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Sinai Hospital is the first hospital to receive food from Baltimore's Real Food Farm, a reflection of our commitment to healthy and local food options.
Farmer Tyler Brown (on left) delivered cucumbers and squash last week, which Sinai Food and Nutrition Services Director Laure Sullivan said would be used in the salad bar.
Pictured on right are Brown with Sinai Chef Matt Sercombe. The second delivery of vegetables from Real Food Farm was scheduled for today.
"There are so many health benefits of local food," Sullivan said. "Local food is good for the community and good for the body. There are also economic reasons, such as we are getting a better quality of food that lasts longer.
Real Food Farm, a project of Baltimore's Civic Works, is located in Clifton Park. It uses high tunnel greenhouses to produce organic fruits, vegetables, and herbs for Baltimore residents.
Sinai Hospital was the first hospital in the state to sign the Healthy Food in Healthcare Pledge, and LifeBridge Health is the only health care system in Maryland to sign the pledge, signify
ing a commitment in local, nutritious, sustainable food as well as modeling healthy food practices
Buying locally benefits both our patients, visitor and larger community by providing better tasting food with less pesticides, plus shows support of the local farmer.When you buy locally, you are also helping the environment because food doesn't need to be transported over as long a distance, thereby cutting down on the use of oil and gas.
This week is Buy Local Week in Baltimore, where residents are challenged to buy at least one thing from a local farm every day for a week. According to the Buy Local Challenge, a project of Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, if every Maryland household purchased just $12 worth of farm products for eight weeks (basically the summer season), over $200 million would be put back into the pockets of our farmers.
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Sinai Hospital Leads the Way In Buying Local Food
Sinai Hospital is the first hospital to receive food from Baltimore's Real Food Farm, a reflection of our commitment to healthy and local food options.
Farmer Tyler Brown (on left) delivered cucumbers and squash last week, which Sinai Food and Nutrition Services Director Laure Sullivan said would be used in the salad bar.
Pictured on right are Brown with Sinai Chef Matt Sercombe. The second delivery of vegetables from Real Food Farm was scheduled for today.
"There are so many health benefits of local food," Sullivan said. "Local food is good for the community and good for the body. There are also economic reasons, such as we are getting a better quality of food that lasts longer.
Real Food Farm, a project of Baltimore's Civic Works, is located in Clifton Park. It uses high tunnel greenhouses to produce organic fruits, vegetables, and herbs for Baltimore residents.
Sinai Hospital was the first hospital in the state to sign the Healthy Food in Healthcare Pledge, and LifeBridge Health is the only health care system in Maryland to sign the pledge, signify
ing a commitment in local, nutritious, sustainable food as well as modeling healthy food practicesBuying locally benefits both our patients, visitor and larger community by providing better tasting food with less pesticides, plus shows support of the local farmer.When you buy locally, you are also helping the environment because food doesn't need to be transported over as long a distance, thereby cutting down on the use of oil and gas.
This week is Buy Local Week in Baltimore, where residents are challenged to buy at least one thing from a local farm every day for a week. According to the Buy Local Challenge, a project of Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, if every Maryland household purchased just $12 worth of farm products for eight weeks (basically the summer season), over $200 million would be put back into the pockets of our farmers.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is sending nearly $313,000 to Kentucky in grants under the Farm to School program, which encourages the use of fresh, local food in schools. Two grants for a total of $87,957 went to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture,...
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About 20 years from now, today's preschoolers will be purchasing and preparing their own food. What if they spent 13 years in an educational setting that taught farm-to-school practices? Children who represent the next generation would learn not only...
- Usda Launches Online Tool To Link Farmers With Nearby Consumers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has unveiled its newest tool to promote local food systems, an online instrument that lets viewers see what local and regional food projects are under way in their area and read case studies, watch videos and see pictures...
- Csa Sign-up Extended To April 15
Attention LifeBridge Health employees: There is still time to sign up for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share for the summer. A CSA allows you to buy into a farm at the beginning of the season and receive a share of whatever is in season each...