PA Farm News
February 8, 2009
‘Real Food Is…’ Video Contest Open for Youth Entries
PHILADELPHIA — Students in kindergarten through college can enter the National Farm to School Program “Real Food is…” video contest through Feb. 8. The contest is intended to inform, inspire and encourage student advocacy to connect community, food, land and physical environment through Farm-to-Cafeteria programs. The winning videos will be prominently posted on YouTube.com in the spring and the winning directors will receive $1,000 for their cafeteria projects.
Nutrition experts warn that Americans are overweight yet undernourished. To help get balanced nutrition in their diets, children are encouraged to eat adequate quantities of nutrient-rich foods – especially those foods from the Dietary Guidelines’ “Food Groups to Encourage”: including lowfat and fat-free milk and milk products, fruits, vegetables and whole grains. The Farm to School program brings nourishing foods from local farmers to school children.
To enter the contest, students must create a 30-second to 3-minute video, completing the phrase, “Real food is…” while addressing:What real food means to them.
How does what we eat affect our culture, health, economy, or environment?
Why should your school cafeteria start or continue buying local foods?
The contest is sponsored by Action for Healthy Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the epidemic of overweight, undernourished and sedentary youth by focusing on changes in schools. Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and the National Dairy Council® are proud partners of the program.
“This is an excellent opportunity for young dairy enthusiasts to promote the importance of lowfat and fat-free dairy foods in a healthy lifestyle,” said Laura England, executive vice president of communication for Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association. “By using social media like YouTube.com, students can show their peers the journey of food, from farm to table, while emphasizing the measures dairy farmers take to raise healthy cows.”
More information about the contest is available at http://farmtocafeteriaconference.com/real-food-is-video-contest/. Two winners, one from grades kindergarten through 12 and one collegiate winner, will each win $1,000 for their entries and a trip to the Farm-to-Cafeteria Conference in Portland, Ore., in March. The winning videos will be available on YouTube in the spring.
Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association is the local planning and management organization funded by dairy farmer checkoff dollars. It works closely with Dairy Management Inc.™ and is responsible for increasing demand for U.S.-produced dairy products on behalf of local dairy farmers. For more information, visit www.dairyspot.com.
PHILADELPHIA — Students in kindergarten through college can enter the National Farm to School Program “Real Food is…” video contest through Feb. 8. The contest is intended to inform, inspire and encourage student advocacy to connect community, food, land and physical environment through Farm-to-Cafeteria programs. The winning videos will be prominently posted on YouTube.com in the spring and the winning directors will receive $1,000 for their cafeteria projects.
Nutrition experts warn that Americans are overweight yet undernourished. To help get balanced nutrition in their diets, children are encouraged to eat adequate quantities of nutrient-rich foods – especially those foods from the Dietary Guidelines’ “Food Groups to Encourage”: including lowfat and fat-free milk and milk products, fruits, vegetables and whole grains. The Farm to School program brings nourishing foods from local farmers to school children.
To enter the contest, students must create a 30-second to 3-minute video, completing the phrase, “Real food is…” while addressing:
The contest is sponsored by Action for Healthy Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the epidemic of overweight, undernourished and sedentary youth by focusing on changes in schools. Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and the National Dairy Council® are proud partners of the program.
“This is an excellent opportunity for young dairy enthusiasts to promote the importance of lowfat and fat-free dairy foods in a healthy lifestyle,” said Laura England, executive vice president of communication for Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association. “By using social media like YouTube.com, students can show their peers the journey of food, from farm to table, while emphasizing the measures dairy farmers take to raise healthy cows.”
More information about the contest is available at http://farmtocafeteriaconference.com/real-food-is-video-contest/. Two winners, one from grades kindergarten through 12 and one collegiate winner, will each win $1,000 for their entries and a trip to the Farm-to-Cafeteria Conference in Portland, Ore., in March. The winning videos will be available on YouTube in the spring.
Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association is the local planning and management organization funded by dairy farmer checkoff dollars. It works closely with Dairy Management Inc.™ and is responsible for increasing demand for U.S.-produced dairy products on behalf of local dairy farmers. For more information, visit www.dairyspot.com.
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