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Contestants are required to submit one 800word essay about their organic garden and a. poster of four photographs. The Rodale Institute must receive ...

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The Rodale Institute and Kidsregen.org Launch 5 Annual Organic School Garden ContestPage 1Contact:Sarah Eykyn T: 2053446443; EykynPR@aol.comNEWS RELEASELisa Bell T: 3032570203; lisa@crescendocom.comThe Rodale Institute and Kidsregen.org Launch 5thAnnualOrganic School Garden ContestFree to Enter; Cash prizes for winning schoolsKUTZTOWN Pa. (November 26 2002) As debate rages over the merits of junk food in the cafeteriaand less exercise in schools many parents and educators are looking for new ways to inspire kids to makehealthier choices about food and fitness. According to The Rodale Institutes website for childrenwww.kidsregen.org nontraditional mediums like the Internet can help children to connect to where theirfood comes from and how it affects their health. School gardens make fertile learning grounds and that iswhy kidsregen.org will launch The Rodale Institute and Kidsregen.orgs 5thannual national OrganicSchool Garden Contest in November 2002. Open to schools K12 the contest will offer prestigiousawards and cash prizes of $1000 (first place) $500 (second place) and $250 (third place). Winningschools will be announced in December 2003 in the winter issue of www.kidsregen.org which wasrecently named one of the ten best websites for children. *Florence Rodale the creator and executive editor consultant of kidsregen.org is helping to change theway children learn about the connection between food and health. Our goal is to help kids makebetter choices for themselves by exploring these connections in a fun handson and ultimatelythoughtprovoking way says Rodale. One way we achieve this is by encouraging childrennationwide to show us how their organic school garden has impacted their nutrition health and dailylives in general. We want to become partners in education with parents and teachers she says.Rising rates of obesity diabetes and heart disease are prompting parents and teachers around theworld to look for new ways to reach children before they suffer the effe ...

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