Marion Institute News
What’s Growing On? August 2022 News from Grow Education
August 24, 2022
Weather and climate were a hot topic during recent Professional Development (PD) workshops that were held at Round the Bend Farm in South Dartmouth. On August 10th, we worked with an amazing group of teachers and administrators from Westport’s Elementary School.
Strategic Plan of Action Comes Together for SFPC
August 24, 2022
September is Hunger Action Month and The SFPC's Community Advisory Board (CAB) and its associated working groups have been diligently working on creating a strategic Plan of Action to guide our short and long-term goals.
BioBlog: Children are Individuals on Their Own Life’s Path
August 24, 2022
A child entering into the world has so much to learn. Practical skills like reading, writing, spelling, computer technology, but they also have the task of finding their way in the world, their purpose.
July 2022 MI Newsletter
July 20, 2022
This month we pay our respects and mourn the loss of Peter Muise, the Southcoast Food Policy Council’s (SFPC) Community Advisory Board Chair. Peter passed away on July 6, 2022 after a courageous, 19 year-long battle with cancer.
What’s Growing On? July 2022 News from Grow Education
July 19, 2022
As with every school garden, the summer brings less students and more sun! Over the years, local residents have become familiar with the gardens and know that they are welcome to harvest vegetables from the garden as they ripen.
SFPC’s Legislative Advocacy Training Highlights
July 18, 2022
On July 7, 2022, we held our SFPC quarterly meeting and the focus was Legislative Advocacy Training. Working with Rebecca Miller from the MA Food System Collaborative, participants learned how to become confident advocates for a healthy, inclusive, local food system.
BioBlog: Brain Fog in Chronic Illness
July 18, 2022
Brain fog is among the chief complaints by chronically ill patients. Learn what's causing brain fog and what can be done to improve cognition with Dr. Todd Farney of the Biologix Center for Optimum Health.
June 2022 MI Newsletter
July 1, 2022
Happy Summer 2022! This month's newsletter brings you fresh updates to MI's programs PLUS a look at our brand new FY'21 Annual Report. If you did not receive a copy in the mail recently we are happy to send one out to you - just let us know!
Recent SFPC Advocacy Success
June 29, 2022
Working collaboratively with other state NGOs, we have had some successes this year in our advocacy efforts.
What’s Growing On? June 2022 News from Grow Education
June 29, 2022
June was an abundant month for Grow Education. Students had several opportunities to get into the gardens to participate in a ‘seed-to-fork’ experience. For the majority of our students, this was the first time they had the opportunity to participate fully in the process of growing vegetables.