HEALTHY EATING 

LOCAL FOOD GUIDE.  Development of a Local Food Guide has been discussed with great interest at nearly every April meeting attended by HLN staff.

 A local food guide would serve the primary purposes of:

  • Promoting consumption of locally-produced foods,
  • Informing people about where they can buy locally-produced foods and when seasonal foods are available,
  • Introducing local farmers and showcasing their products,
  • Listing resources for people who would like to become more involved in gardening, school/community gardens or food banks.

Much of the information required to produce a Lake County Local Food Guide was gathered as part of a community food survey conducted during the fall of 2009.  Farmer listings will also be featured on an updated version of the Farmers' Finest website in development by Cornelia Sieber-Davis, Farmers' Finest Manager.  Th tricky part is figuring out these resources can compliment without duplicating one another.

ONLINE ORDERING SYSTEM.  A Request for Proposals to develop an online food ordering system was released by HLN on March 22 and the deadline for submittals in 8 p.m. on Monday, May 3, 2010.  Proposals will be reviewed between May 4th and May 12th.  The Online Ordering System will also be funded by the CDFA spcecialty crop grant.

ACTIVE LIVING 

CATCH:  HLN plans to sponsor a second CATCH training for school administrators, teachers and food service directors in August 2010. 

The Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) incorporates physical activities and healthy food choices into curriculum standards for children from preschool through grade 8.   

CATCH classroom tools include a card file of simple physical exercises and nutrition-oriented activities that only take a few minutes in between other lessons. 

'EAT SMART' is a component of the CATCH program that provides information about how to plan, purchase, prepare and promote healthy menus as well as ways to coordinate classroom nutrition education and health messages with teachers, parents, administrators and the community.   

If you would like more iinformation about this FREE training or to register for the August 2010 training, please email hlnassistant@sbcglobal.net or call Jackie at 274-2459.
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