Gardening
In Westwood's food deserts, families prepare gardens for growing season
Family gardens provide fresh produce, outdoor activity and cultural connection for residents living in a designated food desert.
School Lunch Revival
Food Forward: Urban Agriculture Across America is a half-hour, character-driven survey of urban farming across the country. In the pilot, we meet the food rebels who are growing food right where we live--in cities.
School Lunch Revival
Season 1 Episode 6 | 24m 40s | CC
All public school kids have access to free or reduced-price lunch. But affordability doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good for them. Detroit’s renegade lunch lady is not only serving kids healthy food, she’s got them growing it, too. Houston schools are joining a national movement with “seed to plate” classroom cooking and ia new generation of service members is connecting farmers and schools.
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