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An Opportunity for Colorado Rural Small Business to Connect with USDA

October 15, 2014 Michelle Warren, Program Manager, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

In support of the Obama Administration’s efforts to put Americans back to work and create an economy built to last, the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization will host Rural Small Business Connections, a training event to provide small businesses with...

Initiatives

Empowering Students to Make the Healthy Choice the Right Choice

October 14, 2014 Brooke Hardison, USDA Office of Communications

The following guest blog is part of our Cafeteria Stories series, highlighting the efforts of hard working school nutrition professionals who are dedicated to making the healthy choice the easy choice at schools across the country. We thank them for sharing their stories! By Victoria Wittrock, Food...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

Harvest Time in the People's Garden: A Labor of Love

October 09, 2014 Wayne Maloney, USDA Office of Communications

All summer, visitors to the National Capitol Region have been seeing monuments, public buildings, works of art and experiencing music and theater; however, many were unexpectedly surprised by the brilliant hues of purple, red and green emanating from USDA’s People’s Garden. But those colors didn’t...

Initiatives

Embracing a New Vision of School Nutrition

September 30, 2014 Alan Shannon, Public Affairs Director, Midwest Region, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, and Katherine Elmer-Dewitt, Academy for Global Citizenship

The following guest blog is part of our Cafeteria Stories series, highlighting the efforts of hard working school nutrition professionals who are dedicated to making the healthy choice the easy choice at schools across the country. We thank them for sharing their stories! By Alan Shannon, Public...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

The Cafeteria is the Biggest Classroom in the School

September 24, 2014 Brooke Hardison, USDA Office of Communications

The following guest blog is part of our Cafeteria Stories series, highlighting the efforts of hard working school nutrition professionals who are dedicated to making the healthy choice the easy choice at schools across the country. We thank them for sharing their stories! By Linda Mailhot, Head Cook...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

Liberal High School Develops Second Chance Breakfast Program

September 19, 2014 Brooke Hardison, USDA Office of Communications

The following guest blog is part of our Cafeteria Stories series, highlighting the efforts of hard working school nutrition professionals who are dedicated to making the healthy choice the easy choice at schools across the country. We thank them for sharing their stories! By Denise Kahler...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

Raymore Peculiar Achieves Salad Bar Success with "Rainbow Days"

September 16, 2014 Wendy Moraskie, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

The following guest blog is part of our Cafeteria Stories series, highlighting the efforts of hard working school nutrition professionals who are dedicated to making the healthy choice the easy choice at schools across the country. We thank them for sharing their stories! By Wendy Moraskie, USDA...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

Un-Paving the Way to Successful Outdoor Education in Urban Settings

September 02, 2014 Chris Strebig and Kate Jerman, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Forest Service

Mothers sit and laugh together, shaded by newly planted trees. They look on while their children play and explore in dirt and grass at the new Outdoor Nature Explore Classroom of Warren Village in the heart of Denver, Colorado. A U.S. Forest Service grant of $100,000 and a partnership with the Arbor...

Initiatives Forestry

Get Back, Give Back: Federal Retiree Begins New 'Career' with US Forest Service

August 25, 2014 Bob Steelquist, Volunteer, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Service

After nearly 32 years of combined federal and state natural resource management public service, I retired. I have been blessed with a rewarding career. But before that final day working in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary arrived, I...

Conservation Initiatives Forestry

Back to School Gardening

August 25, 2014 Annie Ceccarini, Program Manager, The People's Garden Initiative and USDA Farmers Market

46,000 young people were welcomed back to DC Public Schools this morning for the 2014-2015 school year. And 168 students at Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School have a brand new school garden to get excited about! USDA’s People’s Garden team assisted Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation...

Initiatives

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