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A National Day of Action to get REAL FOOD back in schools
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time for lunch JerushaKempererOn Tuesday August 25th, Pediatric Safety had the opportunity to interview Jerusha Klemperer, Program Manager for Networks and Partnerships for Slow Food USA, an organization currently responsible for organizing “eat-ins” around the country as part of a National Day of Action. Since “health care reform” and “getting healthier food in schools” are issues that are often top of mind for parents and caregivers these days, we wanted to spend some time with her and understand what her organization was, and why a “day of action” was needed.

SLOW FOOD

PedSafe: There are a lot of definitions of Slow Food on your site. What exactly is Slow Food and what does it mean for families?

Jerusha: First, think of Slow Food as in the opposite of fast food. Slow Food tries to connect people w/understanding where their food comes from…as well as support the people who grow their food on a small scale and try to produce good/clean/fair food in a sustainable way.

Now as far as good / clean / fair food: The word good can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. For Slow Food, the idea of good means enjoying delicious food created with care from healthy plants and animals. When we talk about clean food, we are talking about nutritious food that is as good for the …


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