Growing Healthy Children vs. Healthy Grass
Staci Hemesath, RDN, LD
  • Feb 18, 2020
  • 2 min

Growing Healthy Children vs. Healthy Grass

Good Neighbor aims to reduce unnecessary urban pesticide use to protect our water quality, pollinators and our children.
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Looking for a New Year’s resolution? Make #HealthyChoicesCount
Lauren Kollauf
  • Dec 12, 2019
  • 2 min

Looking for a New Year’s resolution? Make #HealthyChoicesCount

New year, new goals! The upcoming new year is a great time to implement changes that make the healthy choice the easy choice at your earl...
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Celebrate National Farm to School Month in October
Lauren Kollauf
  • Oct 1, 2019
  • 1 min

Celebrate National Farm to School Month in October

October is National Farm to School Month, a time to celebrate connections happening all over the country between schools, food, and local...
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4 Ways to Celebrate 5-2-1-0 in October
Lauren Kollauf
  • Sep 10, 2019
  • 2 min

4 Ways to Celebrate 5-2-1-0 in October

September is nearly halfway over, so it's time to start looking ahead to October. It’s all about 5-2-1-0! Whether your child care site is...
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Iowa State Fair: Little Hands LEARNING on the Farm
Krista Smith
  • Aug 6, 2019
  • 3 min

Iowa State Fair: Little Hands LEARNING on the Farm

Ask someone to tell you their favorite thing about the Iowa State Fair. I’ll bet my grandstand tickets that the answer you get includes ...
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Ready, Set, BLEND!
Joie Probst
  • Aug 1, 2019
  • 3 min

Ready, Set, BLEND!

A note about the author: Joie Probst is the program coordinator for Eat Greater Des Moines. “Who wants to make a smoothie?” I asked a gro...
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Kids in the Kitchen: Ways to Foster Independence
Katherine Bangert, M. Ed
  • Jul 18, 2019
  • 2 min

Kids in the Kitchen: Ways to Foster Independence

The kitchen probably has to be one of the most favorite places for children to play – but they can also learn a lot, too! It is a natural...
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“Excuse me, do you have a light?...I mean, any 2,4-d?”
Audrey Tran Lam
  • Jul 2, 2019
  • 3 min

“Excuse me, do you have a light?...I mean, any 2,4-d?”

A note about the author: Audrey Tran Lam, MPH is the Environmental Health Program Manager at the Center for Energy & Environmental Educat...
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Oh Snap! FoodCorps Snaps for Snap Peas this Summer
Nathan Spalding
  • Jun 11, 2019
  • 3 min

Oh Snap! FoodCorps Snaps for Snap Peas this Summer

A note about the author: Nathan Spalding is the Iowa FoodCorps Food Program Coordinator. It’s that much-anticipated time of year when tea...
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Two year-olds on treadmills? What does physical activity look like for preschoolers?
Erin Olson
  • Jan 2, 2019
  • 1 min

Two year-olds on treadmills? What does physical activity look like for preschoolers?

If you work with children 5 years of age and younger, you probably already know that active play is important. But how much active play t...
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Iowa Insights: National Farm to ECE Survey Results
Kelly Hanson
  • Dec 20, 2018
  • 2 min

Iowa Insights: National Farm to ECE Survey Results

The National Farm to School Network and Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems released survey findings of more than ...
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National Farm to ECE Survey Results
Kelly Hanson
  • Dec 13, 2018
  • 1 min

National Farm to ECE Survey Results

Together the National Farm to School Network and Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems released the findings of the ...
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