Dkos' Patroit Daily: Obama Admin. Likes Farm to School

[Louisiana1976]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that 1 in 4 children suffered hunger in the U.S. last year. The hunger body count is staggering: 17 million children in 2008 or an increase of 4.3 million more children than in 2007. While some link current hunger rates to our recessionary widespread unemployment, child hunger was a "problem before the recession." If sustainable solutions are not implemented, then children will continue to suffer hunger after the economy recovers. Indeed, research shows that most families suffering from hunger have "at least one adult with a full-time job," suggesting root causes include wages, not just unemployment.

The Farm to School program is one way to provide nutritious food now to children in a manner that is sustainable in the future.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/11/21/806720/-Feeding-America:-Obama-Admin-Likes-Farm-to-School-