Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services Related Links
General Information Sites | Growing Fruits and Vegetables | Promoting Fruits and Vegetables in Schools | Additional Sites
General information about fruits and vegetables:
Fruits & Veggies—More Matters
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/index
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4774
US Dietary Guidelines
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/
Food and Nutrition Information Center
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/
Information about growing fruits and vegetables:
Missouri Department of Agriculture
http://www.mda.mo.gov/
http://www.agrimissouri.com/
Missouri’s Farmer’s Market Directory
http://agebb.missouri.edu/fmktdir/index.htm
Missouri Fruit and Vegetable Growers Database
http://agebb.missouri.edu/hortgrow
Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/knowyourfarmer?navid=KNOWYOURFARMER
National Gardening Association
http://www.garden.org/
http://www.kidsgardening.com/
Kitchen Gardeners International
http://www.kitchengardeners.org/
Promoting fruits and vegetables at schools:
Farm to School
http://www.farmtoschool.org/
Community Food Security Coalition
http://www.foodsecurity.org/farm_to_school.html
Alliance for a Healthier Generation; Healthy Schools Program http://www.healthiergeneration.org/
US Department of Agriculture Resources
http://www.agclassroom.org/
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/F2S/resource_supplement.htm
California School Garden Network
http://www.csgn.org
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
http://www.fao.org/schoolgarden/index_more_en.htm
Dole Food Company
http://www.dole5aday.com/
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