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Dole Packaged Foods Announces Two $10,000 Prizes to Propel Nutrition, Sustainability or Food waste, Shining a Light on Those Making the World a Better Place

Violin29/01/2023 50 Views

Published: Jan. 27, 2023 at 8:00 AM CST

Dole’s new “Let Your Glow Show Contest” honors individuals making a difference in their communities in line with the Dole Promise

WESTLEAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Dole Packaged Foods, LLC today announced the “Dole Let Your Glow Show Contest“. This initiative is an extension of Dole’s new “Let Your Glow Show” beverage campaign, which highlights the unique people who glow from the inside out and appreciate the amazing tropical flavors and nutritional benefits of Dole 100% Pineapple Juice. The contest will shine

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GrowPods Provide Self-Sufficiency with a Robust, Dependable Supply of Healthy Food Year-Round

Violin28/01/2023 55 Views

“Farm-to-table” is out. “Grow Your Own” is the newest trend in food.

CORONA, Calif., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Advanced Container Technologies, Inc (Ticker: ACTX), said that GrowPods – the company’s unique Controlled Environment Farmsoffer a way to capture the next big trends in sustainability, healthy eating, and self-sufficiency.

According to the Wall Street Journal, chefs are redefining “farm-to-table” by overseeing the growing themselves. By utilizing high-tech, easy-to-operate hydroponic growing systems like GrowPodspeople can now grow their own leafy greens and certain fruits and vegetables.

GrowPods utilize an advanced hydroponic system. This gardening method uses nutrient-rich water

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Healthy food options are limited for many rural WV communities

Violin27/01/2023 63 Views

CLAY — On a recent weekday, Sarah Williams was doing what she does most Tuesday mornings: waiting for a weekly delivery of produce, meat and dairy products for her mom-and-pop grocery store, Small Town Market.

“You know it’s Tuesday, but you never really know what time,” Williams said, looking past the empty wooden tables in her storefront. “It’s kind of a struggle to get things in here.”

Williams and her husband, BJ, expected to face some challenges when they started Small Town Market just as the first wave of pandemic closures hit West Virginia in 2020. But they knew Clay

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Detroit woman brings fresh, healthy food to her corner of the city

Violin22/01/2023 84 Views

After nearly three decades of working as a registered nurse, Detroiter Sonya Greene is opening a fresh produce market in her neighborhood.

Greene cares deeply about the health and wellbeing of the people around her, and one of the biggest hurdles to health for many in the city is the lack of fresh, affordable and easily available produce and other daily grocery items.

In the community that Greene has called home since the 1980s – the Linwood-Dexter neighborhood – grocery options are not what they once were. When space in a commercial building owned by her family became available, Greene

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The Evolution Of The Health Tech: Positive Change Through Interoperable Solutions

Violin16/01/2023 81 Views

The American Healthcare Industry has experienced many large-scale changes in the past few decades. This timeframe has afforded us many drastic reforms in the industry such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or the widespread shift towards Value-Based Care. However, the most noteworthy and significant change is the gradual adoption of software solutions into the healthcare industry. The digitization of healthcare has brought numerous benefits to healthcare organizations that are able to streamline their day-to-day operations. More importantly, these solutions have made life easier for care providers and patients by simplifying the delivery of care. In order for these complex

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7 ‘Healthy’ Foods That Are Worse Than Candy, Say Dietitians

Violin15/01/2023 47 Views

It feels like a million different types of food get marketed as “healthy” nowadays. Many of these items have tangible lifestyle benefits and come packed with vitamins, minerals and other positive nutrients that make a huge difference in your diet. Other foods find ways to cut down on calories, salt, sugar, and fat, offering up a more wholesome alternative to traditional versions. You might never guess that some of these foods marketed as “healthy” are actually worse for you than candy.

To figure out which foods do less nutritionally good for our bodies than candy, it’s important to understand why

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Schrier says his new bill will put small and medium sized farms on a better path of prosperity; will boost food bank inventory | Columbia Basin

Violin07/01/2023 48 Views

Late last month, Chelan and Kittitas counties’ Democratic congressional representative, Kim Schrier, proposed a new bill that aims to support small-to-medium-sized farms by making fresh, healthy, locally frowned food more available to families in need. The bill allows states to use federal funds to buy nutritious food from local farmers for distribution at nearby emergency feeding organizations.

“Farmers in my district are facing high costs and difficulty getting goods to market at the same time as families right down the road are struggling to put food on the table. This just doesn’t make sense. We all want farmers to thrive

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