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Local Food Activists Debut
Kid-Centric Film: "What's on
Your Plate?"

Inaugural GROWING HEALTHY
KIDS meet-and-greet brings
together top 30 children's
food advocates

Purple Asparagus Chills Out at
the Museum of Modern Ice

Celebrate Family Dining:
Purple Asparagus' Inaugural
Project Dine-Out Event at
May Street Market

Kids Make Family Dinner at
GCFD Kids’ Cafe
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In the News

Who wants a kumquat? Non-profit exposes kids to seasonal
food
, ABC7, January 20, 2012

Apple Extravaganza - Apple Crumble, Baked Apple, Apple
Smoothie Recipes, Kenmore Live Studio, November  03, 2011

Interview With Melissa Graham of Purple Asparagus, The
Lunch Tray, July 28, 2011

What's for Dinner: Beef and Vegetable Kebabs, A Dinner
Recipe from Little Locavores, Daily Candy, Kids, July 28,
2011

Purple Asparagus Helps Kids, Families, Communities Eat
Healthier, USA Characters Approved, July 26, 2011

Mark Kurlansky Imagines a World Without Fish, Offers Tips
on Sustainable Seafood, The Feast, May 9

Delicious Nutritious AdventuresTM, the Purple Asparagus
Way, Open Door Advisors, Volume Two, Issue Two

Delicious Nutritious AdventuresTM with Purple Asparagus,
MySears Blog, April 27

What's a Purple Asparagus?, The North Side Inside and Out
Blog, April 25, 2011

Natural Egg Dyeing with Purple Asparagus (Video), 2011,
WGN Tv, April 22

Kids Eating Healthy (Video), WCIU the U, April 11, 2011

Foodie Kids—a.k.a. 'Koodies'—Infiltrate Dining Scene,
Chicago Magazine, March, 2011

Purple Asparagus Wins Good Eating Award For Teaching Kids
About Seasonal Foods, Huffington Post, March 21, 2011

Melissa Graham Wins 2011 Good Eating Award, Chicago
Tribune, February, 2011

How Cool is That?, Rachel Ray's Yum-O!, January 15, 2011  

At White House's Behest, Chefs Move to Schools, The
Washington Post, October 12, 2010

Chicago chefs spice up schools' new push for healthy
eating, Chicago Tribune, October 4, 2010

Lunch lessons: Chefs in White House adopt-a-school
program have work cut out for them, Chicago Sun-Times,
August 24, 2010

Of food, family, hostas and confiers, Talking with Mike
Nowak of Go green or go home
, August, 22, 2010

Chicago Chefs Make Snacks for Kids, Time Out Chicago

Chicago's Purple Asparagus Advocates, Educates and
Connects, iVillage, May 12, 2011

Growing Healthy Kids: Eat Your Homework, Edible Chicago,
Spring 2010

Teaching Kids About Organic Food, Conscious Living TV,
February 27, 2010

5 Reasons for Optimism on the School Food Front, lettuce
eat kale, May 06, 2011

Eat Green, Cheap!, La Vita Cucinare, February 03, 2010

5 Tips on Keeping Produce Fresh!, Medill Reports, April 29,
2010

Weekend Guide, Tasting Table, April 27, 2010

Let's (Re)Do Lunch, Mindful Metropolis, April 2010

Take Your Kids to the Farmers' Markets, Green Thoughts
Podcast on WTMX, April 23, 2010
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