Sentences with phrase «food gardening among»

Beyond just Millennials, the association found that food gardening among urban households increased from 7 million in 2008 to 9 million urban households in 2013.

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Among them: intensive community gardens that provide a therapeutic space where members are taught how to grow their own vegetables; programs that teach young mothers about proper nutrition; workshops where local residents learn about food security and receive public - speaking training; and after - school classes where tweens whip up healthy meals.

Gardening excels in this capacity, and for this reason, is an especially compelling choice for a wellness program: When we garden, we step outdoors and expose ourselves to sunshine and fresh air; we dig our hands into the dirt and connect with nature; and we develop a relationship with the food we consume, and therefore, with the earth in which that food grows — among other things, giving us more incentive to increase our daily intake of fresh vegetables and fruits.

Her margarita won People's Choice at the 2010 Tales of the Cocktail, and her drinks have been featured in The New York Times, Imbibe, Garden & Gun, In The Mix, and Food & Wine magazine among others.

Incorporating nutrition education, school gardens, and farm - to - school initiatives into the classroom curriculum and school culture can go a long way in creating demand for healthier food choices among the students.

On it they claim to not only make pet food (among other things) but also garden care products!!

So among the key goals of the new plan are: to increase local food purchases by the city, expand CSAs, farmer's markets, urban farming and gardens, and food stamp eligibility — and she continues to call on Bloomberg to drop the existing fingerprint requirement for food stamp recipients.