How to: Grassroots Advocacy

By FALPC Intern, Kristina Kalolo The Massachusetts’s YMCA and their partners are offering fabulous and free Advocacy Trainings for grassroots organizers. This event is a wonderful opportunity to think and practice ways to most effectively persuade decision-makers. Run by Diane Pickles and Lori Fresina, the Worcester training engaged with the following areas: Increase knowledge and […]

Kindergarteners on the Farm!

By Isabel Burgess and Lauren Wetherbee, Worcester Kindergarten Initiative It’s been a busy year at the Worcester Kindergarten Initiative! The initiative, which is facilitated by the Massachusetts Farm to School Project in conjunction with the Worcester Public Schools, is a multidisciplinary nutritional education program that aims to teach kindergarteners about healthy eating and local farms […]