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Good Morning America Visits Chicago to Highlight a Healthy School

January 14, 2011 Alan Shannon, USDA Food & Nutrition Service, Midwest Region

Yesterday, an ABC Good Morning America (GMA) crew visited the Academy for Global Citizenship in Chicago. Why was GMA at a small neighborhood school on the Second City’s southwest side on a frosty day in January? To help underscore the importance of Agriculture Secretary Vilsack’s recent announcement...

Food and Nutrition

Deputy Secretary Presents HealthierUS School Challenge Gold of Distinction Award to the Academy of Global Citizenship

October 13, 2010 Kimberly Phillips, Food and Nutrition Service Midwest Region Public Affairs Specialist

An organic breakfast featuring vanilla spiced whole oats, scrambled vegetable tofu, organic milk and local pears, followed by morning yoga in the classroom, a student-led garden tour and a visit to the chicken coop… what a wonderful way to spend a Tuesday morning! That day, I had the pleasure of...

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