December 29th 2009
By User Triskeles Staff
A new study by Vanessa Barrington, EcoSalon, indicates that high fructose corn syrup may be the cause of the huge upswing in childhood obesity and diabetes.
Click on this link to read the whole article on AlterNet:
http://www.alternet.org/food/144816
December 16th 2009
By User Triskeles Staff
The Triskeles Youth Fund was established this year to introduce young adults to philanthropy and giving. Triskeles Foundation President Clemens Pietzner did a summer workshop on philanthropy for the youth in our Food For Thought (FFT) program. Youth and staff then made small donations to a fund; money from sales of baked goods made during [...]
December 15th 2009
By User Triskeles Staff
Saturday December 12th was a wonder–filled day for about 25 1st and 2nd graders from Phoenixville, as their teen mentors, Mrs. Birdsall, and several adult volunteers created a full program of crafts, baking, farm visits, story and drama. We’ll just say ‘Thank you’ to Caitlin, Jason, Deb, Harriet, Susan, and others who pitched in to [...]
December 15th 2009
By User Triskeles Staff
Triskeles regretfully says ‘Goodbye’ to Jim (Dr. James) Melchor, principal at North Coventry Elementary School, where we have been assisting in the creation of some great garden beds, as readers have seen. A December article in the Chester County CCIU ‘Kids News’ (linked at right) quoted Jim on the garden, “The garden program has been [...]
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