Growing Great - Healthy Eating

GrowingGreat is a nonprofit nutrition education organization dedicated to inspiring children and adults to adopt healthy eating habits. Since 1999, GrowingGreat has provided comprehensive nutrition education and school garden programs to more than 20,000 elementary school students, their families and community partners.

GrowingGreat Teams up with Jack Johnson for LA Concert August 31, 2008, UCLA

GrowingGreat is teaming up with Jack Johnson on his 2008 World Tour and All At Once, a new social action network connecting nonprofits with people who want to become active in their local and world community. All At Once comes to life online at www.AllAtOnce.org and at every Jack Johnson concert in the Village Green, a collection of interactive booths where you can get educated, get inspired, and connect face-to-face with us and other local, national, and international non-profits.

How you can take action!

1) Become a Member of All At Once! Visit www.AllAtOnce.org to check out what you can do before, during, and after the show to get involved. Get exclusive music downloads from Jack and friends.

2) Participate in our Pre-Concert fundraising drive. Every donation of $500 or more made before August 25 will be entered into a drawing for 2 tickets to the Jack Johnson UCLA concert.

3) Visit us at the show! We will be at Jack Johnson's concert in Los Angeles on August 31st at UCLA. Please come visit us in the Village Green, take environmental action, get your Village Green Passport stamped and enter to win a chance to view the concert from the stage!

4) Help us raise funds! Jack Johnson is matching every dollar contributed to us at the show and online. Please make a contribution right now and your money will be doubled by Jack Johnson's new charity, the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation! (Up to $2500 per group).

Collectively, individual actions create global change. Your actions, your voice, and your choices, all have a huge impact. www.AllAtOnce.org

Fields of Green Community Event a Huge Success

Over 1,000 people attended the 2nd Fields of Green Healthy Eating Festival on May 18, 2008 in Manhattan Beach. On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in May over 40 exhibitors and vendors shared information on healthy eating, fun & fitness under a sea of market umbrellas and colorful baskets and flowers. The crowd was entertained by musical groups and fitness demonstrations as well as educational speakers. Healthy food sampling from Whole Foods Market, the Manhattan Beach Farmers Market, Grow the Produce Shop, Fiji Water, the Sensitive Baker, Pomodoro and more was plentiful. Thank you to our title sponsor, Whole Foods Market

GrowingGreat to Launches Pilot Programs in 10 Los Angeles Unified School District Elementary Schools

GrowingGreat has been selected to launch a 2 year pilot of our Classroom Nutrition and School Garden programs in 10 Los Angeles Unified School District elementary schools in the fall of 2008 . Together, these pilots are bringing our programs to an additional 3,000 students next year. Trained GrowingGreat docents will deliver the program to all first, third and fourth graders at the pilot schools. The schools that are participating include; Brentwood Science Magnet, Beethoven, Clover, Walgrove, Short Avenue, Loyola Village, Westminster, 24th Street, Nora Sterry and Charnock Road.

GrowingGreat awarded $31,000 in Grant Funds

GrowingGreat was recently awarded several Foundation Grants. Thank you to the following Foundations for their very generous awards:

· Crail-Johnson Foundation - $12,500
· Weingart Foundation - $10,000
· Warren Neely Foundation - $6,000
· Boeing Community Fund - $1,000
· Dole Corporation - $1,500

GrowingGreat Partners with Kiwi Magazine

GrowingGreat has joined with Kiwi Magazine in the launch of their new website www.MyHealthySchool.com . This new website is designed especially for educators to help teach students how to lead a healthy lifestyle. It provides great information including lesson plans on everything from natural and organic foods, to protecting our environment to socially responsible class projects. GrowingGreat has provided school garden content and resource information.

Meet Board Member Linda L. Prout, MS

Linda has been a GrowingGreat Advisory Board member for 3 years. Linda is a consultant, speaker and author of Live in the Balance, the Ground-Breaking East-West Nutrition Program, After overcoming her own weight and health issues, Linda went on to develop the nutrition program at the Claremont Resort and Spa in Berkeley and programs for Six Senses, a worldwide spa. Linda is a speaker for groups such as Meeting Planners International, Kaiser Permanente, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, The UCSF Nurse Leadership Fellows, Merck & Co., Tower Records, PG&E, Johnson & Johnson, The Commonwealth Club, The World President's Organization and others.

She helps clients heal fatigue, diabetes, osteoporosis, heart disease, pain, hormone imbalances, and to replace drugs with non-toxic alternatives. Her recommendations are based on Chinese Medicine, nutrient and plant therapy and use of traditional foods. Do you need help feeding your family for health? Do you need more energy? Ideas for quick and healthy meals? Strategies to cut sugar cravings? Visit Linda Prout's website and sign up for her Top Nutrition Tips, a free monthly report on the top tools you need to eat for vitality.

www.lindaprout.com
707.495.7166
Nutrition and Energy Therapy

Featured Sponsor

GrowingGreat is thrilled to be partners with the new Manhattan Beach Farmers Market. This partnership benefits GrowingGreat in multiple ways. They donate a portion of their daily market proceeds, farmers donate fresh fruits and vegetables for program tastings, and they provide a venue for educational programs. Support the farmers who contribute to GrowingGreat by shopping the market held every Tuesday from 12-4pm on 13 th Street between Morningside and Valley / Ardmore. Visit at www.mbfarmersmarket.com.