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ERIC Number: EJ1001334
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Nov-22
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1557-5411
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Food for Thought
Hu, Helen
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, v29 n21 p10-11 Nov 2012
High in the hills south of Santa Fe, New Mexico, stands a greenhouse that Luke Reed hopes will help American Indians eat healthier. Reed also recently used the structure, completed in August, to teach a course on greenhouse management to representatives of the nearby Santo Domingo, Cochiti and Santa Clara pueblos. Near the greenhouse, fruit trees and a community garden that grows lettuce, spinach, broccoli and cauliflower have also provided fare for the school cafeteria--as well as lessons in raising healthy food. Many of the 37 tribal colleges are making some sort of effort to promote "food sovereignty," a term that has come to mean ensuring American Indians access to and control over affordable, high-quality food. The colleges, a multitude of agencies and community groups and the tribes themselves are part of a movement to help American Indians eat healthier.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Mexico
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