Eat Right Racine is a movement promoting education and awareness around food and food systems and the role they play in our overall health – as individuals and as a community.
Our purpose is simple. We want you to care about what Racine eats. We hope to inspire a shift in the way we all think about food: from thinking about where it came from; to how it affects our bodies, our community, and our economy; and to celebrate the culture and traditions of food. We hope you’ll join us in helping Racine become a city that makes choices about food with awareness and responsibility.
Our Mission:
Eat Right Racine partners with community, business, agriculture, and schools to develop integrated policy, education, and action for a food system that supports healthy children, communities, economies and environment.
- We plan to address the growing disconnect between consumers and their food by teaching the residents of Racine how to find (and prepare) locally grown food or to connect them with resources to grow their own. We organize monthly community education seminars at various locations.
- We plan to convene a group of people made up of members of the community, local government, businesses, agriculture and schools to investigate the likelihood of a Food Policy Council in support of a thriving community (in health and economy).
Please join us so we can make real changes in Racine. We need you to make it happen!
9 responses so far ↓
Dan // April 20, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Three cheers! Keep up the great efforts. The staff at Park High are working hard to bring their school/community garden to life. We plan to break…or rather pour ground this Tuesday and start planting within a week.
Pam // April 23, 2009 at 2:51 am
When did this start? I need ideas to help me feed my children better. Its so confusing on what to buy.
~Pamela
Heidi Fannin @ ERR // April 24, 2009 at 3:14 am
Hey Pam,
check out under Home page and click onto “laptop lunches” lots of great ideas. Looking forward to future sharing!!
Karen Carnabucci, MSS, LCSW, TEP // April 23, 2009 at 6:52 pm
I love what you are doing! As a psychotherapist, I am always preaching about the importance of food choices for not only physical health but also emotional health. I will definitely be referring my clients to this site.
Amanda D. // April 23, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Thank you for your feedback and support!
Pamela– Check back often. We’ll soon be holding monthly meetings and we’ll talk more about healthy foods and what to buy/not to buy.
Heidi Fannin @ ERR // April 24, 2009 at 3:18 am
So excited to share and learn from everyone!!
Great things are happening. However, lots of work to do.
Be part of the movement!!
Susan Ma // July 21, 2009 at 2:30 am
It is about time! Thank you Amanda and the others that started this organization. What an assest to our community, our children, ourselves, and Racine!
curt pruitt // July 23, 2009 at 3:27 pm
greetings! congrats on last night’s success!
as the mall’s general manager i’m writing to invite “eat right racine” to create a presence at regency mall.
we’re very interested in providing a venue for ourselves and our customers to learn as much as we can about making healthy choices.
please feel free to have one of your organizers or officers contact me to discuss your goals and how we might be able to create a win/win relationship.
regards, curt pruitt
Jill Willett // October 8, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Dan, As a former Park teacher, sub, 1967 alumni,I’m interested when Park does something like this. Do you need a volunteer?
Thanks.
Whole Foods in Milwaukee is having a Harvest Festival on Sat., Oct. 24. Great ‘tasting’. Plenty of written material on food choices.
Jill
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