGER IN U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS

America's public schools are frought with students who come to school hungry each day and go home either hungry or malnurished. The discussion we want to create revolves around the follow thoughts:

-What does hunger look like in U.S. public schools?
-How does student hunger impact student achievement and learning?
-Can educators and school professionals effectively implement curriculum in the face of student hunger?

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Inside an Organic Farm

Is organic food worth the cost?

organic food organic label

U.S. organic farming has grown wildly for the last two decades, but with food demand rising and cash-strapped shoppers pinching pennies, are greener acres still the place to be?


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Why so much hunger?
What can we do about it?

To answer these questions we must unlearn much of what we have been taught.
Only by freeing ourselves from the grip of widely held myths can we grasp the roots of hunger and see what we can do to end it.