Did you know that October 24 is FOOD DAY? Have you ever heard of Food Day? Well one day in advance of Food Day we got together in our Living Lab garden to talk about food and where it comes from. Soooooo...
"What the heck is Food Day anyway?"
- A nationwide celebration and a movement toward more healthy, affordable, and sustainable food
"What happens on Food Day?"
- In 2011, 2,300 events took place in all 50 states. Organizations and individuals use Food Day to celebrate what our food system does right, advocate for change, and highlight the work they are already doing.
"What are the Food Day priorities?"
- Promote safer, healthier diets. The foods we eat should make us healthy not sick. Yet, every year we spend around $147 billion on direct and indirect diet-related health care costs!
- Support sustainable and organic farms. Sustainable farms are those that meet the needs of today without comprising the ability of future generations to do the same.
- Reduce hunger. Currently, around 50 million Americans are considered “food insecure"
