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Local Resources
In Observance of
World Food Day, Hartford Public Library has prepared this Web page
to complement our week long food collection by
FoodShare
and our lunchtime program on October 16, 2006. Through displays and
handouts you will learn how you can help fight hunger locally. Here you will
connect with organizations and materials that focus on feeding the
hungry with whole grains. At the lunchtime program, representatives from
the Hispanic Health Council and Hartford Food Systems spoke about food
security, food insecurity and hunger in Hartford.
Local Resources: Agencies, Organizations and
Information
Connecticut State Department of Education - Bureau of Health and
Nutrition Services.
The Bureau oversees the following: Child and Adult Care Food Program; National School Lunch Program; School Breakfast Program; Summer Food Service Program; Special Milk Program; After-School Snack Program.
End Hunger
Connecticut Here you will find a statistical snapshot of hunger
in Connecticut.
102 Hungerford Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-560-2100
Fax: 860-560-2108
Food
Share is Greater Hartford's regional food bank. Find articles,
tips and ways to contribute:
450 Woodland Ave
Bloomfield, CT 06002-1342
(860) 286-9999:
Foodshare@SecondHarvest.org
Jerry Jones
Executive Director
Hartford Food System works to sustain an equitable food system
that addresses hunger and poor nutrition experienced by low income
and elderly Connecticut residents.
191 Franklin Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114
Phone: (860) 296-9325
jjones@hartfordfood.org
Books
The library has many books on foods, agriculture and biotechnology.
Use our online
Catalog to find books and videos on these topics. Use
search terms such as, food supply, biotechnology and agriculture, to access the many items we have.
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The earth knows my name: food, culture,
and sustainability in the gardens of ethnic Americans / Patricia
Klindienst.
SB455 .K55 2006
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Food, inc.: Mendel to Monsanto--the
promises and perils of the biotech harvest / Peter Pringle.
S494.5.B563 P74 2003
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Lords of the harvest:
biotech, big money, and the future of food / Daniel Charles.
TP248.65.F66 C48 2001 |
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Rice & spice: 100
vegetarian one-dish dinners made with the world's most versatile
grain / Robin Robertson ; illustrations by Brooke Scudder.
TX809.R5 R627 2000 |
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The whole grain diet
miracle / Lisa Hark, Darwin Deen.
RM222.2 .H243 2006 |
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Web sites
Earth Policy Institute warns of shrinking grain supplies
throughout the world.
Feeding Minds
Fighting Hunger provides teachers and students fundamentals to
take part in the fight against hunger.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) works to build a
world without hunger.
Second
Harvest is America's food bank network. They distribute food and
grocery products through this nationwide network.
Whole
Grain Council promotes whole grains and foods made from whole
grains. Visit this site to find consumer information on health
benefits, recipes, and kinds of whole grains.
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Related Web
Resources: Chat Rooms, Blogs and Message Boards
Blog World
Hunger is a blog published by the International Food Policy
Research Institue.
World Hunger Awareness is a blog to raise awareness about hunger
and ways of fighting it.
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Periodical and Newspaper Articles
"Use our link to
electronic resources to
search for articles on health and nutrition. You have your choice of using any
one of the iConn databases to look for current information. If you are
looking for something to share with a child you might try using InfoTrac Kids Edition or Info Trac Junior edition. There is also a Health & Wellness
Resource Center that has very reliable information. If you are
accessing these databases from your office or home you will have to enter your
library barcode.
"More
Benefits Linked to Eating a Diet High in Whole Grain and Fiber,"
Diabetes Care 29:207-211, 2006.
Great Grain Sides from The American Diabetes Association teaches us
about the many different types of grains from amaranth to quinoa.
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.29.02.06.dc05-1903
© 2006 by the
American Diabetes Association
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Government Documents
Get on the Grain Train is a four page pamphlet explaining the
nutritional value of grain in the diet.
Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children is a helpful poster that
can be printed and posted in the home or school.
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans is
published jointly every 5 years by the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Guidelines contains authoritative advice about how good
eating habits can improve health and decrease the risk for major
chronic diseases.
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