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Leopold Center and ISU Extension help increase demand and capacity for local foods

Posted: February 19, 2012
Local growers increase production of fruits and vegetables; consumers appreciate the improved availability and ask for more; growers expand to meet increased demand. The Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative is driving such a cycle in their region by bringing together growers, community members and Iowa State Extension staff who work together to increase access to locally produced foods.
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Bank Donates Snowshoes to Howard Co. Conservation

Posted: February 19, 2012
To date, skiing has become an increasingly popular sport for the region, but because of a recent donation area residents and tourists can enjoy another winter sport: snowshoeing. Indeed, C US Bank has donated funding to the Howard County Conservation Board for the purchase of 23 sets of snowshoes
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Luther College's food service supplier, Sodexo, says it has reached its local food use goal

Posted: February 15, 2012
Luther College's food services provider, Sodexo, says it has surpassed the 20 percent mark in purchase of locally produced foods. Sodexo estimates that it spent more than one-fifth of its food procurement expenditures for the 2011 calendar year to purchase food that was produced and processed within a 150-mile radius of Decorah.
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UERPC Planning Team to Facilitate 30 Community Engagement Meetings

Posted: January 27, 2012
Upper Explorerland's planning staff will be out at one of 14 communities across the region nearly every evening (and even a couple of Saturdays!) for the months of January and February. Staff will be conducting the community meetings as part of the public engagement efforts for the four comprehensive "Smart" plans currently underway in our region.
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USDA Unveils Historic Improvements to Meals Served in America's Schools

Posted: January 25, 2012
First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled new standards for school meals that will result in healthier meals for kids across the nation. The new meal requirements will raise standards for the first time in more than fifteen years and improve the health and nutrition of nearly 32 million kids that participate in school meal programs every school day.
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Wings Park and other local schools receive ˜Fuel Up to Play 60 grants

Posted: January 25, 2012
Wings Park Elementary in Oelwein recently received word that their Fuel Up to Play 60 program has received a $4,000 grant from the national organization. Fuel Up promotes youth fitness through exercise and good eating habits and encourages the availability and consumption of nutrient-rich foods, along with at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity.
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FFI Youth 4-H Teams Invited to Attend State Conference

Posted: January 25, 2012
The NE IA Food & Fitness Initiative is coordinating a bus for interested FFI Youth Teams to attend the "Students Taking Charge" Workshop in Ankeny on March 2. Students Taking Charge is a national movement of youth to mobilize, organize, and speak out for healthy and active schools in every state. The one-day workshop will empower youth to make their school a place where it's easy to be healthy.
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Whole Wellness, Whole Curriculum" course to be offered

Posted: January 13, 2012
Luther College in conjunction with the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative is offering a 1 credit course on infusing your curriculum with Wellness. "Whole Wellness, Whole Curriculum" starts February 15th and also meets February 22nd and 28th. It will help teachers incorporate wellness ideas and topics into any curriculum.
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Central Students Learn About Yoga: Not as easy at it looks

Posted: January 5, 2012
The middle school and high school students in Trevor Arnold's PE class spent two days in November learning some yoga basics with guest yoga instructor, Sonja Areneson-Ecklund.
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Excited for Zucchini in Oelwein

Posted: January 5, 2012
I had a blast this month in Oelwein elementary schools doing taste test samplings of zucchini and dried plums (also known prunes) as part of the BASICS Nutrition Program lessons.
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