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Edible School Garden Group Aims To Publish FoodBook, Kickstarts Fundraising Campaign

Publication: The East Hampton Press
By Shaye Weaver   Nov 19, 2012 12:37 PM
Nov 27, 2012 11:42 AM
The Edible School Garden Group, a conglomeration of teachers, parents, chefs and farmers from across the East End, is aiming to get students and their parents to think out of the box when it comes to mealtime.

The group, which promotes healthy eating by learning about and growing vegetables at area schools, is looking to publish a “foodbook” that would guide its readers to a more wholesome diet. The group, along with Slow Food East End and the Joshua Levine Memorial Foundation, launched a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter.com, asking for support to reach its $15,000 goal. As of Tuesday, the Edible School Garden Group has hit its goal, making it possible to distribute the “Nutritious Delicious FoodBook” in various formats for free. The campaign will end Friday, November 30.

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> Since 2009, students at Bridgehampton, and at 18 other East End schools, have been planting, harvesting and eating garden-grown vegetables as part of the “slow food” movement to take back healthy eating habits and appreciation for agriculture.

- This is wonderful news! My wife is from Ukraine and is an expert at canning home-grown fruits and vegetables because practically everyone there has some kind of garden and cans things in the fall!

Richard Warden
Warren'sNursery.com
By RickW (2), Southampton on Nov 21, 12 11:06 AM
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