Chocolate milk may have been a staple in your diet as a kid or maybe it still is; it is a great refueling beverage after all! But do you know the history of chocolate milk? According to the National History Museum in Britain, chocolate milk was created in Jamaica by an Irish botanist named Sir …
September 30th marked the end of Hunger Action Month, yet there is plenty of work to be done to fight the complex problem of hunger. We have made some strides this month to fight hunger in our region. Please see below for a few highlights: We launched a checkout program at Adams Hometown Markets to …
With support from our New England Dairy Farmers, we have been spending September working with a number of new partners to help generate milk donations for local food banks. Some of these partnerships include: Edible Publications: RI, MA and VT editions of Edible will donate to the milk drive as part of their fall subscription …
If you have any gardeners in your life, you probably have seen some running around over the last few weeks. My husband and I lucked out and got a plot this year in our neighborhood community garden this summer. It has definitely made our summer more fun. Our garden is really tiny, but it …
Have you been waiting for the right opportunity to give to The Great American Milk Drive? We have two upcoming events that give to this good cause and give you something in return. Next weekend, September 13th and 14th, offers some fun activities for those in the Greater Boston area: MixFest and the Boston Local …
Kids will soon be back to school, and parents should remember to include dairy for weekday breakfasts and in that brown bag lunch (or encourage children to choose dairy on the cafeteria line). Healthy eating habits help kids concentrate in the classroom. Poor eating habits, like skipping meals, interfere with cognitive function and are associated …