Farm to School in Minnesota
The number of Minnesota school districts purchasing fresh food from local farms has more than doubled in the last 15 months, according to a new survey by the Minnesota School Nutrition Association (MSNA) and IATP.
A Dozen New Mini Farmers Markets in Minneapolis
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's Mini Farmers Market Project has doubled the number of farmers markets located in Minneapolis neighborhoods with limited access to healthy foods. The markets are made possible by an innovative public policy developed by the city of Minneapolis in collaboration with IATP.
Healthy Food Access in Minneapolis
Many people in Minneapolis lack access to healthy, affordable and culturally appropriate foods. A new IATP paper summarizes a series of roundtable discussions with Minneapolis community members on access to healthy food.
MN School Food Service Director Survey: Farm to School
Nationwide, K-12 schools are looking for ways to incorporate local foods into their food and nutrition programs. This new IATP/MSNA report assesses Minnesota K-12 Food Service Directors' interest in purchasing and serving locally grown food.
Faith and Food
A new report by IATP and funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota found that synagogues, churches and other faith organizations throughout the United States are building community and healthier lives by making healthy foods available to their members and others.
Strategies to Improve Produce Safety
Private industry food safety protocols for produce farmers are not always based on independent science and are biased against smaller-scale, diversified farms, finds a new report by IATP and Food & Water Watch.
Beyond the USDA
USDA is not the only federal body influencing what, and how, food is raised and consumed in the United States: many other spheres of governance shape our food system. This report details opportunities for change—and funding—in government agencies other than the USDA that can help create a healthier, more sustainable food system.
Faith and Food: Action Strategies for Healthy Eating
A new report by IATP and funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota found that synagogues, churches and other faith organizations throughout the United States are building community—and healthier lives—by making healthy foods available to their members and others.
Child Nutrition
As Congress takes up the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, IATP's Food and Society Fellows report in a new digest that unhealthy food environments are detrimental to the long-term health and educational success of children.
We also spoke with Rosemary Dederichs, the Director of Nutrition for the Minneapolis Public Schools. She also served on the Institute of Medicine's commission that revised the nutritional standards for the Child Nutrition Act.
IATP Partners with Compass on Buying Local
IATP is partnering with Compass Group, a leading food service company, to buy local. The pilot project aims to partner with 2,013 farmers by 2013.
Leading Twin Cities Hospital Makes Healthy Food Pledge
Hennepin County Medical Center is the first public teaching hospital in the country to sign the Healthy Food in Health Care Pledge. The pledge is a voluntary program for food purchasing of Health Care Without Harm (IATP is a founding member).
Food-to-Backpack Project Starts in St. Paul
Thirty families from the Webster Magnet Elementary School in St. Paul, Minn., are participating in a pilot program that provides students with healthy food to take home.
Growing in the Twin Cities
Read about the challenges and successes of urban agriculture as Backyard Harvest's staff, farmers, customers and friends share stories of their experiences throughout the season.
Eating Local in the Twin Cities: A Rough Guide to the Region's Food System
This short guide provides a partial list of some of the Twin Cities' food-related organizations, farmers markets, food stores, restaurants and breweries.
Homegrown Minneapolis
Minneapolis Mayor Rybak has launched a local foods initiative to develop recommendations for the city to improve production and consumption of fresh, locally grown foods.
Mini-Markets Connect Low-Income Residents and Farmers
Farmers markets have come to low-income Minneapolis communities. And hundreds of pounds of produce are donated to local food shelves.
Sow the Seeds Announces Grants
Sow the Seeds, a project of IATP in partnership with the Wedge Co-op, is supporting farmer education and outreach on season extension for fruit and vegetable production in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa.
Food Stamps and Food Security
A new IATP report finds that food assistance programs can be improved to deliver both immediate benefits to those in need and help achieve long-term food security.
Eating in Place
A new book tells the story of local foods. IATP's Dennis Keeney wrote a chapter about the past and future of local foods.
Global Food Challenge
Green Chemistry
Local Foods
NAFTA
Water
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