Lunch Lessons: Farm Promotes Healthy Eating Through Education, Culture
ECO City Farms, an urban farm near Hyattsville, serves as an education tool for both students and parents.
Right in the backyard of Hyattsville sits a small urban farm. While the two-year-old Edmonston farm has no immediate plans to work with schools on providing produce to students, the farmers promote healthy eating through a side door—education. At ECO City Farms, inspiring students to eat healthy requires more than just handing them the right nutrients. The key, they believe, is to get them curious about the origin of the ingredients and reconnect them with their food. “Our generation ... has a complete disconnect with food,” Viviana Lindo, the director of community education, said, adding that since much of their food is bought at stores, most kids do not know the origins of the food they are eating. What’s even worse, she said, is that …
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Maia
10:54 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012
This is a wonderful initiative. We are also launching a new product, Yumbox, which through its design promotes nutritionally balanced lunches for children. The bento-like lunches definitely promote variety and creativity. www.yumboxlunch.com more ›