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UCOM hosting third annual Healthy Foods Cook Off as part of Hunger Action Week
by (UCOMGR)
Submitted 09-11-2013 under NONPROFITS
Champion of the 2012 Healthy Foods Cook Off, Catherine Behrendt of WZZM's Take Five, and her sous chef/brother Michael Herendeen are returning to United Church Outreach Ministry (UCOM) to defend their title and take on two new chef teams as part...
Healthy cook-off proves tight budget doesn't mean poor diet
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 08-29-2012 under NONPROFITS
Eat fresh, eat local, eat healthy. Most Americans know what they should eat, but for low-income families, the question is how. On day two of Hunger Action Week 2012, the Healthy Food Cook-Off at United Church Outreach Ministry will provide some...
Baxter Community Center greenhouse cultivates healthier, friendlier community
by (jtstoner)
Submitted 07-09-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
A recent Kent County Health Department food security assessment revealed that the Baxter neighborhood qualifies as a food desert. Though “food desert” might evoke Lawrence of Arabia-esque imagery of a lone figure traversing an ocean of...
Catalyst Radio: Holistic Moms Network connecting parents embracing healthy ways of life
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 04-20-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this edition of Catalyst Radio we learn about an organization called Holistic Moms Network, newly formed in the Grand Rapids area. Avery Karns...