Check out the video & head on over to the site to sign the petition!
Jamie Oliver Is Trying To Save Our Kids!
Random thoughts and observations from a guy with a lot on his mind…
Check out the video & head on over to the site to sign the petition!
The Washington Post has done several follow-ups on both the lasting results and the backsliding that has taken place in West Virginia since the end of filming. This article…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/20/AR2010042001181.html
…provides a good summary of some of the challenges that face schools and communities in trying to make their progress permanent. One of the most notable challenges that gets far too little attention is that poorer school districts, like the one who played host in “Food Revolution,” require USDA provided food assistance that is often processed and is almost entirely made up of the evils that Oliver tried to ban from the kitchen.
It should be interesting to see if the movement maintains momentum and spreads. It will take changes at every level (including nationally) to truly turn the tide.