The LocalHarvest Blog
12 Mar Mon 2007
Buy Fresh, Buy Local for Healthy Kids
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Slowly waking up from the long, cold winter slumber, the springtime world offers much to marvel at. Indeed, springtime can be a wondrous time of year particularly for small children as they begin to actively explore and observe the changes in the world around them. Reconnecting with the soil in family and community gardens, with local farms, and renewing CSA subscriptions are all wonderful ways of teaching children about the natural rhythms of seasons and growing cycles. |
Photo by Mitchell's Farm |
These farm-to-table activities are also powerful ways of countering the increasingly commodified and consumer-oriented world of childhood. This month we look at how selling kids' food has become big business, and how parents can teach their children about "real food".
