Organic Kids

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Organic Lunchbox Challenge
Is there really a way to improve school lunches? A growing wave of school boards is starting to tackle the issue, one... »
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University of Washington Study: Organophosphorus pesticide exposure of urban and suburban pre-school children with organic and conventional diets.
We’ve known from earlier studies that pesticides and toxic chemicals aren’t just in the environment – but get into our... »

Blog entry

A Victory Garden, of Sorts
I read this week that America’s First Family will be planting a vegetable garden on the White House lawn, an expansive... »
Brain Food For Your Kids: How Do You Score?
Each day at school, millions of children are faced with a lunch that actually works against them. Unhealthy versions... »
Is Organic Food Really Better for Kids?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is charged with evaluating pesticides and setting “acceptable risk” levels of... »
School Food that Works
I had the joy this week of visiting the Perspectives Charter School in Chicago and chatting with their students and... »

Perspectives Guest Blog Entry

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I'm Buying a Cow
I'm not going to pasture a cow in our backyard, but have decided that I need to opt out of the mainstream meat... »