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People's Garden Initiative Launches New Website to Celebrate National Garden Month

March 28, 2016 Annie Ceccarini, Program Manager, The People's Garden Initiative and USDA Farmers Market

Spring has sprung and April is National Garden Month! It’s time to pick up your trowel and get gardening. USDA launched the new People’s Garden website that provides tools and resources gardeners can use to start or expand a home, school or community garden. Unveiled during today’s annual Easter Egg...

Food and Nutrition Farming Initiatives

In Conversation with #WomeninAg: Alexis Taylor

March 14, 2016 Adriane Brown, USDA Office of Communications

Every month, USDA shares the story of a woman in agriculture who is leading our industry and helping other women succeed along the way. This month, we sit down with Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services (FFAS) Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor to discuss USDA’s Women in Agriculture mentorship...

Initiatives

A Diverse Sector is a Strong Sector: My Brother's Keeper National Week at the Labs

March 11, 2016 Marcus Brownrigg, Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Two years ago, President Obama launched My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) to address persistent disadvantages and ensure boys and young men of color have opportunities to reach their full potential. Since the initiative’s launch, the Administration has partnered with nonprofits, businesses, towns and cities...

Initiatives Research and Science

Training the Teachers in Our Biggest Classrooms

March 08, 2016 Brooke Hardison, USDA Office of Communications

Bridgette Matthews is a Lead Mentor for USDA’s Team Up for Nutrition Success Initiative, which provides school food authorities with tailored technical assistance and training to successfully implement the school meal patterns. Here, Bridgette discusses the importance of training for school...

Initiatives Food and Nutrition