 We presented our latest resources and strategies for fresh, local, healthy school meals at an August, 2011 conference. 
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Cooking with California Food ConferenceThe Center introduced its new Cooking with California Food in K–12 Schools: A Cookbook and Professional Development Guide, which presents exciting and practical strategies for cooking from scratch and incorporating fresh, local food into school meals, at an August conference and cooking school at UC Davis. We hosted the conference in partnership with the TomKat Charitable Trust, with support...more > |
 The USDA's new graphic for a healthy diet fits nicely with the Center's ideas for Rethinking School Lunch. |
USDA MyPlate Graphic Supports Rethinking School Lunch Suggested PortionsThe USDA has just unveiled its MyPlate graphic – the new visual standard to replace the two-decades-old food pyramid. It's a major improvement. As I told a San Francisco Chronicle reporter, we polled sixth-graders about the old symbol, and discovered that they had trouble understanding it. They thought fat and sugar must be the good things because they were at the top of the pyramid. It was...more > |
 Suggestions for readings to enrich your summer, from the Center for Ecoliteracy staff. |
Summer Reading SuggestionsOn the lookout for mental and spiritual nourishment this summer? Center for Ecoliteracy staff members suggest a dozen books that are informing and inspiring us. We invite you to share your recommendations below.The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society, by Frans de Waal (2010: Three Rivers Press)Dr. de Waal challenges the portrayal of nonhuman animals as simple-minded, unemotional...more > |
 Post Carbon Institute's video condenses humankind's affair with fossil fuels down to five animated minutes. |
300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 SecondsThe Post Carbon Institute (PCI) condenses the story of our dependence on the remnants of ancient sunlight to five minutes in "300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds." "Now that we're reaching the end of cheap and abundant oil and coal supplies," says PCI, "we're in for an exciting ride. While there's a real risk that we'll fall off a cliff, there's still time to control our transition to a...more > |
 This Arbor Day, you can plant a tree. Or just help one out. |
Help Is Just around the CornerPhotos: Alan GeorgeThis Arbor Day (April 29) you can make a leafy difference without even planting a tree. It's all part of a growing movement that helps turn citizens into well-trained stewards of their urban forests. (And in case you're not sure whether city trees deserve special attention, just browse through these photos of trees taken around San Francisco.)Recently, New York City has...more > |
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