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Claire Charlton

Claire Charlton's Latest Articles

Riddle Elementary students at their school garden.
How edible schoolyards in Lansing help feed the community

An afterschool gardening club at three Lansing-area elementary schools helps kids learn how food gets from their own school gardens to their table – and how to improve their community's overall food security.

Kids prepare food at The Learning Kitchen.
Kitchen classroom empowers young chefs to pursue healthful choices

The Learning Kitchen is a hands-on cooking and nutrition education program for middle schoolers offered at Kalamazoo Valley Community College through a partnership between KVCC and Bronson Healthcare.

Purple corn and “ugly” vegetables: how neighbors build sustainable urban farms

By building urban farms, two women in two different Michigan communities recognize the power of hard work, culturally-appropriate foods, sustainability...and why even ugly vegetables deserve to be eaten.

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