Grow It Green Morristown

We're celebrating our very own Alexx Caceres and Sra Feigelman as recipients of Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center's 40 Under 40 award! Congratulations to our hard working staff for this well-deserved achievement and thank you to Hunter College for the recognition! #enyfstaff

Having limited access to nutritious food, known as food insecurity, greatly impacts the health of many children and adults across the U.S. For the first time, the #USPSTF explored whether screening and interventions in the #primarycare setting could improve health outcomes, but unfortunately, there is little evidence on what might work. In the absence of evidence, healthcare professionals should be aware of barriers that make it difficult for their patients to access nutritious food, listen to their concerns about food insecurity, and connect people to available resources as needed. Learn more about the Task Force’s call for more research here: https://lnkd.in/dw9hb5rn

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Food and Mood Project aims to promote emotional wellness and reduce the impact of mental health and substance use conditions among the K-12 population by identifying and implementing strategies that address the intersection between behavioral health, food/nutrition security and cultural food diversity. 🧠 At the SAHMSA Food and Mood Meeting last August, Dr. Carmen Shanks presented on recent Food and Mood research. The main findings? - Lower food security is linked to adverse mental health and substance use outcomes among youth. 📚 - Similar to food security, foreshadowing data demonstrate a negative relationship between nutrition security and child behavioral health. 📉 - Combining varied approaches and nutrition programs is key to improving health outcomes and increasing food and nutrition security among youth. 🫐 We are grateful for the practitioners, researchers and agencies researching the linkages between mental health, substance use and food and nutrition security to address multi-faceted social determinants of health! Learn about SAMHSA's Food and Mood Project: https://lnkd.in/gUb3y-6G

Join us as our new Director of Development & Communications and work with fantastic colleagues while supporting our mission of healthy, nutritious foods for all. Priority consideration given to those who apply by May 10. https://lnkd.in/eFYK23Qy!

📣 Breaking news: BIG wins for farm to school! 👏 ‎ Yesterday, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service announced the updated nutrition standards for schools, early care and education sites, and out of school programs. The new rules contain major wins for farm to school, including a measure to simplify local purchasing that National Farm to School Network has long championed! ‎ Under the new rules, child nutrition programs will now be able to use 🥕 “locally grown,” 🐓 “locally raised,” or 🎣 “locally caught” as a specific requirement for unprocessed or minimally processed food items. ‎ Basically, this removes a lot of the complexity that child nutrition programs had to navigate in order to purchase local food. School cafeterias and child care programs can now purchase local foods more easily! ‎ Thank you to all of our Partners and community members who contributed to NFSN’s comments on the proposed version of this rule in Spring 2023. Your advocacy has made a difference! View the full rule summary here: https://lnkd.in/eegk5_at

✨ Community Spotlight ✨ The team at Grow It Green Morristown is trading in their farm boots for dancing shoes at their spring Tango for Tomatoes party at St. Peter's in Morristown on April 16th from 7 to 9 pm. Go, bring a friend, and hang with some friends and mix it up with new ones! Juan Alessandrini, a local Tango instructor, will lead us in a 30 minute tango lesson, followed by open dance to try out your new skills. No prior dance experience is necessary- a fun activity for solo or partner dancers! Check out the link below for more info: #community #support #growitgreen #dance https://lnkd.in/eK9eVCH7

🥕 Crunchy, colorful, and so delicious! Happy National Carrot Day! Whether they're raw, roasted, or juiced, carrots add a burst of flavor and nutrition to any dish as they are packed with beta-carotene, fiber, and vitamins. Grate into salads, blend into smoothies, or simply enjoy them as they are. How will you celebrate? #NationalCarrotDay #HealthyEating

It's just Mark Dinglasan, MBA popping into your news feed because we’re looking forward to launching the new Summer EBT program in New Jersey! Summer EBT will help promote food security by providing benefits to families with eligible school-age children for groceries when schools are not in session. Shoutouts to: - All of the trusted community organizations and partners who are helping spread the word as they provide services, deliver programs, and hold pantry shopping days and scheduled meal services for their neighbors. - Schools across the state who are already fielding calls from parents and guardians, confirming families' contact information and receiving a flurry of school meal applications/household surveys as families inquire about their eligibility to participate in Summer EBT, and are trying to do so by April 19 of this year. - Peers and colleagues across multiple state departments, agencies and advocacy groups including, Hunger Free NJ, NJ School Nutrition Association, Food and Nutrition Service for the NJ Dept. of Ag., NJ Dept. of Ed, Office of New Americans, the NJ Association of School Business Officials, and so many more whom we'll applaud in future posts. Get more info: https://lnkd.in/evVJ7Uwc Tap into this multilingual toolkit by Hunger Free NJ to help spread the word: https://lnkd.in/eHb3urWH #NJSummerEBT #NJSummerFun #SummerFood